New Dress Rehearsal Schedule!
We’ve made an exciting change to our dress rehearsal schedule this year! Our dancers will now rehearse the entire show in order, which allows them to practice costume changes, prop use, entrances, and exits just as they will on show night. This structure helps build confidence and ensures a smoother performance. We know dress rehearsals are long days, but once dancers complete their performances, the rewards are well worth the effort!
Schedule Overview
In order to give soloists and special parts time to rehearse alone on stage and run through both shows in order, we will begin rehearsals earlier than usual. We understand this may require some dancers to leave school early. The schedule has been carefully designed to minimize this need.
1. Soloists & Special Parts
Rehearsals begin with all soloists and auditioned parts (from both Scrooge’s Dream and Clara’s Dream).
During this part of rehearsal, each dancer has about 10 minutes to rehearse on stage out of costume. If you are a soloist or special part and cannot make your “private” rehearsal time, please contact Ms. Colleen at colleen@tdanceconn.com before November 21.
Later, during the full show run, they will rehearse their dance once in costume.
2. Full Show Rehearsals
After soloists finish private rehearsals, we begin rehearsing Clara’s Dream in full show order, including soloists and special parts.
Once Clara’s Dream is complete, we’ll move into Scrooge’s Dream, again in show order with all soloists and special parts.
Call Times & Dismissal
Dancers are assigned a Call Time based on the scene they appear in. Please use this link to find your Call Time (this is the Show Class Assignments page found under Shows on the website). Please note your assigned Show in columns C, D, E and F, and find your Call Time in columns G (for dress rehearsal) and H (for show night). If you are assigned Shows A and/or B your dress rehearsal is on Monday, December 1. If you are assigned Shows C and/or D your dress rehearsal is on Tuesday, December 2.
All dancers included in the same scene are given the same Call Time so if we run ahead of schedule, we have all the necessary dancers.
After finishing the stage rehearsal, dancers go directly to the picture room for costume photos. Parents of younger dancers will wait outside the theater in a designated area. The photography staff will escort dancers to and from this spot.
For dancers with multiple parts or costumes-Carefully look at all of your call times. Depending on the space between call times, these dancers may need to take pictures after completing all stage rehearsals to avoid missing their cues. After completing a rehearsal on stage, dancers must return to the lobby in the next costume at the appropriate Call Time.
o If there is significant time between Call Times, dancers are encouraged to do homework in the Parent’s Lounge or quietly watch rehearsals from the theater. Dancers under the age of 12 must be supervised by an adult.
o If dancers miss a Call Time because they were practicing on stage, they should quickly practice their costume change in the dressing rooms/wings and return to the lobby or wings.
Ms. Josephine will be stationed in the lobby and available to answer any questions.
Duration and Punctuality Reminder
Please plan to be at dress rehearsal for approximately two hours. However, dancers will be released after their pictures are taken.
Dress rehearsals run on a very tight schedule. Please arrive on time to ensure you do not miss your cue. Unfortunately, we are unable to delay rehearsals for late dancers, as doing so affects the entire schedule. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!