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Hello, all! 

For those of you out there who've done Mary Poppins, Jr., would you please offer your advice? I am scrolling through the past forum posts…

Background info:

New-ish theatre program- this will be our second spring musical- next April of '24.

Have an awesome tech director- who's willing to help in creating magic and will have a class for the second semester to help us! My tech students will go to him during our class and I will be able to focus on those performing. (I am SO grateful for this! Now each group can have more individualized experiences 😊) We will also hold after school rehearsals.

We have a lovely cafetorium that comes with its own unique challenges, but it's ours and we are able to use the space as we see fit.

Very minimal budget- Am planning on fundraising.

We've got a ton of new students and parents coming into the program. A handful or more of parents who'd like to help. 😊 

My questions/ advice I'm seeking from you:

What should I begin tackling this summer?Normal prop and costume spread sheets… 

What props were most challenging to find/build? Costumes? Technical magic that occurred?

Choreography? I've got a handful of strong dancers so I would like to feature them… What did you do? Some adapted original choreo?

Parents: I've never had this type of help- what should I delegate? Should I ask a parent to be the volunteer contact for me, so they can filter through requests? 

I welcome all your thoughts and suggestions. I am not afraid of some work and these students coming in are hungry- I am very excited and thankful to be experiencing this! 

Thank you and happy summer!

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Hello, all! 

For those of you out there who've done Mary Poppins, Jr., would you please offer your advice? I am scrolling through the past forum posts…

Background info:

New-ish theatre program- this will be our second spring musical- next April of '24.

Have an awesome tech director- who's willing to help in creating magic and will have a class for the second semester to help us! My tech students will go to him during our class and I will be able to focus on those performing. (I am SO grateful for this! Now each group can have more individualized experiences 😊) We will also hold after school rehearsals.

We have a lovely cafetorium that comes with its own unique challenges, but it's ours and we are able to use the space as we see fit.

Very minimal budget- Am planning on fundraising.

We've got a ton of new students and parents coming into the program. A handful or more of parents who'd like to help. 😊 

My questions/ advice I'm seeking from you:

What should I begin tackling this summer?Normal prop and costume spread sheets… 

What props were most challenging to find/build? Costumes? Technical magic that occurred?

Choreography? I've got a handful of strong dancers so I would like to feature them… What did you do? Some adapted original choreo?

Parents: I've never had this type of help- what should I delegate? Should I ask a parent to be the volunteer contact for me, so they can filter through requests? 

I welcome all your thoughts and suggestions. I am not afraid of some work and these students coming in are hungry- I am very excited and thankful to be experiencing this! 

Thank you and happy summer!

Hello, all! 

For those of you out there who've done Mary Poppins, Jr., would you please offer your advice? I am scrolling through the past forum posts…

Background info:

New-ish theatre program- this will be our second spring musical- next April of '24.

Have an awesome tech director- who's willing to help in creating magic and will have a class for the second semester to help us! My tech students will go to him during our class and I will be able to focus on those performing. (I am SO grateful for this! Now each group can have more individualized experiences 😊) We will also hold after school rehearsals.

We have a lovely cafetorium that comes with its own unique challenges, but it's ours and we are able to use the space as we see fit.

Very minimal budget- Am planning on fundraising.

We've got a ton of new students and parents coming into the program. A handful or more of parents who'd like to help. 😊 

My questions/ advice I'm seeking from you:

What should I begin tackling this summer?Normal prop and costume spread sheets… 

What props were most challenging to find/build? Costumes? Technical magic that occurred?

Choreography? I've got a handful of strong dancers so I would like to feature them… What did you do? Some adapted original choreo?

Parents: I've never had this type of help- what should I delegate? Should I ask a parent to be the volunteer contact for me, so they can filter through requests? 

I welcome all your thoughts and suggestions. I am not afraid of some work and these students coming in are hungry- I am very excited and thankful to be experiencing this! 

Thank you and happy summer!