Welcome to the FPW Shrek The Musical Jr. Website! On this website you will find any updates and information that was also sent home via paper, Any messages sent home via the remind app, Audition supports, and rehearsal supports!
Hello All!
Here is all of the upcoming information for this month's production of Shrek the musical! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask!
Parent Volunteers: We are currently looking for parent volunteers to help out with things such as ticket sales after schools, Providing snacks during tech week, setting up a cast information table, and anything else I may be forgetting! If you are interested in volunteering to help make our production the best one ever please contact me by remind app or by email joshua_pele@dpsk12.net
Set support: Saturday April 8th from 9:00-12:00pm is a Tech day! We are looking for anybody who is interested in coming to help paint sets, and finish building sets and props for the show to please come to the cafeteria doors on Saturday to help! This is not required but any help is greatly appreciated.
Saturday Rehearsal: We will be having a Saturday rehearsal on Saturday April 15th from 9:00am-12:00pm. All Cast and crew are required to come. This will be a day of cleaning our musical numbers and putting the final touches on our performances before our dress rehearsal/performance week! If you can not make this saturday rehearsal please let me Mr. Pele Know Immediately!
Cast Support: Please help your students prepare for our musical by making sure they are rehearsing at home! All rehearsal materials are on the Shrek Jr. Website: https://sites.google.com/dpsk12.net/fpw-shrek-jr/home
Tickets: Each Cast member will get 2 Complimentary tickets (Form Attached). All other tickets are $5, or $3 for FPW students. Kids 4 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased starting on Monday April 10th at the office, or after school/after rehearsal. Tickets are also available at the door.
Schedule: We have an updated Rehearsal schedule for this month (attached to this form). All details are also available on the Shrek Jr. Website. If you currently are not on remind please sign up for any updates that may happen: Remind App @https://www.remind.com/join/fpwshrek
As always if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us! We are so excited to bring this production to you at the end of April!
Dramatically Yours,
Mr. Joshua Pele
Mr. Adrian Grow
Ms. Bailey Walder
*Show Run time is approximately 1 hr.
Thursday April 20th (This Show will be recorded)
Call Time: 3:20pm
House Opens: 5:30pm
Show Time: 6:00pm
Friday April 21st (Student Audience Only)
Call Time: 8:15am
Show Time: 9:00am
Class: 10:15-1:00pm (4th and 5th graders will grab lunch and then eat with Mr. Pele)
Call Time: 1:25pm
Show Time: 2:00pm
Home: 3:15pm
Saturday April 22nd
Call time: 10:30am
House Opens: 11:30am
Show Time: 12:00pm
Pizza Lunch/Rest, Cast and crew stays at school. : 1:15pm
House Opens: 3:30pm
Show time: 4:00pm
Strike: 5:15pm
Home: No Later than 5:45pm! Cast and Crew may not leave until strike has been completed.
*Terminology
Call Time: The time that cast and crew needs to report to the theatre before a performance.
Show Time: The time that the opening number begins the show.
House Opening: The time the theatre opens the doors for the audience.
Strike: The clearing and cleaning of the set, performance space, costumes, and props after the run of a theatrical production.
FRIDAY 1/20/2023 - Makeup auditions for Wednesday 1/18
MONDAY 1/23/2023 - Call Back Auditions 3:20-4:30pm
WEDNESDAY 1/25/2023- First rehearsal 3:20-5:00pm
Class Code: @fpwshrek
If your cast member is in after school scholars, they will not be able to attend the scholars program after Shrek Jr. Rehearsals. All students must be picked up at 5:00pm. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Mr. Pele or Ms. Diedra.
Hello Florida Pitt Waller Parents and Guardians!
If you are receiving this letter it means that your child is interested in participating in our after school spring musical Shrek Jr! Students are invited to sign up to audition for a performance role! The vocal auditions will take place Tuesday January 17th and Wednesday January 18th. If we need to hear students again, students should anticipate participating in call backs on Friday January 20th from 3:30-4:30pm. Students are required to sign up for a 3-minute audition time on that Tuesday or Wednesday. For the vocal auditions, all students must come prepared with a song and their audition form filled out! Regular rehearsals will take place every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:30pm-5:00pm from January 24th-April 20th.
Important dates
Tuesday January 10th- Parent Meeting 4:00pm
Tuesday January 17th- Vocal auditions
Wednesday January 18th- Vocal Auditions
Friday January 20th- Callbacks
Tuesday January 24th- First Rehearsal
Tentative Show Dates: Thursday April 20th- Saturday April 22nd, April 27th-29th
Thank you for your interest and support! If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Pele, Ms. B or Mr. Grow at joshua_pele@dpsk12.net
Any supplemental materials or information will be on the Shrek Jr. website.
Dramatically Yours,
Joshua Pele- Drama - Director
Bailey Walder- Music- Music Director
Adrian Grow - 5th Grade - Music Director
Florida Pitt Waller ECE-8