Schedule Update # 2

Dear 25th Year HST Families,
So, the adventure of this year continues🙂. *My favorite quote, that a dear friend would say* whenever life presented challenges,* is “I can’t wait to see how God works this one out!” * I think we can all heartily agree with that statement. *For now, we can only pray and hold on to God as the roller coaster ride continues*. However, just like a roller coast, we can choose to trust that this ride has a safe ending because God is the one driving the train.
Next, I need to make a couple adjustments to the first schedule change. *There was some miscommunication about other groups booked in May, so we need to shift a few things.*
– *Showcase* – Monday May 18th. (adjusted times) Broadway Choir Noon to 1pm, A Cappella Choir, 12:45pm to 3pm, Acting Classes 1pm to 3pm. – Tuesday May 19th (no changes) – Wednesday May 20 – CANCELLED – THURSDAY, May 21 – NEW DATE – *9am to Noon – Load in (Tech students only*). Noon to 1pm – Choirs. 12:45pm to 5pm – all performers & tech – Friday May 22 & Saturday May 23 – (no changes) – *Coffeehouse* – Saturday, May 30th new performance times will be 11am, 1pm, and 3pm.
*TROUPE SHOWS*
– The City of Rockville has not made a decision about the theater’s status for April. I have emailed the Mayor and Council asking them to make a decision sooner than later so we can plan accordingly. – If the City opens the building, we are assuming we will be able to put up our shows with an audience as normal. – If the FSF Theater Building remains closed for health reasons, HST will not be able to use the building because City Staff would be banned from the building. However, we would receive a complete refund of our rental money. – HST’s current plan, if that happens, is to take the refunded money and use it to produce a polished video of each show. We would like to ask families to keep the weeks of April 13 to 18 (for GB & SH) and April 20 to 25 (for JR & SR) as open as possible. This will give us greater flexibility in scheduling filming times. – If HST ends up making videos of shows instead of live performances, Sunday, May 31st will be an all-day Premier Viewing of these videos at FSF Theater. – Tentative schedule for video viewings is: May 31st: 1pm – GB, 2:30pm – JR, 4pm – SH, 6pm SR (with a 2nd showing at 8pm if needed). – Tickets purchased for the these shows will be used to gain entrance to the viewings. Actors will not need tickets for the show they are performing in.
*What can you do?*
– *1st, last, and always – continue praying. *While God has always provided for HST, we never want to take His provision for granted. Please give mighty thanks that there was theater availability that opened up in May. We also want to let God know that we are grateful for all of His previous blessings bestowed on HST in 24 years. – *Showcase & Coffeehouse performers* can* start contacting people you have sold tickets to*. Please give them the new performance date and ask if they are able to attend on that date. If not, please ask if they would be willing to just donate the money they spent for tickets. (You are welcome to let them know that HST is likely to be $12,000 short in ticket income this year due to the virus. Also, their donation is tax deductable.). If their financial situation does not allow them to make a donation, please write down their address (with zip-code) and the number of tickets they purchased. We will collect these lists later. – *All HST families can work on selling tickets to the new dates for Showcase & Coffeehouse*. (It will be more important than ever to sell out these performances.) NOTE: The 3pm Coffeehouse will probably remain sold-out as most of those tickets were sold to HST families. – *Troupe performers* are welcome to give out the May 31st date & times to family/friends who have already purchased tickets, although I would suggest waiting until we know for sure that we are going with that plan. (Of course if grandparents or relatives were planning on traveling, you may want to give them this date now.) – *All Performers* should continue to run lines and practice dances and songs. We are working on getting all the dance videos posted. – *Parent Volunteers* – We will be adjusting Sign-Up Genius’s as needed. You will receive an email from Sign-UP Genius concerning the changes. Please read & mark your calendar. If you absolutely can’t make the new day/time, please let us know ASAP.
Finally, I want to thank everyone for their words of support and patient understanding of this unique situation. Please know that all of you are in my prayers. Blessings, Marilyn