Author: Marilyn Mullan

We are postponing the painting workshop 1 week. It will be next Saturday, March 21 from 2 to 5pm.
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan

Dear 25th Year HST Families,
With all the stress and worry, I think it is just like God to give us a wonderful praise report to remind us of His meticulous care. So, let me tell you the tale of HST’s replacement microphones.
As you know, we held a major fundraising campaign this year to replace our 16 oldest microphones. We estimated that we needed to raise $15,000 above the annual fundraising goal of $20,000 (so a total of $35,000). To help reach this challenging goal we also applied for a $5000 grant from a local Foundation that I felt we were very good candidates for.
So, how did the fundraising go? At first, not great. Our Car Wash total and Silent Auction total were less than previous years and there weren’t many donations in the fall. One of our students even set up a GoFundMe page, but it wasn’t bringing in much. Then in December I suspected that we did not get the grant because we had not been notified. I was quite discouraged but I decided to call the Foundation and they told me that all their grants had gone to homeless and hunger needs. That immediately put our problems in perspective, so I went back to God and said, “God if you want us to have these mics, you will figure out a way to fund them.” Within the hour, I got an email from Anthony Grancagnolo who set up the GoFundMe page, saying that we had received a $5000 anonymous donation! All I could do is cry because it was so clear that God was saying, “I’ve got this. I’ve always taken care of HST and I’m not going to stop now.”
After that, donations just seemed to come rolling in. We hit our goal and then surpassed it (by just about the same amount as our higher copyright and sets/props/costume costs). So, things were looking up – until we found out that our worst fear had happened. The government IS taking more band-width out of public domain and our 8 newer microphones are in the bandwidth that is now illegal to use. So we now need to buy *24* microphones instead of 16. Discouraging – yes – until we found out that the manufacturer will give us $100 a piece for each of our microphones in the illegal bandwidth. That could mean getting $2400 back – which mostly covers the cost of those extra 8 mics! Add to this the fact that Music and Arts gave us their wholesale price…and the total cost was LESS than $15,000 for *24* new microphones!!
So, as I sit here praying about the fact that it is going to take a bit of miracle for us to get to perform our shows, I keep looking at this stack of new microphones to remind myself that God’s got this. Blessings, Marilyn

Dear 25th Year HST Families,
First, I would like to ask for prayers that God will send His Holy Spirit to calm the current situation so that *decisions can be made with prudence, not panic*. Please remember that fear never comes from God. Perfect faith has no fear.
Second, *I wish to take some of the drama out of the dramatic events going on.* T*his pandemic is a flu – not the plague*. Most people who get corona virus will not get any sicker than if they had a regular flu. That said, senior citizens and people with compromised immune systems are at greater risk (as they are with regular flu). *Right now there are 12 confirmed cases in the STATE which has 6.043 MILLION people*. I am not judging the decisions being made to stop the spread of this virus, but I do not want to jump on the panic wagon.
Conclusion – HST is holding all rehearsals/classes tomorrow. *We will take the following precautions:*
– Since it is supposed to be a lovely 70 degrees, *students who eat lunch at Redland will eat outside.* – *We will open windows in all rooms*. If the rooms get cold, students may wear their jackets (*we will waive the “only HST Hoodie” policy for tomorrow)*. – We will *modify check-in and sign out so that it is done in each class/troupe* (there will be a clipboard in the room). *All students will be allowed to sign themselves out* before they leave their last class of the day. – This will allow students to go directly to their class/rehearsal space, limiting the # of people they come in contact with.
We will still have parents meeting at my home to sew tomorrow and Saturday as well as set building in my yard. Again – there is plenty of soap for washing hands and I love having my windows open. *This is HST’s “crunch” time,* so* we need to continue working efficiently so that we will be able to adapt as needed for our show season. *
The witness that parents can give in this situation is to model trust. *Faith is easy when everything is going well, but what about when things are uncertain*? *Can we have faith that God will protect us? * YES, we can.
Let me give you an example of God’s protection.
– Eight years ago we had 3 families out of 100 get lice right before we were going into the theater for Showcase. That show has over 500 costumes – which are stacked and hung right next to each other, making contamination seem impossible to avoid. The City of Rockville considered shutting us down. However, we had put such prudent procedures in place that they were reassured there would not be an “epidemic” and, in fact, there was ZERO spreading during that show or the subsequent 4 shows. Were we prudent? Yes. Did we work hard to put safety procedures in place? Yes. Will we do this same this year – absolutely.
I do not know what next week holds but I promise I will be prayerfully seeking God’s guidance (and I will greatly appreciate your prayers for my discernment). We can only deal with today – and today we are planning to hold classes tomorrow.
Finally, *if you have a student who is immune compromised and your discernment is to keep them home, there will not be a fine*. However, *we would appreciate being notified ASAP.*
Blessings, Marilyn

