Members' Schedule 2011

Recruiting and New Members

**New Member Recruiting Jan - May '11**
The Witness is now entering its 31th season as Arkansas' Musical Passion Play! The Witness recruiting time is upon us. Witness Members - - Please prayerfully remember our needs for personnel for the coming season. Please keep The Witness in mind when talking to friends who might like to be a part in The Witness. Tell them that practices will start in March for singers and invite them to participate. Be sure to let them know that they do not have to attend every performance, and even one performance a month is a big help! We will have recruiting teams available to visit local churches on Sunday and Wednesday nights thru April. Ask your pastor or music minister if they would like to schedule a visit from one of our teams. Singers are chosen in March, but there are a many other Christian service areas including background actors (non-speaking), office and tech assistants, ushers, gift shop and concessions helpers, and gardeners needed throughtout the season. These volunteer positions are a wonderful opportunity to share your Christian faith! Your participation can be each weekend, or on an occasional basis. The 2011 season runs most Fridays and Saturdays, June thru mid October. Some travel from Little Rock, Malvern, Benton, and even Texarkana to be a part of this inspirational production that ministers to Arkansas and surrounding states! As part of the tourism industry of the state, out-of-state tour busses visit The Witness from Chicago, Memphis, and Dallas on a consistent basis. Come, join the cast and crew of The Witness. God will use you, and YOUR life will be changed! Contact 501-623-9781 for more information.

**Members' Applications**
Please submit your application for the 2011 year as soon as possible. Remember, you have to renew your application each year. If you do not have one, or lost yours, please contact the office for a copy. If you do not know what dates you will be available, just turn it in anyway and you can send us notification of the dates as you know them. Please prayerfully remember our needs for personnel for the coming season. Keep The Witness in mind when talking to friends who might like to be a part in The Witness. Be sure to let them know that they do not have to be there every night. Even one night a month is a great help.

March and April Rehearsals 2011

New Singers Vocal Placement
New singers must schedule a vocal placement. Please call the Witness Office, (501)623-9781 early this month to schedule with Judy. Placements will take about 30 minutes.

First Practice
Vocal rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays starting in Mar at OakLawn United Methodist Church. Prayer time is at 6:30 with rehearsal from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Mar 15th, 22nd, 29th.

Rehearsal Dates = April: (Preliminary)

April 5th, April 12th, April 26th.

No Rehearsal April 19! (Tuesday before Easter)

Babysitting Sorry, no babysitting services available this month.

**March and April Rehearsals 2011**
New Singers Vocal Placement	New singers must schedule a vocal placement. Please call the Witness Office, (501)623-9781 early this month to schedule with Judy. Placements will take about 30 minutes.
First Practice	Vocal rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays starting in Mar at OakLawn United Methodist Church. Prayer time is at 6:30 with rehearsal from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mar 15th, 22nd, 29th. Rehearsal Dates = April: (Preliminary) April 5th, April 12th, April 26th. No Rehearsal April 19! (Tuesday before Easter)
Babysitting	Sorry, no babysitting services available this month.

May Rehearsals 2011

Amphitheater in May
May 3rd Rehersal will be at Oaklawn United Methodist Church. Prayer time is at 6:30 with rehearsal from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

All other rehearsals this month will be held at the Amphitheater!!

Babysitting Babysitting services are available this month for amphitheater rehersals only if you call Tanni Braughton 624-7557 with at least 24 hours notice. If you need to bring your children at the last minute, you will need to watch the rehearsal and SIT WITH YOUR CHILDREN!

Amphitheater Rehearsals

Tuesday Evenings May 10th, 17th, will be held at the Amphitheater!! - - 7:00 for Prayer time and 7:30 we will start Rehearsal
Tuesday May 24th - - 7:30 for prayer 8:00 for rehersal (Later time for lighting practice) Also Thursday May 26th for a handful of on stage folks for tech rehersal.
Remember, May 31st and June 2nd are dress rehearsals in costume and make-up. - - 8:00 for rehersal. Please arive early enough to be in costume and makeup at the scheduled time. Pictures will be taken on these dates.

