A new session of this popular after-school program will be offered on Wednesdays from April 26th (not April 19th) through June 7th from 3:15 to 4:15 PM for students in Grades 1 through 4. Cost is $90.

Take off on a robotics adventure featuring LEGO® models with working motors and sensors! Work in teams under guided instructions to build and program your models for a fun adventure and build a different model each class! Learning is enhanced through use of laptops.

To register, click here.

The Drama Club is in the midst of preparation for “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”! Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 9th and Friday, May 12th at 6 pm, and Saturday, May 13th at 2 PM.

If you would like to buy an ad in the Playbill to support the production, please fill out and return this form by April 21st (extended deadline).

Tickets will go on sale soon!

To express our gratitude to McCall’s amazing staff for their incredible service and their important role in our exceptional status as being named the Number 1 K to 8 School in the District as well as a Model School, McCall HSA sent them to lunch at Bridget Foy on a recent half day!

Here’s their note to HSA:

The most important news and events for the week of April 3-9, 2017:

• Good luck to our students in Grades 3 through 8 who will be taking PSSA’s this week!
• Dress Down Day is THIS Friday
• Next week is Spring Break – NO SCHOOL April 10-14. Classes resume on April 17.
• Art to Remember forms are due.
• Drama Club – Read all about the playbill and extra rehearsals here
• Our 6th Annual McCall Relays are coming up!
• McCall has new phone and fax numbers.
• It’s time to help us make McCall’s 2017 Casino Night the best one yet! Click here for more info.
• Our Fundraising Campaign is ongoing.

McCall Elementary School is pleased to provide an after-school Drama Club this year. We are delighted to announce that “Annie, Jr.” has been selected as our school musical. The performance dates are May 15 and May 16, 2019 at 7 PM.

Who is eligible to participate in Drama Club: Grades 3-8

Congratulations to the students who have been cast for Annie, Jr.! CLICK HERE for a list.

Rehearsals begin: Wednesday, 2/6, 2019

Rehearsal frequency:  Twice a week – Alternate Mondays and Tuesdays and all Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 PM.

Number of actors: 20-40

Director: John Rea

Liaison: McCall music teacher Julia Lee will be the MacGuffin/McCall liaison to handle problems and logistics. Julia will speak for McCall and be the only one to communicate with John Rea (outside of Principal Stephanie McKenna). This will streamline communication and allow MacGuffin to act quickly to the needs of the production.

Parent Committee: We will need to create a parent committee to handle costumes, props, make-up, front of house and concessions. This committee will also be responsible for building and painting the minimal set. The set will be designed by John Rea. The chair will report to John Rea.

McCall Home and School Association volunteers will help run concessions, and sell tickets and tee shirts to raise funds for our school.

Lighting: MacGuffin will need to adjust lighting and teach a McCall parent how to run the light board.

Make-up: We need a team of 10 parents to apply make-up for performances.

Advice: There should be a cast party on Monday, May 20, 2019 after school.

MacGuffin and Actor responsibilities:

• MacGuffin will direct, choreograph and music direct the McCall Annie cast to the best of our ability given the time and resources we have.
• MacGuffin will cast the show as fairly as possible conforming to the needs of the script.
• MacGuffin will strive to bond the cast together and teach them about the acting process as is our mission.
• It is MacGuffin’s goal to help McCall’s young actors step into the shoes of another and see the world through their eyes. The actors will have to conform their voices and bodies to inhabit the characters of the show.
• Each actor will receive a script and music. All actors will have to memorize their lines, music, blocking and choreography in a timely manner. Their lines must be memorized by the end of February.
• MacGuffin will make a poster featuring McCall actors for distribution.
• MacGuffin will communicate via email to students and parents. The actors will make John Rea aware of any schedule conflicts at the audition. Actors will honor their commitment to attend rehearsals and performances.

On Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 from 3:30-5 PM, McCall music teacher Ms. Julia Lee and MacGuffin Theatre Artistic Director Mr. John Rea hosted an “Annie, Jr.” audition preparation workshop, where students sang their piece of the score and learned a dance from the show for the dance audition. Students who could not attend the December 5 workshop can request a copy of their piece of the score for the audition from McCall music teacher Ms. Lee jmaxham@philasd.org.

