Waiheke Island Choral Society
Status of pantomime and concert projects 20 Aug 2013
Musical production Cinderella 20.8.13 version
1. committee decides to do a show and selects the show
Cinderella
2. committee appoints the Director
Phillip and Andy
3. committee appoints the Musical Director
Richard
4. committee decides on casting and audition procedures – The Director’s decision must be final and non-contestable and cast to have full acceptance by society members
Casting done
5. committee establishes a budget
Mark not back, won’t be expensive. Rights, hall hire and theatre. Costumes for free.
6. committee appoints production team to organise, which will then do the following:
7. plans ongoing communication with members, via newsletter and telephone contact
8. sets the dates
9. arranges accompanist(s)
10. obtains the music and libretti
11. liaises with any other parties involved
12. arranges rehearsals – how many? when? where? books the venue
Read through on Sunday 25th August
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 for kids and choir at Morra Hall
Thursdays 7-9 for principals at Red Cross Hall
From 24th September everybody Sundays and Thursdays
13. books a venue for performances – rehearsals commence
14. considers choreography
Judy
15. obtains stage manager /stage hands
16. obtains lighting personnel
17. arranges costumes / costume co-ordinator
18. arranges set designer
19. arranges set building and decoration
20. arranges painting of backdrop(s)
21. considers props
22. considers make-up
23. considers hair and wigs
24. arranges dresser(s)
25. decides cost of tickets and booking details
26. decides publicity and advertising / banner
27. arranges graphic design / production of programmes
28. arranges for front of house / refreshments / setting up / cleaning etc.
29. performance / flowers / thanks
CODE OF PRACTICE
Concert
1. committee appoints conductor
Richard
2. committee sets and communicates the programme, items, soloists
Vivaldi “Gloria” and “Beatus Vir” and Haendel “Zadok the Priest”
Soloists: Harriet, Amelia, Mila
3. committee establishes budget
Not yet
4. committee appoints production team to organise, which will then do the following:
5. plans ongoing communication with members, via newsletter and telephone contact
6. sets the date
19./20. October
7. arranges accompanist(s)
Anne Willmann
8. obtains the music
Done
9. liaises with any other parties involved / M.C. etc.
10. arranges rehearsals – how many? when? where? books the venue
Currently Tuesdays 7:30 to 9:15
11. books a venue for performance – rehearsals commence
Will be at St. Peters, booked
12. decides cost of tickets and booking details
13. decides publicity and advertising
Story in Gulf News in a couple of weeks
14. arranges production of programmes
Janet agreed to design posters and programms
15. on the day / door / refreshments / setting up / cleaning etc.
16. performance / thanks