We are excited to finally announce our Spring Performance venue for June 2021. Drumroll, please… THE STAGE AT CLIFTON COMMONS IN CLIFTON PARK! Yes, this will be our first ever Drama Kids theatre performance - OUTDOORS! We are beyond grateful to the Town of Clifton Park for welcoming us to use their fabulous stage at Clifton Commons. Thanks to them, we are now able to allow for a much bigger audience, allowing ALL of your family to come and celebrate your amazing kids. They have worked so very hard and are eager to shine on stage. They DESERVE the rush of performing for a big audience, and now we can make that a reality! Keep reading for important details regarding this year’s Spring Performance, including the day & time of your child’s performance, performance fees and more. Mark your Calendars: June 10 - 13, 2021While we are thrilled to offer our students and their families a much safer performing experience by performing outside, there are some drawbacks to outdoor theatre. The first and foremost being rain. As such, we have secured the stage for a rain-date on the Sunday of our performance weekend: June 13. Be sure to save that date along with the official day & time of your child’s performance. Please see the full Performance Schedule down below. However, it is possible that even our rain-date may have to be cancelled. In which case, we would move the performance to a weekday performance, (ideally outdoors), at your child’s respective class location. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION COSTSAnother unfortunate drawback of outdoor theatre can be acoustics. While we pride ourselves on developing strong, projected voices in our students, projecting outside (and above music) is a feat in and of itself, even for the most seasoned performer. Not to mention, it is highly likely that our performers will still be wearing masks come the day of our performance. But we have a plan! This includes renting a sound system and floor microphones for the performance. It also includes pre-recording our Creative Dramatics students singing their solo songs. (This will be no easy feat, either! Parents, stay tuned for more details about how we will be orchestrating this in the coming weeks.) PERFORMANCE FEE DONATIONSAs you may recall from previous DKI Spring Performances and/or from the online enrollment agreement, we charge an annual performance fee in lieu of charging your guests tickets to the show. This performance fee helps cover venue costs, student awards, in addition to new licensing costs this year. Not to mention the unexpected expense of renting a sound system. We calculated that a $75 performance fee (per family) would cover the bulk of these additional costs. As many parents have pointed out, a performance fee is not too much to ask, considering that many performance-based programs in the area (such as dance, theater & music) charge admission to ALL attendees ($5-20 per person!), a costume fee upwards of $50, and sometimes an extra performance fee on top of all that. Not to mention their tuition. That being said, we understand that these are difficult times for everyone, and that an additional fee of $75 may be more than many of our families can afford at this time. And so, as a gesture of good will, instead of charging a flat performance fee this year, we would like to ask for a donation to help us cover these production costs. If you can contribute $75, wonderful! If that is a lot to ask currently, we want to help. Or, if you are willing & able to donate a greater amount to help cover the cost of others who are unable to contribute, your Drama Kids’ family would be forever grateful!!! To make your donation, CLICK HERE to logon to our Parent Portal and select the "GIVE" icon at the top of the page. We are accepting donations of any amount, so if you would like to contribute an amount other than what is listed, please email us at [email protected]. 2021 DRAMA KIDS SPRING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULEThursday, June 10, 2021
Friday, June 11, 2021
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Sunday, June 13, 2021 ***RAIN-DATE***
Stay tuned, there will be more information regarding the specifics of our 2021 Spring Performances at Clifton Commons coming your way in May.
In the meantime, on behalf of all of us at Drama Kids, I would like to thank you and your family for your continued support of Drama Kids and your child's development through drama. Your understanding, support & generosity is appreciated more than you know!
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