Hello, Wayland Middle School Community!

The annual middle school musical is one month into rehearsals, and it's exciting to watch the show take shape!  Would you be able to help with our backstage activities on either of the next two Saturdays,  February 4 and 11 ?

Parent Volunteers (and Parent-Supervised Students) Are Needed for Set Construction, Painting, and General Backstage Work on Saturday, February 4 and Saturday, February 11 from 9 am - 3 pm!

Our most important work days for the show are these two initial Saturdays, and we need all of the adult assistance we can muster.  There are enough tasks to occupy dozens of volunteers - a multitude of jobs for skilled and unskilled laborers.  These are the jobs that the kids can't do without adult support.  On these two Saturdays:

•  The entire stage deck of wooden platforms and stairways is constructed for the kids to rehearse.  (The more drills we have screwing on legs and bracing, the faster it gets done!)

•  A number of substantial painting jobs commence including the entire back wall of the stage and base coating of scenery pieces.  

•  The entire storage trailer and the back stage wood pile is cleared out, cleaned out, and organized.

Student assistance is welcome only if they are accompanied by parents.  We love our cast members, but in my experience, a large number of middle school students without parental guidance only create supervision problems and slow progress.

If you are able to assist for any part of these Saturdays, please do two things...

1)   Drop me a quick email  so that I can plan out the work (and the refreshments) for the day. thomas_large@wayland.k12.ma.us

2)   Read through the details below  so you know what to expect, what to bring, and how to get in.

Community involvement makes the musical possible.  Every year, it's a pleasure to see parents, kids, teachers, neighbors working together creatively. 
Thanks for your support!

 Tom Large, Drama Director

*************  TECH DAY DETAILS BELOW  ***************

• Access to the building is through the rear doors of the theater, located behind the school, just past the loading dock and the storage trailers, near the basketball court. The double doors will be propped open for as long as we're working.

• Any amount of time and any level of skill is valuable and appreciated! Of course, we do very much need people with carpentry skills. But anyone who can handle a drill can build the platforms. We also need people to help moving lots and lots of things, organizing lots and lots of things, and doing a whole lot of painting, etc. So everyone's assistance is appreciated!

• We need TOOLS! We don't have our own tools available to us. Bringing your own tools would be a big help, including...

1) Drills, drills, drills! The set is constructed with many, many 2-1/2 screws, and we go through batteries quickly. (Optional power cords or extra batteries are helpful.) The more drills we have, the faster the set goes up.

2) Chop saws and skill saws.

3) Basic hand tools, including hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, measuring tapes, squares, levels, chalk lines, and heavy duty electrical cords

• Middle school and high school student assistance is welcome with parent supervision. Keep in mind that the stage will be a busy, crowded work space. There will be a lot of hazardous objects strewn about, so it won't be a safe place for small children unless we settle them into the theater seats away from the work

• Refreshments. Normally we don't have food and drink anywhere in the theater, but tech days are special. I'll have plenty of bottled water and some morning snacks. For those who work into lunchtime, we'll order pizza. Please bring other snacks and beverages to sustain you for however long you're working.