2016-17 Handbook

PROSPECTUS
2016-17
Table of Contents
McCallum Theatre Structure________________________________________________ 2
Theatre Department Overview______________________________________________ 3
Curriculum Requirements__________________________________________________ 9
Performance Theatre Syllabi_______________________________________________ 10
Technical Theatre Syllabi__________________________________________________ 14
Musical Theatre Syllabi___________________________________________________ 17
Musical Theatre School Supplies___________________________________________ 19
Full-Year Theatre Department Calendar______________________________________ 20
Theatre Department Fair Share Fee Breakdown______________________________ 21
Theatre Department Invoice_______________________________________________ 22
McCallum Theatre Structure
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Department Calendar
Visit the Charms Calendar page under
the CURRENT STUDENTS tab at
www.mactheatre.com and click the link
to view the MFAA Theatre Department
Charms Master Calendar. The
schoolcode is mactheatre. Once inside
the portal click on PUBLIC CALENDAR
in the lower left corner to view the most
up-to-date calendar.
Royale Theatre SocietyRTS
An organization of Theatre Department
parents who volunteer their time to
assist the department with concessions,
Tech Week food, events, and fundraising. The Royale Theatre Society
meets one evening each month and
begins the year with a meet-and-greet
party for all department parents and
faculty called the Back To School Bash.
Department Website
The MFAA Theatre Department website
is www.mactheatre.com -You and your
student can download forms and
important Theatre Department
information from the CURRENT
STUDENTS drop down menu and
tickets for Theatre Department shows as
well as season tickets can be purchased
from this site.
Remind 101
Simply text the class code @mact to
81010 to receive MFAA Theatre
Department text message updates
directly on your phone.
Freshman OrientationArtist Academy
The MacTheatre Artist Academy is a 3
day-long event for Freshman and other
new students to get acquainted with
MFAA and MacTheatre.
Back To School Bash
The Royale Theatre Society hosts a
“Meet and Greet” party each year to kick
off the school year. This informal gettogether at the JCC provides an
opportunity for parents to get introduced,
chat with faculty members, and get
informed about upcoming initiatives,
events, and performances. It is very
important that ALL THEATRE PARENTS
ATTEND. Food is served and there is a
pool party for students.
The Fine Arts Building
Theatre- FABT
The smaller theatre at MFAA. Most
Theatre Department productions are
performed in the FABT including the
mainstage straight plays and The Rep:
Student-Directed One Act Play Festival
The McCallum Arts
Center- MAC
The large theatre at MFAA. The
mainstage musicals are usually the only
theatre productions in the MAC.
Academy Showcase
Each fall prospective students from the
greater Austin area are invited to attend
the McCallum Fine Arts Academy
Showcase. Each strand at McCallum
(Theatre, Voice, Dance, Band,
Orchestra, Classical Guitar, Piano,
Visual Arts, and Cinematic Arts) offers a
special live performance on the MAC
stage and arts faculty members as well
as current Academy students offer
talkbacks, Q&A sessions, and tours of all
the various arts departments. This year
the Theatre Department will present an
excerpt from our fall musical.
Theatre Tickets
Tickets to MacTheatre productions can
be purchased via the TICKETS link at
wwww.mactheatre.com
Mainstage Productions
MacTheatre produces four major
productions per year, two in the fall
semester and two in the spring
semester, always including a musical
and a play each semester. Auditions for
the next show of the season promptly
follow the performances of the previous
show.
The Rep: Student
Directed One Act Play
Festival
Cutting-edge, innovative, studentconceived productions in one act, held in
the spring. Level 3 and 4 Acting and
Musical Theatre students “pitch” their
concepts for productions to the faculty at
the start of spring semester and three to
four are selected for production,
performed in repertory over several
evenings along with the Level 1 UIL One
Act Play Contest entry. The Rep
sometimes includes one student-written
play. Only Level 3 and 4 students are
able to direct for The Rep and only Level
2, 3, and 4 students may serve as cast
or crew for The Rep.
UIL One Act Play
Contest
All freshman Acting majors participate in
the production of McCallum's University
Interscholastic League One Act Play
Contest entry. At the start of the spring
semester the play is cast and rehearsed
in the freshmen Acting major's class and
performed not only at the various
locations and dates of the competition,
but also in repertory with The Rep:
Student Directed One Act Play Festival
productions.
Greater Austin High
School Musical Theatre
Awards- GAHSMTA
The Greater Austin High School Musical
Theatre Awards Ceremony is similar in
nature to the annual Tony Awards
honoring Broadway productions. The
Awards Ceremony celebrates the
outstanding achievements of high school
teachers and students with a
combination of performances from the
nominees for Outstanding Musical
Production, SELECT ENSEMBLE
performances, and awards. Students
experience the thrill of performing in a
professional venue. The Select
Ensemble is an elite group of students
chosen to perform numbers during the
Awards Ceremony. This prestigious
group of students is chosen by audition
and performs throughout the evening
during the Awards Ceremony. Each year
McCallum has been honored with
multiple nominations and our students
have been cast in the Select Ensemble.
the MAC stage. Thespian officers are
also elected at the end of each school
year.
Tech Week and Tech
Week Food
Theatre Department
College Night
The week before a production when final
rehearsals are held in the evening (cue
to cue rehearsal, dress rehearsal, runthroughs), the Royale Theatre Society
parents supply supper each evening for
up to 100 students.
