Pointers & Perks

Tickets are available only through the Woodstock Opera House Box Office, (815) 338-5300.  Box Office hours are 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.  The Box Office is also open during performances.  No reservations are accepted without payment or charge card and there are NO refund or exchanges.  WMTC has a policy for free tickets for show participants.  Each participant will to receive 2 complimentary tickets.  Talk with the Production Coordinator for availability. 

The Woodstock Opera House, owned and maintained by the City of Woodstock, strictly forbids any audio or video taping of either dress rehearsals or performances.  Recording and taping are prohibited by our contracts with the licensing agencies who lease us the shows.  At the final dress rehearsal, the WMTC will hire a photographer, who will be taking photos of the entire show and of the full cast, crew and orchestra on stage immediately after the show.  Proofs of the photos will be available on the second weekend of the show and you can order individual photos or complete disc.  Thursday Dress Rehearsal is also a night family may be permitted to see the production.  Opera House policy, licensing agents and the Company may have to restrict this viewing on a show-by-show basis.

Anyone interested in ushering should contact the Woodstock Opera House Box office at 815-338-5300.

Set construction takes place most weekends at the Storage and Rehearsal Area (S.A.R.A.).  Volunteers who can handle a paintbrush, a staple gun or a hammer are always needed.  Please tell the Production Coordinator, Technical Coordinator or Stage Manager if you know of someone who may be interested.

Those not in the casts of the show are welcome to work on any of the backstage crews.  We need volunteers to help with make-up, hair, costumes, dressers, stage crew, properties, fly crew, light and sound.  You can help prepare for the show or work during the production.  Please tell the Production Coordinator, Technical Coordinator, or Stage Manager if you know of someone who may be interested

WMTC rents most of the costumes for the shows.  You may, on occasion, be asked to find some article of clothing for your costume out of your own wardrobe and we ask that you find your own shoes, as we usually cannot supply them.  You will not be asked to pay for or sew your own costumes but you will be responsible for taking care of them and keeping them clean during the run of the show.  Each person is to supply his or her own personal make-up.  It is unsanitary to share these items.  WMTC will supply any specialty make-up and wigs.

For WMTC shows that include children in the cast, we will have one or two children’s coordinators backstage.  These people will help them get ready on time, change clothes, and be in the right place for the entrances.  The coordinator will help to keep children amused and quiet backstage.

Rehearsals and Performances are complicated.  Members of cast, crew and orchestra are all backstage at the same time.  To avoid confusion, we allow NO backstage visitors before or during performances.  This helps us keep some security for our people and our stuff backstage too.  A sad truth is that sometimes things “disappear.”  Visitors are welcome to come backstage after any performance.  Visitors are discouraged from attending rehearsals without permission from the Director or the Stage Manager.

Tech Week is the most difficult time for any production.  We have only FIVE nights to get it all together.  On Sunday we “load in” the set, props and the costumes.  We have our first “sing-through” with the orchestra.  Monday, we have a run-through on stage and with as many of the set changes and lighting as possible.  Tuesday, we add orchestra and costumes.  Wednesday, we add make-up. Thursdays, we put it all together for one last rehearsal with photos.  These nights will be long, please plan accordingly.

WMTC owns an extensive website featuring cast listings, show information and cast photos for each production.  These are kept in archive form on the site with our Season Listing, company info, newsletters, audition notices, Production archives, etc.  We also cater to the public by offering, box office information, seating charts, parking maps, local restaurant and lodging info. 

www.WoodstockTheatre.com

As a thank-you to all who make WMTC possible the Board of Directors holds a formal banquet the third weekend of May.  This is a night for all productions to come together and share experiences of the season and have a lot of fun.  There is a dinner, awards and dancing.  As a participant you will receive a formal invitation in April.

The Woodstock Musical Theatre Company is a not-for-profit corporation run by an 11 member Board of Directors.  WMTC is a separate, resident performing company of the Woodstock Opera House.  You join WMTC by being in or working on one of our shows in any capacity.  There are no dues or monthly meetings and membership stops when you are no longer active in the group.  Profits from our shows make it possible for us to donate money to the Woodstock Opera House, for improvements such as new headsets, lighting equipment, piano, carpet, etc.

Kathie Comella, President Elaine Riner, Vice President Janie Czarny, Treasurer Patty Boyd , Secretary

Tony Aiello Jeff Cook Laurie Faith Gibson Bob Riner Brian Sager Betsy Stemple Virginia Zymonas

Mailing Address: PO Box 613, Woodstock, IL  60098-0613 info@woodstocktheatre.com

The Woodstock Opera House maintains an audition mailing list on their computer.  They also maintain a separate mailing list for flyers and performances schedules.  If you want you name on either of these lists, please call the office during business house, (815) 338-4212.

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