One Act Drama Festival Information

Dear parent/guardian, Welcome to the world of drama! The commitment is intense until the beginning of April and then we are done. All this information is available at www.lamb.snappages.com, just click on the One Acts link at the top of the page.

IMPORTANT INFO: My favorite theatre event of the year is the Regional One Act Festival. This is a friendly competition between the various high schools in the city, as well as a few rural schools. The winner goes on to perform in Regina at the Provincial One Act Festival that takes place in the Riddell Centre Theatre.  The rules are simple. We have a maximum of 10 minutes to set up, 60 minutes to perform, and 5 minutes to put it all away. It's an energetic, intense, and tremendously fun experience.  We are entering 2 plays. One will be based on the works of Robert Munsch, directed by me. “How I Became a is written and directed by the talented Cyla Betker and supervised by Ms Bjorge. I’m very excited about Monster” both productions.  Students cast in will have the option of joining the Munsch cast/crew. “How I Became a Monster”  We will need 8-10 hours of rehearsal a week. If anyone is missing from rehearsals, it cripples the rest of us who are present so I am only interested in having dedicated people involved.

IMPORTANT DATES:  March 5 Crew need to start coming to “How I Became a Monster” rehearsals.  March 13 Crew need to start coming to Munsch rehearsals.  TBA Rehearsal for Technical Crew in Peacock’s Centennial Auditorium (10 am to 6:30 pm) o We will be bringing our whole set to Peacock to rehearse in the space. And then we will be bringing it back to RVCI to continue rehearsing for the final performance.  March 27 Preview Performance (tentative) o Anyone who would like to see the show is welcome to come and check it out. Tickets are $5 and go towards covering the cost of entering the festival.  March 30, 31 and April 1 Regional One Festival at Peacock o We only perform on one of those days – I will write another letter outlining our schedule for that week when I learn what day/time we perform. . Update:  “…Monster” will perform on Thursday, March 30 at approx. 10 pm.  “Munsch…” will perform on Saturday, April 1 at exactly 1 pm (this is not a joke).  May 4-6 Provincial One Act Festival at the University of Regina o If we win our regional festival, we go on to provincials. o We may also have the opportunity to attend provincials as observers to watch the other plays. REHEARSALS:  Munsch: Sun 4-7 pm, Mon 3:30-5 pm, Thur 7-9 pm, and Sat 3-6 pm.  “How I Got Away with It”: Sun: 12:00-3:30, Tues 3:15-5:00pm, Wed 3:15-5:00pm (some lunches)

COST:  The cost of being involved with One Acts is $8, to cover the required membership fee for the Saskatchewan Drama Association. If this is a hardship for your family, please let me know and I can arrange to have your fee covered.

REMIND APP/FACEBOOK PAGE: Remind is an app that lets me communicate with you and the students and vice versa directly without having to share contact information. I use this a lot when sending out reminders and updates about rehearsals. Here are the links to join the various classes Ms Bjorge and I have:  Lamb (Munsch): To join go to https://www.remind.com/join/e7ahd7 or text (438) 800-2986 the message: @e7ahd7  Both Casts and Crew: To join go to https://www.remind.com/join/rvcid or text (438) 800-2986 the message: @rvcid  Both: Both groups have access to the private Facebook group “Riverview Drama Extraordinaires” (https://www.facebook.com/groups/leapingllamas/) to use for posting reminders or video clips of important scenes.

FORMS:  Please fill out the following forms: o Saskatchewan Drama Association registration/media release form (every year) o Participation/Transportation Permission form (to transport your son/daughter to the theatre and participate in the day of our performance and our adjudication)

VOLUNTEERING:  If you would like to help find out in any way, let me know. I could use help in the following areas: o Costumes o Construction/painting of the set/props o Transporting the set and participants to and from Peacock on the days of our performance and adjudication o Chaperoning the time at Peacock, volunteering at the door with tickets and programs

ATTENDING THE PERFORMANCE:  Each night there are 3 plays. Participating students are expected to attend all three sessions. There is no cost for them to attend; a festival pass is included in their membership fee.  The cost for a non-participant to attend a session of plays is $10. There is no discounted rate for attending a portion of the evening. We don’t get any free tickets to give away unless you are attending events as a chaperone or a volunteer. If you have any questions or concerns that I haven’t addressed, feel free to contact me via email at [email protected] or call Riverview at 306-693-1331. This truly is a wonderful experience and learning opportunity for our students here at Riverview and we are happy to offer it!

