Saturday Evening Dress Rehearsal & Performance – 5/9/26

SATURDAY EVENING Dress Rehearsal & Performance Information 5/9/26 – for Weehawken's Cinderella

Show 5: Saturday, May 9 at 6 pm

With a Split Dress Rehearsal prior to the performance on the same day

Location: Montrose Pavilion

*Performances are split cast. Please review your dancer’s dress rehearsal and performance details in the personalized email from Lexi (lexi@weehawkenarts.org). If you can’t find it, please check your spam/junk folder.

*Parent Visitation Week (April 20-April 24) is a great time to connect with teachers and clarify any logistics. Most costumes will be sent home with dancers during that week.

NOTES REGARDING SATURDAY EVENING SPECIFICALLY

• The Saturday Evening show includes a dress rehearsal earlier the same day for certain classes. Most students in this show will have already completed dress rehearsal on Tuesday. If your dancer attended dress rehearsal on Tuesday, they most likely will not attend another dress rehearsal.
• Dress rehearsal is mandatory for all students for whom this is their first show day (primarily Pre & Primary level classes, aerial classes only performing in this show, plus class assistants and leads who interact with these groups).
• If your dancer is in an upper-level dance class (and is not a class assistant), they likely do not attend Saturday dress rehearsal—please double-check your dancer’s Show Information and call times based on their class/role(s).
• Students who are not performing again this week must turn in costumes after the show. Costume check-in will open at intermission.
• Students may change into street clothes after their final dance so they can turn in costumes before the show ends, and may take bows in street clothes if needed. Primary level and older classes will take bows at the end of the performance. Pre level classes will bow at the end of their dance and will be done after they perform.

DRESS REHEARSAL

• Please check your Show Information to confirm whether your dancer is scheduled to attend this dress rehearsal.
• ARRIVE READY! Costume on, robe covering and protecting the costume, and show hair is required. Hair should be show-ready so headpieces can be pinned in and practiced during rehearsal.
  • Makeup is not required for dress rehearsal but is required for the performance.
  • Reminder: No nail polish or jewelry except stud earrings.
• Arrival Times (be ready to start upon arrival):
  • Please follow your dancer’s Group assignment in their Show Information.
  • Group 1: 4:15 pm
  • Group 2: 4:45 pm

• Dancers should arrive by their call time with ONE parent/guardian, who will stay in the rear of the theater for dress rehearsal. Only one parent per family is allowed in the theater.
  • One parent will escort the student to the conference room, drop them at their class sign, help place their belongings, and then proceed to the theater. Dancers will remain in the conference room. When they are done rehearsing their number, you are welcome to head back to the conference room and grab them to watch rehearsal in the rear of the theater or take a break, etc.
• We anticipate completing the dress rehearsal by 5:30 pm.
• Please keep robes on over costumes while waiting between dress rehearsal and the show.
• Families are welcome to take posed photos in the lobby.
• Some accessories and props will remain backstage. These items are listed on the “Costume Includes” in your costume info.
• Please avoid packing anything that could stain costumes. This includes food and makeup.
• Robes should cover costumes whenever your student is seated in the audience, having makeup applied, eating, or drinking. (Please clearly label your child’s robe with their name.)

QUICK REMINDERS (ALL PERFORMANCES):

• Hair & stage makeup complete; arrive in costume with a robe covering it.
• Reminder: No nail polish or jewelry, except stud earrings.
• Posed photos are welcome in the lobby. No posed photos on stage before the show.
• Drop-off and pick-up only before the show, during intermission, or after the performance.
• If a student sits in the audience during the act they are not performing, a ticketed seat is required and they should remain in a robe.

EVENING PERFORMANCE (6 PM SHOW TIME):

• Call Time – Act 1: Onsite between 5:30–5:45 pm
• Call Time – Act 2: Onsite by or before 7:00 pm
• No one is needed before 5:00 pm unless specified by your teacher or if a parent is volunteering for an earlier shift.
• Volunteers supervising children will be available starting at 5:00 pm. Until then, all students should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

DRESSING ROOM ETIQUETTE:

• Dancers in Dressing Rooms 1 & 2 may not leave until their room is cleaned and they are approved to leave by the Dressing Room Supervisor. No exceptions. Please consider this when making post-show dinner plans.
• Dancers in the conference room are encouraged to thoroughly clean up after themselves before leaving so they develop good habits for when they are in Dressing Rooms 1 & 2.

CLEAN-UP ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMERS IN MULTIPLE CASTS & LEADS:

• If you are not performing on Sunday (Show 6), please plan to stay after the show to help with costume check-in/sorting, picking up trash, and cleaning Dressing Rooms 1 & 2.
• MANDATORY: Leads and upper-level students must assist with clean-up and should report directly to Natasha for task assignments. Plan for an extra hour. Failure to assist may affect future show fees.

SHOW ORDER & TECH NOTES

Curious about the show order? Click the green button below!

Note: These notes are mostly for our teachers and production team — but we know some of you love a good plan, so you’re welcome to take a peek!

HOW TO READ THE SHOW ORDER NOTES

• Track #: The order of each dance within the act (music track number).
• Time 1: The length of the music track used in the show
  (Example: 2:01 = total song length)
• Time 2: How far into the act the dance appears
  (Example: 20 = approximately 20 minutes into the act)
  This represents the approximate timestamp if the act were to run straight through without pauses.
  During dress rehearsals, we often stop to adjust spacing, lighting, and transitions — these times simply help us stay organized backstage.
• Title: The name of the dance or scene.
• Music Link: The song used for the piece. You can download the music here to practice at home.
• Cast & Dancers: The character or class, followed by the names of the performers.
• Prep: What is needed for the dance in the hallway prep area. Miss Lexi organizes this — these are notes for our team.
• Costume Changes & Quick Changes: This information will be added in the coming weeks. Miss Lexi organizes this.

Questions? If something doesn’t look quite right or you spot a mistake, please email natasha@weehawkenarts.org. This is a lot of information, and typos happen!