We are so excited to be able to tie up our season with an outdoor recital.
Here is how it will look:
Date: Saturday, August 29th. Rain Date – Sunday August 30. If signing up for recital please be available for both as this will be calibrated based on audience numbers.
Time: TBA once audience numbers are in
Location: Oakeside Mansion – 240 Belleville Ave, Bloomfield. The show will take place behind the mansion. When standing on Belleville Avenue and looking at the front, there is a gravel driveway to your right, you will follow that back and you will find the show.
Parking: There is parking by Memorial Park (follow the signs, left at light just past the mansion). You could also choose to park on side streets Williamson, Spruce or any others and it’s just a short walk up.
Audience: We are asking to limit the audience to parents and siblings with a maximum of 4 per family (Performers not included). We only have so much space to work with and will social distance chairs by family. We are looking to keep it to 10 families or so per show. You will be able to enter the performance area 5 minutes before your show time. If you arrive early please enjoy the community gardens while you wait.
Masks: Though we will social distance, we do still recommend a mask, but under executive orders it is not currently required. Performers if wearing a mask should take it off to perform as they will be socially distanced there too. Please know that as executive orders change this may need to change too.
Cleaning: All chairs will be wiped down between shows.
Performers Performers should come dressed in their first costume, stage ready with hair and makeup only needing to put shoes on. Please no jewelry. For 2 in one classes you will receive a bucket at your last class. Please have it packed with their change of bottoms. The bucket will come back to us after.
As soon as performers have their shoes on, staff will line them up.
Changing and bathrooms: There is a bathroom and changing areas directly off of the small yard we are in. Please make sure all costumes and shoes are labeled with your initials.
Viewing for those that are not in the audience: We are working on where we will live stream/or post the show (probably to facebook, though we have music rights issues sometimes. We are also working on finding a videographer to put together a digital download. Send you recommendations my way!
Recital shirt: makes a great cover up for costumes, but we will not be having a large finale so it is not necessary for the show. All performers will take a bow at the end of their last number.
Vendors: Oakeside hosts food trucks every day in the parking lot right next to the mansion so please feel free afterward to get some concessions. Please do not eat in costume before you perform at all and without a cover up.
Length of show: TBD – will depend on where the family numbers fall. We are estimating not more than 20 minutes (the older students show may be slightly longer).