Sincerely,

Janice Lamb Teacher, theatre director Riverview Collegiate ______Student Participant Form Participant Code of Conduct Program/Event (Check All that applies): All participants shall abide by the □ SDA Regional and/or Provincial Drama Festival following guidelines: 1. Represent your □ SDA Middle Years Drama Festival school/community with dignity and □ Other SDA Program or Event: ______personal integrity, be courteous and use common sense at all times. (Name of Program or Event) 2. Show respect for: - participants from your own school/community __Riverview Collegiate______- participants from other Full Name of Your School or Group schools/communities - rules and regulations set out by the ______Saskatchewan Drama Association First Name Last Name M/F - rules and regulations set out by your host school and facility. ______3. Arrive at all performances on time. Mailing Address Community, Province Postal Code 4. Turn off all electronic equipment. 5. Do not take photographs, videos, ______306-693-1331______306-693-9644___ cell phone images or use any other Phone (Home) Phone (School) Fax recording devices during any performance. ______6. Do not participate in illegal activity or in the consumption of alcohol or Birth Date (MM/DD/YYYY) illegal substances, and avoid all unsafe and unacceptable WAIVER AND RELEASE circumstances. The participant and/or his/her parent/guardian (if under 18) agrees that the Failure to comply with SDA’s On-Site Saskatchewan Drama Association, Employees, Partners and/or Host Program Policies and Participant Organizations/Community will not be held responsible for any accident, illness, Code of Conduct will result in one or loss or damage that occurs while traveling to, participating at, and returning from all of the following actions for the SDA programs. participant: 1. Removal from the theatre, social event and/or workshop or other SDA VOLUNTEER CHAPERONES programs for one or more sessions. The participant and/or parent/guardian (if under 18) understand that this 2. At a festival, immediate expulsion program/event may involve the use of volunteer chaperones. It is the participant’s from the Festival site by authorized Festival personnel, regardless of or parent/guardian’s (if under 18) responsibility to ensure they accept the whether or not this action results in chaperone selected by their community and consent to their roles and the cancellation of a person’s home responsibilities with regards to travel and transportation, supervision, discipline, school performance. and overall safety of the participant. 3. Removal and return of offenders to their home school/community at their own expense and/or suspension from ACKNOWLEDGEMENT all future SDA programs. I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand the information under the following headings contained in this document: Participant Code of Conduct, PHOTOGRAPH RELEASE Photograph Release, Waiver and Release and Volunteer Chaperones. I agree to abide by all program/event rules and regulations as outlined by SDA and/or the Completion of this form authorizes Host Organization/Community. I verify that all personal information provided is the use of any photos or videos taken correct. by SDA during the program or event to be used for non-profit purposes such as promotion, including print ______and electronic media. Please contact Participant’s Signature Date the Saskatchewan Drama Association if you do not wish to have your photograph used in this ______manner. Parent or Guardian’s Signature Date ⋆ Saskatchewan Drama Association ⋆ #101 – 2222 Albert Street, Regina, SK ⋆ S4P 2V2

⋆ Phone: 306.525.0151 ⋆ Fax: 306.525.6277 ⋆ Email: [email protected] ⋆ Website: www.saskdrama.com Permission for Participation/Transportation

I, ______(parent/guardian name), give permission for ______(student name) to attend and be transported to and from rehearsals at Riverview Collegiate, the technical rehearsal, performance and adjudication for the Regional One Act Festival at A E Peacock Collegiate, if necessary.

Signed, ______(parent/guardian signature)