Variety Show
Acts must be no longer than 2 minutes
Registration will open at 9:30 am on Friday, February 18th and close 11:59pm on Wednesday, February 23rd.
Please submit only 1 registration form per Act/Group. For group acts, include:
Each performer’s name
Each performer’s parents’ names and email
Contact phone number for each parent
Name of Act or Song (No inappropriate lyrics please!)
Description of Act (singing, dancing, comedy, etc)
If using an audio file for your performance, please submit an edited song file no longer than 2 minutes. Please email your song to varietyshow@covepto.org during the registration period.
If you have any questions, please contact varietyshow@covepto.org
Important Dates
Variety Show Registration - Friday, February 18th - Wednesday February 23rd, 2022.
Please submit only 1 registration form per act.
Preview week - Tuesday, March 8th, 3:00pm-4:00pm & Wednesday, March 9th 1:15pm-2:15pm.
Please sign up for EITHER Tuesday or Wednesday (you do not need to sign up for both days).
Location - The Cove Music Room
Attendance at one of these is MANDATORY for all performers.
Preview days are the first rehearsal where we do a quick run through of the performances to get a taste of all the acts. Acts need not be well-rehearsed or even complete at this point! There will be lots of time for practicing and polishing.
Rehearsals - Tuesdays 3:00-4:15 and Wednesdays 1:15-2:30 starting March 21st through April 20th (no rehearsals Spring Break week.).
Sign up for Rehearsals (This is the sign-up for student rehearsals)
Volunteer Sign-Up (This sign-up is for parent volunteers for regular rehearsals)
Location - The Cove Music Room (Tues) ; Room 15 (Wed)
Performers must attend at least 3 regular rehearsals (this does not include Preview Week or Tech/Dress Rehearsals.)
Tech Rehearsals - Thursday, April 28th from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Location - Neil Cummins Gym
This will be the time to get used to the stage and mics and work out any kinks
Dress Rehearsal - Tuesday, May 3rd from 3:30pm-6:00pm
Attendance is MANDATORY for the entire rehearsal.
This will be a run-through of the show.
2022 Variety Show - Friday, May 6 at 6:00 pm
Location - Neil Cummins Gym
Rehearsal Sign-ups:
1. Preview Week Sign Up (sign up for either Tuesday or Wednesday)
2. Rehearsal Sign Up (Sign up for 3 rehearsals)
Volunteer sign-ups:
We need your help to make the variety show a success! Please sign up to volunteer where you can:
Guidelines and Helpful Info:
Children can only perform in ONE act and each act must not be longer than 2 minutes.
Maximum performers per act: 8.
Singers will be required to sing into a microphone with a backing track or other accompaniment. No lip-syncing will be allowed.
Karaoke version of your songs can be found at:
iTunes
Amazon
Other song distributors
Songs need to be edited before submitted. The following are just a few audio editors that you can use to edit your song (many have a free trial available).
Audacity
WavePad
Ocenaudio
Garageband
Dance acts should be choreographed in advance. Please no free-styling or lip-syncing.
Sorry, no Magic acts. It doesn't view well from anywhere but the first row!
Popular song requests will be approved at our discretion. Songs will be first-come first-serve (in terms of registration date and submission of songs). We will likely allow two submissions with the same song, but no more than that. Consider having a back-up song choice if you are planning to register a popular song.