In the meantime, here are the audition songs:

Annie, Orphans, President Roosevelt, and all supporting characters: Tomorrow (CLICK HERE for video and lyrics)
Miss Hannigan – Little Girls (CLICK HERE for video and lyrics)
Daddy Warbucks, Grace, Star-to-be – NYC (CLICK HERE for video and lyrics)
Rooster and Lily St. Regis – Easy Street (CLICK HERE for video and lyrics)

CLICK HERE for the school’s original letter about audition and other information about “Annie, Jr.”.

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麦考尔小学很高兴今年提供一个课后戏剧俱乐部。我们很高兴地宣布“小安妮”已被选为我们的学校音乐剧。表演日期为2019年5月15日和5月16日晚上7点。

谁有资格参加戏剧俱乐部：3 – 8年级

试演日期：即将宣布

彩排开始：即将宣布

排练频率：每周两次 – 周一和周二交替，周三下午3：30-5：30。

演员人数：20-40

导演：John Rea

联络：McCall音乐老师Julia Lee将成为MacGuffin / McCall联络人处理问题和后勤工作。 Julia将代表McCall发言，并且是唯一一位与John Rea（校长Stephanie McKenna之外）交流的人。这将简化沟通并使MacGuffin能够快速满足生产需求。

家长委员会：我们需要建立一个家长委员会来处理服装，道具，化妆，房屋和特许权。该委员会还将负责建造和绘制最小集。该套装将由John Rea设计。主席将向John Rea报告。

麦考尔家庭和学校协会的志愿者将帮助运营特许权，并出售门票和T恤，为我们的学校筹集资金。

照明：MacGuffin将需要调整照明并教McCall父母如何运行灯板。

化妆：我们需要一个由10位父母组成的团队来进行化妆表演。

建议：放学后应于2019年5月20日星期一举行演员聚会。

MacGuffin和演员职责：

考虑到我们拥有的时间和资源，MacGuffin将直接指导，编舞和音乐指导McCall Annie尽最大努力。
MacGuffin将尽可能公平地演出节目，以符合剧本的需要。
MacGuffin将努力将演员联系在一起，并教导他们演绎过程，这是我们的使命。
MacGuffin的目标是帮助麦考尔的年轻演员踏上另一个角色，通过他们的眼睛看世界。演员们必须遵守他们的声音和身体才能与演出中的角色相媲美。
每个演员都会收到剧本和音乐。所有演员都必须及时记住他们的线条，音乐，封锁和编舞。他们的台词必须在2月底之前记住。
MacGuffin将制作一张以McCall演员为主角的海报。
MacGuffin将通过电子邮件与学生和家长沟通。演员将使John Rea知道试镜中的任何日程冲突。演员们将履行他们参加排练和表演的承诺。

在2018年12月5日星期三下午3：30-5：00，McCall音乐老师Julia Lee女士和MacGuffin剧院艺术总监John Rea先生主持了一场“Annie, Jr.”试镜准备工作坊，学生们在那里演唱了他们的乐谱并学到了舞蹈试镜的舞蹈。无法参加12月5日研讨会的学生可以向McCall音乐老师Lee jmaxham@philasd.org索取试镜成绩。

安妮，孤儿，罗斯福总统以及所有支持角色：明天（点击这里视频和歌词）
Hannigan小姐 – 小女孩（点击这里观看视频和歌词）
Daddy 观看Warbucks，Grace，Star-to-be  –  NYC（点击这里观看视频和歌词）
公鸡和LIly St. Regis  –  Easy Street（点击这里观看视频和歌词）

试演日期是2019年1月16日下午3：30-5：30。请继续关注更多细节，并为所有希望帮助这项生产取得成功的人提供志愿服务机会。点击此处进行试听和其他有关“安妮”的信息。

This month’s Dress Down Day will take place on Friday, April 7th and the theme is “Crazy/Mismatched Day”!

If your child participates and dresses out of uniform, please send $1 in and the homeroom teacher will collect the money in the morning.

Participating students earn points toward Blue & Gold Day, McCall’s annual field day in the spring.