CallBoard
Updated: November 12
Questions
Email questions or report absences to: holiday.spectacular@gmail.com
Even if it was on your conflict entry, please email if you will not be in attendance.
Also please remember to check the schedule frequently and especially right before rehearsal for any last minute changes that might be necessary. Also notice that not everyone is called to every rehearsal.
Teen rehearsal with BNYS
The Polar Express rehearsal with the Youth Symphony is Nov. 16th, Monday, from 7:15 - 8pm in Presser Hall room 167 on the IWU campus. This is the annex attached to Presser Hall at 1210 N. Park Street, directly opposite Ames Library. You may park on Park Street or in the lot directly adjacent to Ames Library. Enter the Ames Circle driveway and you will see a sandwich board listing the Bloomington Normal Youth Symphony. Once in the door, Katilyn, Logan’s assistant, will greet you and you may gather in the lobby. Parents can wait there, or go to the observation deck (Nancy will be there to escort you). Stands will be set up on the side of the orchestra for our singers.
Rehearsal Schedule
There have been a lot of updates to the rehearsal schedule, so please be sure to look at it often.
Footwear
Open-toed shoes or shoes without backs are NOT allowed for rehearsal. They are a hazard when blocking to both you and your castmates. Please wear either tennis shoes or the shoes you will wear for the show. Barefoot or stocking feet will also not be allowed if you have the wrong footwear. You will be required to sit and watch which makes it really difficult when everyone is not in their position for rehearsal.
Illness
There is a lot of stuff going around. We do have a confirmed case of COVID that you would have been exposed to Sunday (10/25). The CDC has the following guidelines that we would like everyone to follow. It will be a lot harder to contain if these aren't followed.
- When You Are Sick (Isolation & Returning)
- Stay home: Stay home and away from others if you have respiratory symptoms or a fever.
- You can resume normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
- Your symptoms are improving overall.
- You have been fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication
- Guidelines for returning to work/school
- Added precautions: For the next 5 days after returning, take extra steps to prevent spread:
- Wear a well-fitting mask
- Keep distance from others
- Enhance indoor airflow and practice good hand hygiene
- Have the following ready before filling out the forms:
- Required:
- Current picture
- Conflict dates - Please include any dates from September 1 - December 6. Everyone is expected to be available tech week at the BCPA. Please be as detailed as possible! A tentative rehearsal schedule is listed below.
- We will need to talk to you if you have a lot of rehearsal conflicts.
- Required:
- Adult Audition Form - also please fill out the medical form below.
- Minor (under age 18) Audition Form - also fill out the medical form and the special forms for minors.
- Medical Treatment Authorization Form - all need to fill out
- For Minors also fill out
- Parental Statement of Understanding
- For child safety, all parents of minors (under 18) are required to help supervise at least once during each: rehearsals, tech week, and a performance.
- Optional
- Parental Alternate Driver Permission
- Fill out if you want to give permission for someone else to pick up your child.
- Parental Sign-Out Waiver
- Fill out if you want your child to sign himself/herself out.
Special Ensembles
See the Cast List page for assignments
General Info
This Callboard page is considered our main way of communicating with you. We will sometimes send an email for last minute changes, but please get in the habit of checking here and the Rehearsal Schedule page.
We will fill out details on the Rehearsal Schedule page as soon as we can. You will find on the schedule who is called at what time and known absences or late arrivals. We will assume you will be at rehearsal at your called time if we have not heard from you. Note that not everyone is always called for a whole rehearsal. As time goes on, there will be other groups assigned. For now we will break it down into Adults, Teens, and Kids.
As it is decided, music which will include when available each vocal track, accompaniment track, parts tracks, lyrics, and sheet music. This section will require a login which will be given to you at the cast meeting. It will also be emailed so you have it in a location you can find later. We provide this so that you have everything you need to prepare for rehearsal.
Please don't hesitate to send a message to our email if you have any questions.
Looking forward to a great Holiday Spec year!