**May Rehearsals 2011**
Amphitheater in May	May 3rd Rehersal will be at Oaklawn United Methodist Church. Prayer time is at 6:30 with rehearsal from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. All other rehearsals this month will be held at the Amphitheater!!
Babysitting	Babysitting services are available this month for amphitheater rehersals only if you call Tanni Braughton 624-7557 with at least 24 hours notice. If you need to bring your children at the last minute, you will need to watch the rehearsal and SIT WITH YOUR CHILDREN!
Amphitheater Rehearsals	Tuesday Evenings May 10th, 17th, will be held at the Amphitheater!! - - 7:00 for Prayer time and 7:30 we will start Rehearsal Tuesday May 24th - - 7:30 for prayer 8:00 for rehersal (Later time for lighting practice) Also Thursday May 26th for a handful of on stage folks for tech rehersal. Remember, May 31st and June 2nd are dress rehearsals in costume and make-up. - - 8:00 for rehersal. Please arive early enough to be in costume and makeup at the scheduled time. Pictures will be taken on these dates.

**June Rehearsals 2011**
Dress Rehersals	Rehearsal June 2nd this month is DRESS REHEARSAL and will be held at the Amphitheater!!
Babysitting	Childcare will be provided for the dress rehearsals.
Amphitheater Rehearsals	Tuesday Evening May 31st and Thursday Evening June 2nd. Regular season starts the following day, June 3rd! We will meet at: 7:30 for Prayer time and 8:00 we will start Rehearsal . Remember, These are are Dress Rehearsals, in costume and make-up. Please arive early enough to be in costume and makeup at the scheduled time.
Dress Rehearsals	Stage Children and actors are expected to be present at these rehearsals in costume.

2011 Season - - June 3rd - Oct 22nd

Performances are scheduled each Friday and Saturday evening from the first Friday in June (June 3rd) thru Saturday August (6th) and then from the first Friday in September (2nd), until Saturday the 22nd of October. There will be NO Sunday performances.

Please be sure that your department head (Judy for singers - Tanni for actors - Ron for Tech Crew) knows which performances you will be there to support. Always give that information to them in writing! It is really hard to remember that kind of details when a number of people tell you verbally on the same evening.

Actual show start times are controlled by the time of sunset.

You can anticipate the main show times as follows:
- - about 9:00 in the month of June
- - about 8:45 in July
- - about 8:30 August.
- - promptly at 8:00 for September and October performances.
(Pre-Show times will normally start about 20 minutes before the actual show times as listed here.)

Plan to be ready and in costume and makeup at least 30 minutes prior to the show times as we will have a short period of praise and worship just before going on stage.

**2011 Season - - June 3rd - Oct 22nd**
Performances are scheduled each Friday and Saturday evening from the first Friday in June (June 3rd) thru Saturday August (6th) and then from the first Friday in September (2nd), until Saturday the 22nd of October. There will be NO Sunday performances. Please be sure that your department head (Judy for singers - Tanni for actors - Ron for Tech Crew) knows which performances you will be there to support. Always give that information to them in writing! It is really hard to remember that kind of details when a number of people tell you verbally on the same evening. Actual show start times are controlled by the time of sunset. You can anticipate the main show times as follows: - - about 9:00 in the month of June - - about 8:45 in July - - about 8:30 August. - - promptly at 8:00 for September and October performances. (Pre-Show times will normally start about 20 minutes before the actual show times as listed here.) Plan to be ready and in costume and makeup at least 30 minutes prior to the show times as we will have a short period of praise and worship just before going on stage.

WITNESS VIDEOS, DVDs and Cookbooks are AVAILABLE !!!!!
The DVD format is available for videos. To the general public these are available for ($25 DVDs), but for cast/crew members ($20 DVDs). CDs are still available at $15 to public or $10 to members. The Witness cookbooks are available for $10 each. Contact the office to get your copy(s).

Changes:
Check this page for updates as to the schedule changes.

If you have questions, contact the Witness office (501)623-9781 for
additional information. They will have the latest schedule changes.

Witness Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 6434
Hot Springs, AR 71902-6434
(501)623-9781
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