HHS Drama Ensemble American High School Theater Festival AUGUST 2011 AUGUST 2011

Payment Schedule July 9 $150 deposit due per participant July 9 $150 deposit due per participant September 10 $500 due per participant September 10 $500 due per participant October 29 $750 due per participant October 29 $750 due per participant January 14 $1000 due per participant January 14 $1000 due per participant March 4 $1000 due per participant March 4 $1000 due per participant April 22 $1000 due per participant April 22 $1000 due per participant June 17Balance due June 17Balance due, ALL PROFITS GENERATED BY OUR SEASON WILL GO TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT

Preliminary Itinerary Day 1 – Depart from Hopkinton Day 1 – Depart from Hopkinton Day 2 – Arrive in London – tour of the West End. Day 2 – Arrive in London – tour of the West End. Day 3 – Free Day. Theater performance at night Day 3 – Free Day. Theater performance at night Day 4 – Board train for Edinburgh – sightseeing Day 4 – Board train for Edinburgh – sightseeing Day – rehearsals, performances, sightseeing. Our group will perform twice and we have free admission to all shows Day – rehearsals, performances, sightseeing. Our group will perform twice and we have free admission to all shows Day 13 – Free time and Farewell closing ceremony Day 13 – Free time and Farewell closing ceremony Day 14 – Breakfast and then head home Day 14 – Breakfast and then head home

LONDON Trafalgar Square, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace

Sightseeing in Scotland In addition to walking the streets of Edinburgh, students will visit Stirling Castle, the Troussachs Region, and attend the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and fireworks display on the Castle Esplanade.

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity FUNDRAISING IDEAS Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat Raffle – I never ask the local businesses for any kind of support for the program this would be a good time! 50/50 raffles at local events Ebay Fundraiser – Bring in something Ebay worthy. All proceeds go to support trip. Any other suggestions? Any other suggestions? The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the most prestigious arts festival in the world. To have the opportunity, as a student, to be a part of it, is something that only comes around once. The amount of work required by all of us to make this work will be monumental.

Who gets to go? Basically anyone who is involved in the theater program here at school and makes the commitment to work towards getting us there. They must be fully involved with one of our school productions either on or off stage.

WHAT NOW? SCHOOL COMMITTEE APPROVAL – they are concerned that this venture will cost the town money. I am going there tonight to explain that we will be working together to raise as much money as we can, to be split between those students who are committed to going and that family contribution will take care of the balance. ARE YOU COMMITTED OR INTERESTED? - I need to present a list of Students who are interested in going. Some of you may already be committed. That is great! Sign the sheet and indicate your status. I will have to have $150, Made out to Hopkinton High School Drama (Scotland in the memo area) before July 1. I have to send a deposit in by July 15. I will take however many kids want to go and make it work. WHAT SHOW WILL WE DO? – My intention is to create a piece of theater, with the students, that caters to the individual strengths of the individuals involved.

I look forward to creating a unique experience for your children! It can only happen if we all work together.