Midsummer Families - Arlington Children's Theatre

General Rehearsal Schedule

March 31st – April 17th

SUNDAY 3:30PM-6:30PM 735 Mass	MONDAY 5:00PM-8:00PM 14 Mill	THURSDAY 5:00PM-8:00PM 735 Mass

No Rehearsal During April School Vacation (April 16th – 26th)

April 27th – May 30th

SUNDAY 3:30PM-6:30PM 735 Mass	MONDAY 5:00PM-8:00PM 14 Mill	WEDNESDAY 5:00PM-8:00PM 735 Mass	THURSDAY 5:00PM-8:00PM 735 Mass

Students may be called for the full time or only part of the time on their assigned rehearsal date. Students are always welcome to stay later or be dropped off earlier if it’s easier for carpooling, they are just asked to bring a quiet activity to work on while others are rehearsing.

A week-by-week detailed schedule can be found here.

Locations

14 Mill St	735 Mass Ave

Audition Info

One Act Audition Information

Wednesday, September 3, 5-8pm, at 735 Mass Ave

What to wear: Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

What to expect: Please prepare a 30- 60 sec0nd monologue of your choice. Here are some options if you're stuck: Monologue Options Document.

Rehearsals start the week of September 8th, 2025!

Volunteer Committees

1. Sponsor Committee - (As many volunteers as we can.) As we prepare for another exciting season, we need your help in finding sponsors. Their support is crucial for funding our productions. If you have any connections in the community or know of potential businesses, your introductions could make a big difference. Please contact Emily, egarven@arlingtonchildrenstheatre.org or development@arlingtonchildrenstheatre.org directly. Thank you for your support!

2. Costume Committee - (Need five to ten volunteers) These volunteers will aid Roisin in pulling and purchasing OR constructing and altering costumes for our ACTors during rehearsals. They will attend all fittings and aid in Load In and/or Strike.

3. Laundry Committee - (Need three or four volunteers) These volunteers will aid in strike after the performances and will take costumes home to launder. They will then bring them back to Roisin.

4. Props Committee - (Need four or five volunteers) These volunteers will aid Roisin in pulling, purchasing, and organizing props for our ACTors during rehearsals.

5. Scenic Committee - (Need five to ten volunteers) These volunteers will aid Drew (our Technical Director) in prepping, constructing, and painting our beautiful set! These volunteers will be needed for Load In and Strike, dates are subject to change and will be made available as soon as possible.

6. Backstage Crew - (Need two per performance) These volunteers will have specific duties backstage before, during, and after performances to maintain order and functionality for our ACTors!

7. Bake Sale - (Need one or two per performance) These volunteers will aid our Parent Producers and Roisin in organizing the Bake Sale items during our final Dress Rehearsal to be ready for our performances! They will then be in charge of organizing the table in the lobby and selling the Bake Sale items during performances.

8. Cast Party - (Need four or five volunteers) These volunteers will be in charge of ordering the food and drinks for the party on TBD. They will then serve the food and drinks, as well as ensuring the Cast Party is cleaned up after.

9. Front of House - (Need up to five per performance) These volunteers will have one of a couple different roles before performances. They may be selling tickets, ushering, helping to sell and organize our Merch or Trinkets tables, or something else!

10. Photographers - Two needed in total: one during rehearsals to take our ACTors' headshots and one needed during Dress Rehearsal to take a cast photo and production photos.

11. Bio Board Set Up Committee - (Need two volunteers) These volunteers will aid the Parent Producers in gathering our ACTor's bios and headshots, printing them, and decorating the boards in the lobby during Tech Week.

12. Videographer - (Need one volunteer) We need one volunteer to either record the performances OR handle booking a videographer. Please arrive one hour prior to curtain. Videographer needed to capture our performances. Must own your own equipment.

13. Load In - (Need five to ten volunteers) These volunteers will be aiding Drew and Roisin in bringing all props, costumes, and set pieces to Highrock. They will also help to construct and organize our performance space for our ACTors' Tech Week. Scenic and Costume Committees are included automatically. Dates and times to come as soon as possible.

14. Strike - (Need five to ten volunteers) These volunteers will be needed for the following items immediately after our final show and Cast Party: Take the set apart, transport set pieces back to the storage unit or 14 Mill, drop off costumes to be laundered, pack up left over concessions, and ensure that the space is left CLEAN.