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YES Kids Blog
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Justin F.
(December 13, 2008)
Justin F. (December 9, 2008)
Chris H.
(December 1, 2008)
Justin F.
(December 13, 2008)
Well, its
Justin again and we are almost done with the first
half of rehearsals. So far we have learned music and
done some casting. Honestly it seems as if there's
great chemistry between all of the principal
characters. It should be a great show. Honestly even
though I had done YES Company before I wasn't sure
if I was going to fit in with kids but I met some
awesome people: Stephanie, Alanta, Kayla, Kodi,
Mitchell, Tricia, just to name a few. There are so
many more but it would take so long to name them
all. I'm lucky to be surrounded by all these
insanely awesome people, its seriously a blessing
from God. I know that all the jokes and fun will
continue! From, the street rat, um, I mean,
son-in-law joke with Jacob (he was cast as Aladdin)
to doing the wheelbarrow with Chris and Merrick in
the freestyle movement, the good times keep on
rolling!
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Justin F.
(December 9, 2008)
Well, I am Justin F and I'm lucky to be
in YES Kids. This is my first year of yes kids. I
have done company and tech for ambassadors and
mentored for Kidettes. Anyway, we've had two days of
rehearsal, just doing the usual first week things.
One challenging thing is that we didn't have
callbacks and Melanee is casting during the first
few weeks, so instead of being on our game for
4 hours, we have to be perfect for 8 days! Anyway,
there's many people I don't know but I do hope to
get to know them. When we were separated into
groups, for movement and skits, it was interesting
because our mentor was only a year older than me.
It's interesting to make the transition from mentor
to Kid, but I am having a whole lot of fun.
Disney's Aladdin, Jr. is a comedic play, and
based on the skits we're don so far this is the
perfect cast for it! So here's to another great YES
show!
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Chris H.
(December 1, 2008)
YES KIDS! Thank you to all who auditioned and
for everyone's patience through the casting process. We had a blast producing a
stellar Disney's The Jungle Book, Kids with the YES Kidettes. Many YES
Kids alumni, and many currently cast in Aladdin acted as Mentors to the younger
students. I'm certain they'll be able to apply their newly acquired leadership
skills to their peer relations and future theatrical productions! Way to go
Mentors!!!
Congrats to all and I look forward to meeting
the 08-09 KIDS cast and their families! I encourage YES Kids participants,
mentors, parents/guardians, volunteers, and community members to submit a blog
letting us know about your YES experience.
Chris Hanks - Production Planner, YES CO.
chanks@stancoe.org
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YES Ambassadors Blog
Justin F.
(December 13, 2008)
Alex
L. (December 12, 2008)
Justin F.
(December 17, 2008)
Well, this is Justin and here's my Ambassadors
blog. YES Ambassadors is an awesome program,
with many memories and jokes. From the insane
week of 5 run-throughs in one day, to us
freezing at outside performances; From getting
out of school for a performance, to time when me
and Keaton networked at Gallo... there have been
some great times.
A crazy story actually happened less than 24
hours prior to writing this. So - Keaton
and I thought we had a performance when actually
it was the next day... So we go to SCOE and are
told by the security guard that someone from YES
had come and said something about 16th street
(we were on 12th Street), so we jog to 16th
street and call Mr. Joliff and Melanne and find
out it's actually tomorrow.
So we walk back to SCOE, and since we had to
kill time we walk into H Street Cafe and are
like "how is it goin'? How long have you been
open?" 5 years come to find out!
"Merry Christmas from YES!" I say. "We should
sing."
Keaton says, "No."
They say, "Yes!" So we sing We Wish You a
Merry Christmas then walk back to SCOE.
Well that was my craziest Ambassadors story.
Thanks for reading. Peace out!
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Alex L. (December 12, 2008)
Hey guys its Alex. I just got
home from singing to Mel’s mom with you guys.
That meant
so much to me that I was able to perform for her. I
love being a YES Ambassador. Besides YES
Company, it is my favorite thing to do in my whole
life. I'm really sad I wasn’t
able to do all of the performances, but the ones I was able
to go to were really some of the best times I’ve ever had. I
love being with you guys and getting to know you even
better.
As you all probably know now, school isn’t my favorite thing
to do and since you do know me, you know that I always try
to have fun with everything (sometimes that’s what gets me
in trouble), but I try never to have a dull moment.
Sometimes my home isn’t the most fun
place to be either. You should see the look on my face when
I'm on my way to YES; I’m
smiling from ear to ear because this is one of the only
things I do that makes me feel like being at home should
feel like. You guys (like it or
not) are my family and I love each and every one of you like
you wouldn’t believe. When I’m at school I look forward to
coming to Ambassadors and when I’m down this is what I think
of to get me up (being with you guys).
I’m so thankful that I am in Ambassadors and it means so
much to me that I have had the pleasure of meeting and
getting to know all of you. I’m already looking forward to
seeing you guys again. I really don’t know what I’m
gonna do with myself from now
until the next time, but if I don’t talk to you guys or see
you I hope you all have a merry Christmas and happy
holidays.
Love,
Alex
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YES Kidettes Blog
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Stephen J. (November 23,
2008)
Carma M.
(November 22, 2008)
Justin F. (November 3, 2008)
Megan S. & Emily Kay S. (October 23, 2008)
Noah B.
(October 23, 2008)
Stephen J.
(November 23, 2008)
Hi, My name is Steven J. I’d
like to share with you what the YES Company means to
me and I ‘d like to thank Ms. Melanie, Ms. Renee,
and Mr. Chris and everyone else who helped us
through this show. Thank you for being there for me
and helping me grow in ways I didn’t think I could
grow. The YES Company has made me so I am not afraid
to be who I am anymore. I am looking forward to
being a part of the YES Company for many more years!
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Carma M.
(November 22, 2008)
Hi! My
name is Carma, I am six years old. The play was really
cool. It just made me excited and it was just really
really awesome. Everybody looked very good and they
didn't mess around and I was really quiet backstage and
so were other people. Bye and I'm in the jungle book
again today. Hope to see you there! Bye!
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Justin F.
(November 3, 2008)
Hey everyone! I'm Justin F. and I'm am a production
mentor for the YES Kidettes this year. Man these kids
are awesome to work with. These kids have many
blossoming talents and I'm looking forward to watching
them grow. There are some problems - just minor little
things... like one kid was slightly upset that another
kid was calling him by a variation of his name. Anyway,
they're still fun to work with! It's also fun just being
at a YES rehearsal again... ah many months since wizard
of oz.... anyway thanks for reading!
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Megan S. & Emily
Kay S. (October 23, 2008)
Hey it's Meagan, and Emily! We've been
YES mentors for the Jungle Book! The kids are all wonderful and full of
energy. They are all very enthusiastic and ready to learn about theater and
themselves, which is very inspiring to all of the mentors.
This is going to be an amazing show and
we can't wait to see the kids grow and prosper in their theater abilities!
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Noah B.
(October 23, 2008)
In rehearsal we imagined a place,
somewhere where we have been before or not. This helps our imagination and
we can think about our character and what they would be like instead of what
we would be like. Melanee is the best director I've met because some just
snap at you and some are too smiley. I'm playing the old monkey...everyone
laughed when my role was announced, because its a wield name and he's the
"old" character in the show. The best part of performing is the applause at
the end of the show. I also like the part when people stand to show you that
you've done a good job.
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