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YOUR CART

Staff & Board Members Information
Winter Gathering 2025
Winter Games

Sunday, December 14th
Barre Elks Lodge #1535
10 Jefferson St | Barre VT 05641

Schedule

11:55 - Marica, Fiona, Leah, & Board Arrive
12:00 - 1:30 - Setup (lights, decorations, props, lobby)
1:00 - Dancers, PAC, & Staff Arrive
1:00 - 3:30 - Rehearsal
3:30 - Doors Open (dancers get ready)
4:00 - Show starts
​5:30 - 6:30 - Cleanup, pickup, be on our way

Rehearsal

Each piece will have enough time to run their piece 2 times and have time for brief notes.

The amount of time is based on the length of each piece.  The longer the piece, the more time allotted.
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You may use your time however you want.  
We will stick to this schedule as closely as possible. (in other words, you don't get extra time) :)

1:00-1:29 - PAC Introductions & props
1:30-1:37 - Opening Ceremony (Irish Hard 3)
1:38:1:46 - Snowboarding (Hip Hop 3)
​1:47-1:53 - Hot Chocolate (Jazz 4)
1:54-1:59 - Wii Sports (Irish Soft 4)
2:00-2:06 - Gingerbread House (Modern 5)
2:07-2:15 - Underdogs (Celtic Co)
2:16-2:24 - Coziest (Tap 4)
2:25-2:32 - Chill Snowball (Ballet 4)
2:33-2:41 - Figure Skating Rivalry (Highland 3)
2:42-2:48 - Snowball Toss (Modern 4)
2:49-2:55 - Cross Country Skiing (Irish Soft 5)
2:56-3:05 - Hockey (Hip Hop 4 & 4/5)
3:06-3:15 - Bows/Athletes Walkthrough - all dances, all dancers
3:16-3:25 - Closing Ceremony (Modern 6)

Bows/Athlete Walkthrough

Dancers stay in the last costume they performed in.

1. Zoya Bianchi, Vivienne Boyle, Isla Butterfield, Harper Hayes, Alex Isham, Charlotte Lang, Addison Manley, Gracie Milia, Lily Newman, Lila Pacholek, Evelyn Prior, Eliza Whitehair, Julia Wulff

2. Josie Boyle, Txunamy Eley, Hannah Fredericks, Willa Hudson, Eliza Jayn Huckabay, Olivia Lora, Finley McCain, Mallory Mitchell, Kate Smith

3. Narumi Anderson, Iris Bogar, Marie Coyne, Rosa Derman, Misty Godfrey, Jane Griffith, Zoe Longchamp, Cadence Lowe, Naomi Niewiadomski, Emerson Paine, Veda Pfeifer

4. PAC: Cyrus Gordon, Daisy Gould, Martin LeBel, Eli Myerson, Eloise Myerson, Autumn Neville, Margaret Ogelby, Daisy Rufenacht, Louisa Taylor

5. Assistants: Zoya Bianchi, Vivienne Boyle, Isla Butterfield, Harper Hayes, Charlotte Lang, Lila Pacholek, Eliza Whitehair
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6. Instructors: Gracie Butler, Jenna Companion, Leah Gardiner, Fiona Garufi, Taite Plagge, Marica Porter​​

Roles & Backstage Helpers

Board Roles
Front Door (welcoming audience, providing guidance)
  • Amy S.
Front Table (checking ticket list)
  • Robert & Amy C.
Raffle Tables (selling tickets, answering Q's)
  • Scott, Adrianna
Greeting Audience members
  • Marica

Staff Roles
Dancer Check-In/Dancer Supervision
  • Gracie
Dancer Line up
  • Fiona
PAC Kids
  • Leah & Jenna
Supervision Overall
  • Taite
​Music/Lights
  • Marica

Setup

Lighting
  • set up light bars
  • plug-in cables
  • set up light board
  • test lights
​Decorations
  • inflate balloons (helium tank?): purple/red/green
  • add decor to tables: pine cones, mini trees, berries, pine branches, wooden snowflakes, purple/red/green pennants
  • add treats to each table with cards about supporting VT businesses 
  • place 2 programs on each table
Props
  • 2 hockey goals
  • hockey sticks & puck
  • 2 snowball boxes
  • snowballs
  • tap boards
  • laundry baskets
  • fireplace
  • mugs
  • gingerbread house
  • finish line​
Tables & other
  • set up tables with tablecloths
  • Board Members to decorate lobby​

​Green Mountain Performing Arts
37 Commercial Drive
Waterbury, VT 05676
At the intersection of Route 2 and Route 100 

 802-244-8600
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-6:30pm
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Everyone is welcome at GMPA. We offer a variety of programs and services to make GMPA accessible to you.