"Hope of America" Detailed Instructions for Tonight's Performance!

THE HOPE OF AMERICA PERFORMANCE IS TONIGHT

WHERE: BYU Marriott Center

500 E University Parkway, Provo, UT 84606

Phone:(801) 422-1211

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS CALL:

Michelle Templeman 801-358-4523, Lara Allen 801-362-6265,  

Heather Shallenberger 801-687-7849, and Keri Wahl 801-691-9227 

Traffic will be terrible, so please consider that as you plan when to leave for the performance tonight.

EVENING SCHEDULE:

6:15: Students must be in their assigned seats – please take them to the bathroom before they sit in their seats in the flag.

6:45 – 7:15: Pre-show begins

7:00: After 7:00, No students will be permitted to sit with their class in the flag.

7:30: The Show begins

DROP OFF LOCATION and TIME

• Please bring your child to the NORTH WEST entrance of the Marriott Center at 6:15. STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT IN THEIR SEATS BY 7:00, WILL NOT BE IN THE FLAG.
• As you bring them in to their seats, ask them to show you our designated pick-up spot on the NW patio. We have marked our meeting place with a blue ribbon, and all of the students were there and saw it today during rehearsal. It is behind the ticket office, next to the bike racks. As you enter the Marriott center, you should enter the doors across from Portal S and T. PLEASE Have your student show you where our class will meet following the performance on your way into your seats so you can find it faster after the show.
• BRING YOUR STUDENT TO THEIR SEATS TO BE SURE THEY FIND US. ENTER THROUGH PORTAL V, AND WALK DOWN SECTION 20
• We will have a Yellow Sign that says, “Meridian School” to help you find us faster

STUDENT SEATING ASSIGNMENTS

• The following list identifies each students assigned seat:

Portal V, Section 20, Row 5

Seat 16- Joe, S-17 Allie, S-18 Max, S-19 Katherine, S-20 Sam, S-21 Bekah, S-22-Gavin

Portal V, Section 20, Row 8

Seat 18- Olivia, S-19 Iver, S-20 Arden, S-21 Harrison, S-22 Capri, S-23 Eric, S-24 Sophie, S-25 Lara

Portal V, Section 20, Row 9 

Seat 18- Kobe, S-19 Myka, S-20 William, S-21 Heather, S-22 Kian, S-23 Jaydenn, S-24 Petya, S-25 Michelle, S-26 Riley

CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS

• Please bring your student in a white T-shirt, and DARK jeans or uniform pants. Not light jeans, tan, or any other color….ONLY wear Dark Jeans, or Navy Uniform pants. We have their red shirts and will hand them out when they get to their seats.
• Please have them bring dark sunglasses for the performance

WHERE WE WILL BE SITTING, SO YOU CAN FIND US FOR PICTURES IN THE FLAG:

When you are in the audience looking at the flag, the easiest way to find us is to follow these simple directions:

• Look at the bottom right corner of the blue square in the flag
• Directly under that blue corner, there are two rows of white stripes
• We will are the next two rows below them, (rows 8 and 9), of red stripes white stripes. We have 9 total seats on each row of the red stripe, and they go from the aisle in 9 seats.
• The other row of our remaining 7 seats (row 5) is the next red strip down closer to the floor, in the same seats as rows 8 and 9.

BEST SEATS TO SIT IN FOR A STRAIGHT SHOT FOR PICTURES AND VIDEO:

If you would like to sit in the audience directly across from our school so you can photograph or video you student at the best angle, Be sure to sit somewhere between Portals J and K. You can enter through either of those Portals as you make your way to your seats.

PICK UP LOCATION:

• Right after the performance, we will exit the Marriott Center as a class, through the doors directly across from Portal T.
• As a class, we have chosen our designated pick-up spot on the NW patio just outside of those doors. We have marked our meeting place with a blue ribbon, and all of the students were there and saw it today during rehearsal.
• You will find us directly behind the ticket office, next to the bike racks and railings. We will have a yellow sign that says “Meridian School” to help you find us faster.
• Please do your best to come directly to our pick-up location to find your student. They will be anxious to see you. Please do not make other pick-up arrangements with your student aside from these. We have to be sure each student is accounted for and is picked up.

One further request:  Could you take lots of pictures?  We will be participating with the kids and won't be able to "see" the flag.  If you could email any pictures you take to me, that would be great.  

Thanks again for your continued support. The kids have worked very hard to prepare for tonight, and it is a wonderful performance. You’re going to love it!

-Keri Wahl