Dear 25th Year HST Families,
Our Shakespeare Director, Ms. Steffi Phelan, has been undergoing a bone marrow transplant for the last couple months. *I THANK YOU for your prayers, as this was/is a high-risk procedure*. * Even though her immune system is depleted she is determined to return to HST and finish out the year.* She was able to attend last week with a mask and with her students adhering to careful hand washing before coming into the rehearsal room. *Please continue to pray for Ms. Steffi’s full recovery. ** It would be wonderful if this treatment would successfully rid her of the aggressive leukemia that she has been battling for over a year. *
Ms. Steffi is a professional singer, actress, teacher, and director. She supports herself by working a wide variety of jobs. However, her illness required that she drop all her other jobs (except HST), which means she’s had a greatly reduced income. We’d like to help Ms. Steffi recover some of her lost income by accepting cash donations this week and next. . *There will be a small container on the check-in table tomorrow for your donations. **We prefer cash but will accept checks made out to HST. **We will then cash the checks because **we’d like everyone’s charity to be anonymous. *Like our Christmas baskets, the final sum will come “From Your HST Family.” This will enable families and students to feel comfortable giving small amounts. * It isn’t the quantity that matters, it is the caring that has the most impact. *
My personal thanks, in advance, for being such a loving, caring community. Blessings, Marilyn

Please reply if your ad is NOT listed. Also let us know if you mailed it, emailed it, or dropped it in the wire basket. Blessings, Marilyn
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Dear 25th Year HST Families,
We had 27 ticket orders! this week – selling 188 tickets. Our total income is comparable to previous year’s ticket sales, but we were hoping for greater ticket revenue this year to cover the additional copyright costs for *Little Mermaid. JR *and *Annie, JR*. Please take the time to make some calls this week. Many thanks & blessings, Marilyn
*Clarification about how we sell tickets:*
*For assigned seating shows – *Senior (West Side Story) and SH (Romeo & Juliet) – *We are not able to accommodate requests to sit near previous orders*. We do not use a computerized system. We just assign the next best seats as the orders come in. Therefore, the seats around your previous orders will already be sold.
TOP SELLERS – Current Top Sellers: 1st – *Stell* (105), 2nd – *Bolin* & *Marcolin *(92) 3rd – *Reed* (88) Largest order this week – Higham 15 New families to make the 30+ list. Blue highlighted names are families whose ticket totals increased. Stell – 105 Bolin – 92 Marcolin – 92 Reed – 88 Flynn – 80 McNamee – 75 Flester – 71 Higham – 69 Villiger – 66 Tallman – 65 Welch – 61 Morrison – 61 Hoffman – 61 Vile – 61 Eckenrode – 61 Hebeisen – 60 Becker – 58 Sauder – 57 Bettridge – 55 Papakostas – 55 Singleton – 52 Begley – 52 Yoritomo – 52 Parker – 51 Higgins – 50 Poulsen – 49 Midlam – 48 Anderson 48 Van Roie – 46 Cooper – 45 Hiller – 45 Winnard – 45 Franovich – 44 Marchand – 44 Marcotte – 43 Spendley – 42 Stoolmiller – 42 Moynihan – 40 Convis – 40 Barrows – 40 Grancagnolo – 39 Rigel – 38 Forsythe – 38 Manfreda – 36 Slay – 36 Frerichs -35 Rabineau – 35 Hoyle – 33 Lynch -33 Nealy – 32 Corbalis – 31 DiMarzio – 31

