T-Shirts and other fun stuff

Congratulations on a fantastic show!  I know our audiences will love what you and the production team have created.  There's a lot of information below, but it's all important, so please make sure you read carefully and completely, and ask Lisa, Katie or me if you have any questions.

T-SHIRTS:
Each shirt is $10, and you can order as many as you like.  All sizes are available.  If you want to order more than one shirt, you can mix sizes - just make sure to let me know exactly what you want on the order form, which will be backstage starting tomorrow.  I have found that the shirts seem to run just a hair small, so if you want a loosely fitting shirt, order a size larger than normal, especially if you've got a little "extra" around the middle or a large neck like I do.

As I mentioned last night, the shirts will have the show logo and performance dates as well as the HFAC logo on the front, and will have all of the names of the cast and production team on the back.

All you need to do is fill out the indicated information on the form and give me (or Lisa or Katie) your payment.  We can accept cash or checks made to HFAC.  If you need to pay with a credit card, let me know, and I'll figure out a way to run that through the box office credit card machine for you.  We'd like to get a final count by the end of this Sunday's matinee show so that we have a chance to get the shirts printed and distributed no later than the cast party.  We'll accept your order prior to payment, but you must pay before you can receive your shirt.  Duh.  :-)

PARKING:
In addition to the earlier note about where to park, please note that for tomorrow and Saturday that the Academy has a show PRIOR to our show, so the parking lot is likely to be full of parent's cars when you arrive at call time.  Your best bet is to park in the lot at the park across the street.  Their show today runs concurrently with ours, so parking shouldn't be as much of an issue since you'll be arriving before most of the Academy parents.  VITALLY IMPORTANT: Near the far east end of the parking lot there are often two spaces with reserved parking signs for one of the other tenants.  If the signs are posted (they are portable), and you park there, you WILL be towed.  Consider yourself warned.  If the signs are not posted, then you can park in those spaces.

CIRCLE:
As Lisa wrote yesterday, circle is mandatory for all actors and crew.  However, the prayer near the end of circle is voluntary.  While we'd love for everyone to stay for this short prayer, we certainly respect the wishes of anyone who desires not to participate.  Note that the motto recital, "Touching hearts, touching lives, in a dramatic way" is spoken immediately after the prayer ends, so if you skip the prayer, you may not get back to the circle quickly enough for that fun part of our routine.

POST-SHOW:
Again, as Lisa wrote yesterday, our patrons enjoy meeting the cast in the lobby after the show.  If you choose to participate in this HFAC tradition, you have the option of going to the lobby immediately after bows, or changing into your street clothes first.  We also understand if you choose not to participate or if you need to skip this from time to time as we know there are often other demands on your time other than this production.

CAST PARTY:
It looks like it will be on Sunday, September 2nd after our matinee.  That would put it at about 6:30 or 7:00.  Since the next day is Labor Day, hopefully most of you won't have to worry about making it an early night.  The party will be at Lisa and Mario's house, which is near Goodson Middle School in Cypress (about 20 minutes north/northwest of HFAC).  Her cast parties are always great fun, and you won't want to miss it.  We'll let you know by next weekend if we will have enough room for you to bring a guest (obviously the kids can have a parent present), and if you need to bring anything (if so, it's typically a dessert).  They do have a nice pool, so bring a suit and towel if you think you might want to swim.

Have a great final dress rehearsal tonight, and I'll see all of you at opening night tomorrow!

Tracy