Parents:
We had a number of successes tonight (Tuesday) but also some challenges that I would like to address now.
Some younger people came to the theatre without their costumes tonight and the costume crew scurried to find a replacement costume. As a result, the costumers requested two things: 1. The first costume we see chorus/street people/unnamed orphans in should go home with them, and the actor should arrive in that costume. 2. If they have more than one costume, any costumes they don't arrive wearing should be left in the theatre. I understand that some parents were not OK with leaving costumes here and elected to take everything home with them. This is not a fight I'm willing to fight, so if you insist on taking all costumes home with you then do it. But let me be clear with the consequences: If an actor does not remember to bring their costume to the theatre, they are not allowed to go on stage for that scene when they would have worn that costume. I have been very clear with the costume crew that it is not their responsibility to find a costume for someone who neglected to bring it. If you don't agree with this policy, don't speak to the costumers, speak to me. In addition, it is the actor's responsibility to keep track of their personal belongings. Please do not ask the crew to locate things you have misplaced. We need to all work as a team, and trust each other to our jobs, and accept responsibility if we fail in performing our duties. Thank you very much and I'll see you at the dinner tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 5:00.
Jim PeerenboomDirector"Annie"
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