*TICKET REPORT*
*Ticket Income* (Goal is $47,000 – which we accomplished last year!)
Total Prepaid Ticket Income: $18,400 Total Donor Ticket Income $1570 Total Season Ticket Income $2280 *Total Student Ticket Income $5390* Total Specialty Ticket Income $27,640 2nd Week Income $1,032 3rd Week Income $372 4th Week Income $720 5th Week Income $936 6th Week Income $2400 *7th Week Income $2256* Current Total Ticket Income $35,356
*This week’s** Top Selling Show – *SR Troupe – 59 *Showcase* also did a great job with 52.
*Tickets Still Available for Sale* *Coffeehouse – Tuesday Night Live* (Seating Capacity of 150) 24 tickets left for 3pm Seating 55 tickets left for 5pm Seating SOLD OUT 7pm Seating
*SHOWCASE – Twenty-Five *(Seating Capacity of 438) 55 tickets available for Fri. evening 113 tickets available for Sat. Matinee 96 tickets availabe for Sat. evening
*GB – Annie, Jr. *(Seating Capacity of 438) 278 tickets available for Fri. 162 tickets available for Sat.
*JR – Disney’s Little Mermaid *(Seating Capacity of 438) 291 tickets available for Fri. 151 tickets available for Sat.
*SH – Romeo & Juliet*(Seating Capacity of 438) 265 tickets available for Fri. 149 tickets available for Sat.
*SR – West Side Story* (Seating Capacity of 438) 214 tickets available for Fri. SOLD OUT for Sat.

*We are collecting parent- provided items for Showcase this week*. PLEASE read the list and *bring the items you are asked to provide.* Items that we will keep are highlighted in blue. *Please wear you best Black Jazz pants so we can ok them for use in the show* (need to fit properly & be black). we will keep.
The* items that you are bringing to sho**w that **you have taken care of buying them, but will then go back home with your student:* tights, leotards, undergarments, jazz pants, shoes, black modesty shorts (black spanx or short black biker shorts).
*A note about the jazz pants: * Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded,* and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom.* In addition, check the length – *pants should touch the top of the foot.* What fit in the fall may not fit now!
*Acting Students:* *Parent provided items for acting costumes will be collected NEXT week – Friday, March 20th.* List of items needed will be sent out this week. Some Acting students will use black dress pants assigned for their costume in the finale.

