Dear families of our Little Mermaid cast, crew, and Orffestra,

Your TBC is so excited to get started on another amazing year in support of RSA's musical production.  Whether you are a veteran of the RSA musical program or this is your first year, your knowledge, insight, ideas, and energy will be essential!  We have several major changes to our program this year, so please review this email carefully.  More information will be available at our upcoming Mandatory Family meeting.

First, we welcome the newest addition to our crew of amazing show directors and teachers, who will be joining Mr. Burkett, Ms. Steffensen, Ms. Hess, and Ms. Warmington as our fearless leaders in this adventure.  Ms. Stoxen will be providing drama direction and production oversight for our show.  Ms. Stoxen has directed many children’s musicals in Redding over the years, so her experience and expertise will be of great value to us as we move our program forward!

Second, our show timeline for this year is going to be shifted quite a bit as compared to the past couple of years.  In an effort to provide our students with a variety of performing arts experiences, we will be hosting our production at an offsite theater rather than in the RSA amphitheater this year.  This change will allow us to perform in mid-January, leaving a full trimester for our students to engage with different electives that will broaden their educational opportunities and encourage new interests and growth.  This change will also provide our students with more community exposure and allow us to grow our community partnerships so that educational theater can continue to develop and thrive in Redding.

Because of this shift in our production schedule, we will be hosting our pre-audition Mandatory Family Meeting on THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 at 6PM in the RSA Amphitheater (please note that there is a typo on a flyer that has been circulating - Thursday, August 24 is the correct date).  This meeting is for ALL Little Mermaid cast, set design, and Orffestra students and their parents/guardians.  We will review information that is relevant to all participants first, and then our Set Design and Orffestra students and their families will be dismissed while Cast students and families continue the discussion and learn more about our audition process.  Auditions will take place after school on August 30 & 31 with callbacks on September 1.  

Again, more detailed information will be available at the Mandatory Meeting.  If you have any urgent questions between now and the meeting, please send an email to us at [email protected].  We are looking forward to supporting your families and partnering with you on this magical under-the-sea journey!

Katie Swartz
TBC President
On behalf of the RSA Theater Booster Club