Stellar KATHANGDAYOG: Reminders for Performing Students

See you on:
Sunday, July 13, 2025
STELLAR GENERAL REHEARSALS
Call time: 12:00 nn
Venue: Polecats Manila, Ortigas

9:00 - 10:00 am Photographers’ Briefing
10:30 - 11:00 am Production Meeting
12:00 - 12:30 pm Student Arrival, Goodie Bag distribution
12:30 - 12:50 pm Photo and video-taking of performers with Goodie Bags and items
1:00 pm Opening Reminders, must be in your first costume already
1:25 - 1:45 pm Walk through of program. You will mark your entrance, blockings, and exit in Studio 1.
2:00 - 4:30 pm PROGRAM PROPER! We will run the show from the start to finish as if it were Stellar day!
4:30 pm Final Reminders
5:00 pm End of General Rehearsals Day

All personal photographers are invited to attend the Photographer’s Briefing at 9:00 am - 10:00 am to help orient them on how to capture pole and aerial and dance moments and what to expect for every apparatus. This is optional and open to all the personal photographers who will be capturing Stellar. This is to introduce them to the movement that we do and what kind of moments to watch out for for Stellar to best capture your poses and tricks from the show. 

A limited number of photographers may also opt to capture you on General Rehearsals, pending slot/space availability in the studio. If your personal photographer would like to practice taking photos of your pole and aerial moments during the General Rehearsals, please message us ASAP (?). We can accommodate up to 5 photographers per class to do this. (?) 

Final Rehearsals Week

We will see each other for one more session on the week of Stellar! Don’t miss our Final Rehearsal at Polecats Manila, before we take it to the stage!

MONDAY, JULY 14
6:00 - 7:30 pm :: Pole Beginners 1A: SIPA
8:00 - 9:30 pm :: Aerial Silks Beginners: SABONG 

TUESDAY, JULY 15
6:00 - 7:30 pm :: Pole Intermediate 1 and 2: TRUMPO 
7:00 - 8:30 pm :: Sensual Floor All Levels: AGIMAT
8:30 - 10:00 pm :: Aerial Hoop Beginners: KALASAG 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
12:00 - 1:30 pm :: Spinny Pole Beginners: ESPIRITISTA
6:00 - 7:30 pm :: Pole Beginners 2: PIKO
8:00 - 9:30 pm :: Pole Beginners 1B: PATINTERO 

THURSDAY, JULY 17
6:00 - 7:30 pm :: Aerial Hoop Intermediate: KRIS
7:00 - 8:30 pm :: Sensual Pole All Levels: MAMBABARANG
8:00 - 9:30 pm :: Spinny Pole in Heels: GAYUMA 

FRIDAY, JULY 18
12:00 - 1:30 pm :: Aerial Silks Intermediate: SIBAT
6:00 - 8:00 pm :: Aerial Hammock Beginners: SIKARAN
6:00 - 8:00 pm :: Aerial Hammock Intermediate: ARNIS

STELLAR DAY!!

Sunday, July 20, 2025
PERFORMERS CALL TIME: 9:00 AM
VENUE: Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World 

8:00 AM - 8:40 AM STUDENT ARRIVAL

Please arrive between 8:00 am - 8:40 am, to allow time to look for your dressing room and leave your items there. By 9:00 AM call time, all students must be seated at the audience area of the Newport Theater, ready to warm up, and to listen to the first announcements of the day.

Performers’ entrance: 
Please enter through the backstage entrance, which can be found in the 2nd floor of Newport Mall. Enter El Calle Music and Food Hall (from atrium), and go all the way until the end. This entrance is on the same floor as the dressing rooms. You must go up 1 level of stairs (in the backstage area) to get to the stage and audience level.

DO NOT BE LATE. If you are not seated at the audience area by 9:00 AM sharp, you will not be allowed to perform during Stellar.

9:00 am First Announcements, Welcome Remarks
9:20 am Group Warm Up ℅ Teacher Koleen
9:40 am Get ready for curtain call
9:45 am CURTAIN CALL PRACTICE
10:00 am - 11:00 am Hair and Make Up Artist Call Time
10:20 am BLOCK RUN
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK, MAKE UP BREAK
2:15 PM Get ready for Technical Dress Rehearsal
2:30 PM TECHNICAL DRESS REHEARSAL - FULL OUT PERFORMANCE! Costume, changes, lights, and everything!
5:00 PM End of Technical Dress Rehearsal
5:30 PM Snack break, finish make-up. All performers must be ready in their first costume and in the hair and make-up of their first performance at this time.
6:00 PM COMPANY CALL. Open doors for the audience to enter!
7:00 PM SHOW STARTS
9:30 PM SHOW ENDS

REMINDERS FOR STUDENT PERFORMERS

  1. You may bring only one (1) bag to the theater.

  2. Please wear your Stellar t-shirt on this day. Only staff and students wearing the Stellar shirt and Stellar IDs will be allowed in Newport Theater backstage on this day.  

  3. Please label all your items - costumes, shoes, knee pads, grip aids, tripods, water bottles.

  4. The air-conditioning in Newport Performing Arts Theater will be OFF during the morning call and block run, until 2:00 pm. Please bring portable personal fans for your own comfort. Please inform your hair and make-up artists as well. The air conditioning will be turned on starting 2:00 pm for our Technical Dress Rehearsal until the end of the show. 

