Dear Parents,

This term has just flown by! In all the craziness of the end-of-the-year stuff, we wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page with us!

Performance
We sent home a letter a few weeks ago, but in case you didn’t see it for whatever reason: Our performance is this Friday, June 11^th at 7:00pm, here at Brown Middle School. There is no charge, and anyone you want to invite is welcome to come. We would appreciate it if you would give us an approximate headcount of the people you have invited by Wednesday, June 9^th, so we can ensure that enough chairs will be set up.

Both Big Brats and Little Brats will be performing, with a 15-minute intermission between the two shows, and a total running time of approximately one hour. Both groups will be there for the whole show, as the Little Brats will be performing a finale number with the Big Brats at the end. Students should plan to be at the school by 6:00pm.

Costumes
Little Brats: We will be providing a majority of the costuming.  All Little Brats should come dressed in all black. Long sleeves and pants are preferred.  Shoes should sturdy tennis-shoe type (no sandals or slippery dress shoes please) and should be as dark as possible. Please note that at the beginning of the term, we had said we would be requiring students to buy t-shirts. We have decided this will not work with the costuming, so you don’t need to do that! If you have ANY problem at all procuring black clothing, PLEASE let us know, as we can help.

Big Brats: We will be providing the shirts for Big Brats. Please wear comfortable jeans or pants underneath pajamas/robes (that will be taken off mid-show). Bring small pillows and blankets and bean bag chairs if available. Shoes should be sturdy tennis shoes.

Dress Rehearsal
In addition to our regular Tuesday night rehearsal, our dress rehearsal will be Wednesday, June 9th. Our rehearsal times for both days will be extended and overlapped on this day, so that we will have an opportunity to rehearse our finale. Little Brats will rehearse from 5:00pm – 6:30pm. Big Brats will rehearse from 6:00pm – 7:30pm. Students should come dressed in their performance clothing for the dress rehearsal.

Also, we would like to ask that if possible, you refrain from attending our final dress rehearsal on Wednesday. It is our last chance to get things right, and the kids need all the concentration we can provide them. Having younger siblings, extra family, or people taking pictures can make things very difficult. If you must stay, we ask that you sit in the very back and remain as quiet as possible. Thank you!!

Help Needed!
We are in need of help setting up and taking down chairs for the performance. Lois and Karli are just two people and though we can do many things, setting up hundreds of chairs pushes us over our limits. If you are available, please come at 5:00pm on Friday, June 11^th to help set up chairs and/or stay afterward to help put them away! Much thanks!!

Summer Registration
We have some exciting shows coming up this summer! Join us for each of our week-long day camps, July 12-16 and July 19-23^rd. We have extended our early registration discount available only for our current students who enroll in Summer Camps. Register for summer by our performance on Friday, June 11^th and receive a $15.00 discount for each student you enroll. See us for more details.

As always, please don’t hesitate to ask us if you have any questions!

Karli & Lois

Join us on Thursday, March 18th for our performance of:

It’s a Jungle Out There!

and

At The Hop

7:00pm at Brown Middle School
Cost is Free

Registration has begun for our Spring Term as well as our Summer Day Camps. We would love to have your family join us as we perform some of our very favorite musicals! At NYT, it’s all about kids, and all about teamwork. At the end of each session, our students are able to put on a musical, complete with sets and costumes!

Visit our “Programs” page for information about the upcoming sessions, and then reserve your spot today!

Prepay for our Spring Term by March 30th, or for our Summer Camps by June 1st for a Prepayment Discount.

Northwest Youth Theatre is an Oregon Not-for-Profit 501(c)3 Corporation. Our purpose is to provide education and experience in the performing arts to children regardless of their past experience or training. It was founded  in 1995, and offers youth a variety of performing opportunities, through after school and summer day camp programs for children from preschool through high school. NYT classes are filled without requiring students to audition — we believe that by working on performance skills and team-building activities in the rehearsal process, every group of young people can produce an excellent program. In addition, NYT policy is that no child will be denied access to our programs because of inability to pay. Contact us for information on tuition assistance.

We are pleased to announce NYT’s new referral policy for currently enrolled students. For each friend you refer who registers for a class or summer camp, you can receive $15.00 off your current tuition (or you can apply it to a concurrent enrollment). This may be combined with any other discounts for which you qualify. Just make sure your friend tells us your name during their registration process!

• You must be a currently enrolled student to qualify.
• Discount must be applied to the current term or the term immediately following.