Glyde King's blog

This has been rescheduled from Mon Jan 23 and Mon Jan 30. Sorry for confusion! We just aren't ready for an evening show - dang that snow week - we will have an informal concert of solo and small group works on Tuesday afternoon. Looks like 7th period, or 1:45-ish works best for everyone. Thanks for your patience! G&Co

previously scheduled for Mon Jan 23, we have postponed this concert one week. Free! Concert program will be posted by Wed Jan 25. Sorry for any inconvenience. G.

Friday night and Sat performances to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" are now sold out - meaning, we have 130 seats and those are all reserved. There is still room for standing in the back, sitting in the front and (possibly) sitting at a table in the back in the cafeteria... Still some chairs left for Thursday night! They're going fast! G.

In case you haven't noticed, Salmon Bay School has new red velvet and black velveteen curtains on its old stage AND new LED light fixtures and mixing board AND a beautiful new fir surround for the proscenium arch. It is a minor miracle due in part to the generosity of FOSB, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but mostly due to the efforts of dynamo Steve McGehee who made it all happen so quickly and professionally. It is stunning!

Although the new fixtures are in place, we have not yet paid for it all. Please contact Glyde to see how you can help make those ends meet. ghking@seattleschools.org.

Thank you so much for your support and generosity. This is a much-needed facelift to our tired old stage. It makes those of us who use the stage feel very much appreciated and cared for, and it makes us want to work even harder to blow you away. 

Thank you thank you!

Glyde & Co.

Here is the link to the google.doc for Tom Sawyer tix. Admission is free but you will need to reserve a chair if you want to sit in one. Cheers! And thanks for your support!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnjjB2wRk6yGdG5vSmU3d0RBbGItRmszU3RrUExOVGc&hl=en_US#gid=0

"The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder will be the spring play this year. This is a wacky comedy of mistaken identity, star-crossed lovers and people pretending to be richer than they are. Happy ending? Ha! Scripts will be available for perusal before auditions. Auditions will be just before midwinter break. G.

Selected scenes from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, adapted for the stage by Glyde Hart King and Riley Richards. This will be our only school-day matinee.

As of this moment, we have the following student chorus groups performing at the UW book fair this weekend. Please go to the book fair, buy some books and support our middle school singers while you’re at it. Thanks so much!

Sat Nov 19 11:30am Zoe’s group (6th period chorus singing one song) This is Zoe, Savannah, Aleah, Jesse, Sophie, Kaila

Sun Nov 20 2:10 Ingemar’s group (6th period chorus singing two songs) This is Ingemar, Avante, Caroline, Mae, Willa, Grace

2:40 Lily R, Aliya H. and Colton B (5th period chorus singing Next To You)

Monday Nov 21 6:30pm Jonny C., Cameron L., Nathan M., Ondrea R., Molly, Sophia CH (5th period chorus singing Float On)

7:15pm Seth E., Oliva VT, Elizabeth V, Cecilia K (5th period chorus singing Over My Head and Animal)

7:30pm Mia’s group (6th period chorus singing two songs) This is Mia C, Lily R, Marlene P, Claire P, Amelia, Lenora and Claire A.

Attached is the current cast list for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It may shift a bit over the next couple of weeks... First read-through is Monday Oct 10 in the auditorium. 3-4:30pm.

Here is the link to our page on SchoolTube where many of our best student movies from 2010-11 are posted. Enjoy! (I'm working on getting the 8th grade slide show up too...) http://www1.schooltube.com/Organization/OrganizationHome.aspx?oid=223417