* Broadway Choir: Black or neutral tank leotard, black tights or long black socks, black jazz pants or black dress pants, & black jazz shoes or all-black shoes. “That’s Entertainment” Showcase 2019 Finale Shirt: If your singer does not own one, HST will provide one for her. Please let Anne Bolin know what size you need (wbolin@hotmail.com <wbolin@hotmail.com>). A Cappella Choir: Girls – black or neutral tank leotard, neutral tights or long khaki socks, khaki pants, brown dress shoes or loafers (boat shoes), and a brown belt if you have one. Shirts will be tucked into pants. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, long khaki socks, khaki pants, brown dress shoes or loafers (boat shoes), and a brown belt if you have one. Shirts will be tucked into pants. Irish Soft Shoe: Black or neutral tank leotard, black tights, black modesty shorts, black jazz shoes or ghillies. Irish Hard Shoe: Girls – neutral or black tank leotard, black tights & Irish hard shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, long black socks & Irish hard shoes. Tap 1A, “River Kwai March”: Girls – black or neutral tank leotard, neutral tights (suntan shade preferable to very light) & black tap shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts & black tap shoes. (And remember everyone needs black socks or tights and black shoes for the finale.) Tap 1B, “Grand Old Flag”: Girls – neutral tank leotard, neutral tights, modesty shorts & black tap shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, black dress pants, long black socks & black tap shoes. Tap 2: Girls – black tank leotard, neutral tights, black modesty shorts & black tap shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, black dress pants, long black socks & black tap shoes. Broadway Tap 1: Girls – black or neutral leotard, black tights, jazz pants & black tap shoes. Mariana and Adrienne need convertible black tights, to switch to bare feet for BW Jazz 2. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, jazz pants, long black socks & black tap shoes. A note about the jazz pants: Please carefully examine your dancer’s jazz pants. Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded, and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom. In addition, check the length – pants should touch the top of the foot. What fit in the fall may not fit now! Broadway Tap 2: Girls — neutral or black tank leotard, jeans, black tights, & black tap shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, jeans, long black socks, & black tap shoes. Note about jeans: The jeans must not have any embellishments on them like patches or rips. The jeans should fit your child well – not too tight. Tap 3: Girls – neutral tank leotard, neutral tights, modesty shorts & black character tap shoes. Let Mrs. Bolin know if you need to borrow character tap shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, black dress pants, long black socks & black tap shoes. Tap 4: “25 or 6 to 4”: Girls – neutral or black tank leotard, black tights, jazz pants & black tap shoes. “William Tell Overture”: Girls – neutral or black tank leotard, black tights & black tap shoes. A note about the jazz pants: Please carefully examine your dancer’s jazz pants. Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded, and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom. In addition, check the length – pants should touch the top of the foot. What fit in the fall may not fit now! Jazz 1A, “Price Tag”: Girls – black tank leotard, neutral tights, black modesty shorts & black jazz shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, black dress pants, long black socks & black jazz shoes. Jazz 1B, “Speed of Sound”: Girls – black tank leotard, black tights, jazz pants & black jazz shoes. Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, jazz pants, long black socks & black jazz shoes. A note about the jazz pants: Please carefully examine your dancer’s jazz pants. Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded, and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom. In addition, check the length – pants should touch the top of the foot. What fit in the fall may not fit now! Jazz 2: Girls — neutral or black tank leotard, black tights, jeans & black jazz shoes. Boys — white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, jeans, long black socks & black jazz shoes. Note about jeans: The jeans must not have any embellishments on them like patches or rips. The jeans should fit your child well – not too tight. Skinny jeans are okay, but not jeggings. Broadway Jazz 1 Girls: Girls — Neutral tank leotard, black jazz pants, black tights, & black jazz shoes. A note about the jazz pants: Please carefully examine your dancer’s jazz pants. Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded, and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom. In addition, check the length – pants should touch the top of the foot. What fit in the fall may not fit now! Broadway Jazz 1 Boys: Boys — white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, long black socks & black jazz shoes. Broadway Jazz 2: Girls — Black tank leotard, jazz pants, and foot thongs for bare feet such as these from Capezio or these . Boys – white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, jazz pants, and foot thongs for bare feet such as these from Capezio or these . (And remember everyone needs black socks or tights and black shoes for the finale.) A note about the jazz pants: Please carefully examine your dancer’s jazz pants. Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded, and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom. In addition, check the length – pants should touch the top of the foot. What fit in the fall may not fit now! Jazz 3: Girls — Black tank leotard, black tights, black jazz pants, and black jazz shoes. Boys — white tank undershirt, biker/compression shorts, jazz pants, long black socks & black jazz shoes. A note about the jazz pants: Please carefully examine your dancer’s jazz pants. Now is a great time to invest in a new pair. Please make sure the pants are BLACK, not faded, and have a nice line that flares out at the bottom. In addition, check the length – pants should touch the top of the foot. What fit in the fall may not fit now! Jazz 4: “Eyes of Silver”: Girls – neutral tank leotard, modesty shorts, neutral tights, neutral jazz shoes. African instrumental: Girls – neutral or black tank leotard, neutral tights & neutral jazz shoes. Finale — everyone: Black pants, black tights or socks, black shoes. Students will wear their HST finale shirt. *

Dear 25th Anniversary Showcase Families,
When we get to Showcase week your student will need to know where their seat assignment is and what their Finale number is.
Finale Choreography will come out in a couple weeks. For now we want everyone focusing on polishing their dance choreography, songs, and scenes.
Blessings, Marilyn

2020-Showcase-Finale-Groups.docx
2020-Chair-Assignments.docx

Dear 25th Year Showcase Performers,
Since dancers/choir never get to watch the acting scenes from the audience (due to the tight schedule for getting this show up), I was asked to send out the script to all performers for those who would like to read them. This year the scenes do not tell a continuous story. The only thing that connects them is the number 25.
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan

2020-Twenty-Five-1-Soda-Shop.docx
2020-Twenty-Five-2-Clock-Store.docx
2020-Twenty-Five-3-Kentucky-Derby.docx
2020-Twenty-Five-4-25th-Ammendment.docx
2020-Twenty-Five-5-25-to-Life-1.docx
2020-Twenty-Five-6-25th-Birthday.docx
2020-Twenty-Five-7-2nd-Generation.docx

Dear 25th Year Showcase Performers,
Attached is “Details, Details, Details” document that you want to print up and post to your refrigerator so you can refer to it during show week.
*ALL families should print/post because times shift from year to year.*
Additionally, the Order of Show is attached so you can see where your student(s) are performing.
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan

2020-Showcase-Details-Details-Details.docx
2020-SHOWCASE-Outline.docx