Performance Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 at 6:30PM
Auditions: Thursday February 4th, 2016 in the GD Cafeteria 6:30 to 8:00pm
Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, February 25th 6:30pm
Students and Teacher will be showing off their talents!
Talent Show Rules
To be Eligible:
To be Eligible:
- The show is open to Gardner Dickinson students in grades K-8 and all staff. Staff and family members may perform with a student.
- All students and staff must return a completed and signed Talent Show Participation & Permission Slip at the time of the audition (see back).
- Students/Staff who are part of a group act should submit their forms together in one envelope.
- Students must attend the Thursday February 4th auditions and full dress rehearsal on Thursday February 25th. No one will be cut, these practices are for appropriateness.
- Rated G please! Lyrics, costumes and performances should be compliant with school policy and appropriate for all audiences. Music and performances will be screened for appropriateness.
- All equipment for the student’s act must be provided by the student. We will have a microphone and music player.
- Notes about accompanying music
- If singing please use a Karaoke or Instrumental version with no vocal tracks
- Music must be provided to the Talent Show Committee at the time of the auditions with the student’s name(s), song name, artist\composer AND a printed copy of the lyrics for review.
- Try to keep the song to about 3 minutes in length
- General Time Guidelines – you may be asked to trim down time at your audition.
- Singing act – 3 minute max
- Acting skit or story telling- 3 minute max.
- Dancing/martial arts - 3 minute max.
- Band performance - 3 minute max.
- Jump rope/pogo/juggling/hula hoop - 2 minute max.
- Piano/instrumental - 2 minute max.
- Joke telling - 1 minute max
Current Chairperson: Darcy Mack. (click on name to contact)
Volunteers Needed! (Contact Chairperson if interested)
- Auditions Committee - collect permission forms, make copies, develops list of student acts with emails, "judge" auditions for appropriateness
- Stage/Program Director - arranges order of the acts, develops and copies programs
- Music/Sound Director - work with Ms. Newell and Program director on cutting music and create playlist
- Volunteer Coordinator - direct builder's club members the night of the event (lights, traffic control, hand out programs, sit with little ones in the show, work refreshments, and dvd sales)
- Refreshments/DVD Sales - work with Hannaford on food donations, collect DVD orders the night of the show
- Advertising - work with builder's club on signage, make sure flyer is posted and emails sent to school community, updates via Wynantskill e-News
- Set up committee - work with maintenance on stage set up, setting up chairs, set up stage backdrop, create reserved signs for performers and decorate gym
- Clean up committee - take down backdrop, put extra food/supplies in PTO room.
Past Chairperson(s): Darcy Mack
Chairperson Responsibilities:
- See Chairpersons Guide
- Ensure that this page is up-to-date
- Provide updates to Wynantskill eNews
- Coordinate all of the above committees