  5. During Technical Dress Rehearsal, and the Show Proper, once your first number is finished running, transfer to the dressing room of your second class so the Stage Managers can find you for your next performance. 

  6. Always inform your class beadle where you are, especially if you have multiple classes. 

  7. Students can leave the theater to buy food during the lunch break (after the block run) and must return by 1:45 pm, to get ready for the Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR), Please stay within Newport Mall premises only. Please report to your class beadle where you are at all times.

  8. Paid parking is available at the venue. Please note that the payment booth for this is located in the 2nd floor of the parking lot only. 

  9. Students may not use the apparatus on stage (outside of Tech Run and Block Run) to practice for their tricks. However, there will be an X-Stage set up on the first floor of the backstage area. This static pole can be used for practice. Please wipe the pole of all grip aid residue after you have used it.-? will the stage still be backstage?

  10. You may watch the show after your performance, if you get a ticket or save one of your tickets for yourself. Please return backstage before the Aerial Hammock numbers, to prepare for curtain call. 

  11. Companions are not allowed backstage. Only performing students, teachers, and production staff are allowed backstage.

  12. Audience members cannot go on stage after the curtain call. The audience will be ushered outside to the lobby, so please meet your friends and family there after packing up.

  13. Newport Performing Arts Theater must be vacated by 10:30 pm, so please be mindful of the time after the show. 

FOOD

  1. Outside each dressing room is a shelf designated for water bottles and other drinks. Students, hair and make-up artist may only drink in that area OUTSIDE THE DRESSING ROOMS. We cannot consume food and drinks inside the dressing rooms.

  2. Food and eating is allowed ONLY in the GREEN Pantry Rooms - there is one each on the side of the stage, very accessible and close to the dressing rooms. Please DO NOT EAT INSIDE the dressing rooms. Penalty for eating inside the dressing rooms (as enforced by the venue) is Php10,000. Please use only the Green Pantry Rooms for eating. They are very accessible and easy to go to from the dressing rooms. 

  3. Water dispensers will be available backstage.

  4. No catering is allowed. Packed food only.




 HAIR AND MAKE UP ARTISTS

  1. Dressing rooms are fully equipped with mirrors and lights. We ask for Hair and Make Up Artists not to bring mirrors to avoid crowding. They may bring high chairs. 

  2. HMUAs are not allowed to leave the backstage and go to the audience to watch the show, unless they have a ticket. You may give your HMUA tickets to watch the show.

  3. All HMUAS must get their IDs from Ate Mary Ann upon arrival, and it must be worn at all times. Arrival time is only 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Please ask them to enter the main lobby entrance of the Newport Performing Arts Theater, 3rd floor of Newport Mall.

  4. Once they settle in, they cannot transfer to another dressing room. Students must be ready at 5:30 PM. Please note Technical Rehearsal will happen 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, so during your runs, they will not be able to continue putting make up at that time. 

  5. Please feed your HMUAs :)

  6. Socket/Electrical limit??

PHOTOGRAPHERS

  1. Only Polecats official photographers will be allowed backstage for the safety of our students. Personal photographers will not be allowed backstage. 

  2. Personal Photographer IDs will be distributed during General Rehearsals Photographers Workshop. Please remind your personal photographers to bring their IDs to Newport. 

  3. If they will not attend General Rehearsals, they may claim their IDs from Front of House. This ID must be worn at all times. 

  4. Personal photographers must choose from only the assigned Student Personal Photographer seats in the front row. 

  5. Personal Photographers may opt to catch Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR) to get more shots of you and to get an idea of what the show will look like. If they will attend TDR, please ask them arrive before 2:00 pm. 

  6. During TDR, photographers can move around the audience area, and approach the stage. However, during the show proper, they must stay in their row of seats at the front, and/or move around to the aisles without interrupting the views of other audience members.

  7. Personal photographers may not use tripods or flash photography.

  8. Please feed your photographers :)

SAMPLE CHECKLIST of what to pack:

  • Please rest and gets lots of sleep the day before!!

  • Costume (with any specific accessories, black or nude colored underwear, props, hair and make-up needs for your number)

  • Tissue, wipes, alcohol, hand soap

  • Personal fan

  • Jacket, socks, leg warmers, knee pads and anything else to keep you warm

  • Sewing kit, medicine, band aids, for any emergencies 

  • Phone, charger, powerbank, earphones

  • Money, payment for HMUA and photog

  • Elastic bands, etc. for warm up

  • Water bottles with sealable lids

  • Food and snacks (no peanuts)

  • PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING 

TICKETS

  1. Please send your e-tickets to your guests before Stellar day. 

  2. Please remind your guests to have their QR codes ready upon entry for faster check-in at the reception.

  3. Tickets will be available for purchase through the Ticket2Me link > https://ticket2me.net/event/22304 up to 7:00 pm on July 20, 2025. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the venue, so please purchase tickets before coming over! 

  4. Senior Citizen and PWD rebate can be claimed on Stellar day at the designated table. Please tell your guests to prepare their ticket and ID to claim. 1 ID = 1 ticket rebate. 

  5. Please remind your guests that the show will start on time, especially if you’re in one of the first performances!!