At Theatre College Night in the fall, the
Theatre Faculty explain all the in’s and
out’s of the college admission process
for theatre students: BA vs. BFA, the
audition process, how to prepare for
college, the best schools for theatre, and
more. Please have a look at the drop
down menu under the CURRENT
STUDENTS tab at
wwww.mactheatre.com and click
RESOURCE INDEX for resources to
help you and your theatre school-bound
student navigate the college admission
process.
Thespian Banquet
MFAA Theatre Students who accrue 10
points based on after-school volunteer
service for the Theatre Department
(approximately 10 hours per point) are
eligible for induction into International
Thespian Society Troupe #4229. Hours
are tracked by the Royale Theatre
Society Thespian Union Steward parent
volunteer. The Induction Ceremony and
Banquet is sponsored by the Royale
Court Players Thespian Troupe #4229
elected officers and the Royale Theatre
Society parent booster organization and
is held at the end of the school year on
College Auditions
Auditions are a key part of admissions
for college Theatre programs. The top
programs are extremely selective for
admission, with several hundred
students auditioning for 10-20 slots.
MFAA Theatre students train extensively
for college auditions including mock
audition sessions as part of their
coursework as well as one-on-one
coaching and guidance from the Theatre
Faculty.
Halloween/Princess Tea
Party Fundraiser
Dressing up in creative costumes for
Halloween is a strong tradition at MFAA.
There is a Theatre Department costume
contest and and many students dress in
pairs or groups with a theme. The
Royale Court Players Thespian Troupe
#4229 officers also organize some sort
of Halloween social function each year.
The officers also organize a Princess
Tea Party fundraiser where MacTheatre
students create a fairy tale themed
environment and live show where
younger kids can celebrate Halloween.
Coffee Houses
Another MFAA tradition, approximately
once per semester an afternoon talent
show is held that is open to all students
through auditions. Performances are
only limited by student’s imagination.
Texas Thespian Festival
Each year each Performance Theatre,
Musical Theatre, and Technical Theatre
student travels with the Theatre
Department to the Texas Thespian
Festival for a wider variety of training
and exposure to live theatre. The Texas
Thespian Festival is filled with:
•Workshops
•Main Stage Performances
•Play Marathons
•College Auditions
•Performance Competitions
•Technical Competitions
•Nationally Acclaimed Guest Speakers
•All Convention Events
•Late Night Events
•Thespian-related vendors are on hand
with all things Thespian
•Opportunities to advance to the
International Thespian Society National
Festival
•Opportunities to meet other Thespians
from all over TX who share a great
passion for Theatre!
New York & London
Each year the Theatre Department at
McCallum sponsors a spring break
theatre education trip to New York or
London to see Broadway shows and
take master classes from Broadway
professionals. To enroll in this year's trip
visit New York & London page under the
CURRENT STUDENTS dropdown menu
at www.mactheatre.com
Unifieds
Each year in February 50+ college
programs hold auditions in Chicago
called “National Unified Auditions” (also
held in NYC, Las Vegas, and LA).
Young Arts
A national program that recognizes 150
emerging artists in visual, literary and
performing arts selected from more than
7,000 applicants. Finalists attend a
week-long event in Miami and are
eligible to be selected as Presidential
Scholars in the Arts.
How to Spell and Say
“Theatre”
Always spell “theatre” with an “re” at the
end, not “theater.” Avoid pronouncing it
“thee-ate-er.” The cognoscenti say,
“thee-ah-ter.”
Theatre Department Curriculum
Requirements
In addition to completing the coursework necessary to graduate under State of Texas and Austin
Independent School District requirements, Fine Arts Academy Theatre majors must complete the
requirements listed below for the Theatre strand in which they are majoring. All Fine Arts majors at
McCallum are designed to include six courses to be completed at McCallum along with after school
participation requirements.
ACTING/PERFORMANCE THEATRE
• Acting/Performance Theatre: Theater Arts I, II, III, IV
• One year of Technical Theatre
• One year of Dance
• Participation in two theatre productions per year, either cast or crew (exception: in 9th grade, only one
production is required)
TECHNICAL THEATRE
• Technical Theatre I, II, III, IV
• One year of Acting/Theatre Arts
• One year of Art
• Participation in two theatre productions per year, either as cast or crew (Exception: in 9th grade, only
one production is required)
MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
The Musical Theatre Performance Certificate program is an add-on to the primary major in Voice, Acting,
or Dance. To graduate with the performance certificate, students complete the additional four courses
listed below in addition to all courses in the primary major.
Voice Majors’ additional courses are:
• One year of Acting (take in 9th or 10th grade)
• One year of Dance (take in 9th or 10th grade)
• Two years of Musical Theatre (take in 11th and 12th grade)
Dance Majors’ additional courses are:
• One year of Acting (take in 9th or 10th grade)
• One year of Choir (take in 9th or 10th grade)
• Two years of Musical Theatre (take in 11th and 12th grade)
Acting Majors’ additional courses are:
• One year of Choir (take in 9th or 10th grade)
• Second year of Dance (take in 9th or 10th grade)
• Two years of Musical Theatre (take in 11th and 12th grade)
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• Project Grades- 50% Performances
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 1
Intensive- Thespian Festival
Jury- Stanislavsky Duet Scenes
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Intro To Theatre
Improvisation
Semester 2
UIL One Act Play
Competition
The Viewpoints
Method
Rehearsal Project:
UIL One Act Play
Theatre History
The Stanislavsky
System
Shakespeare
Commedia Del' Arte
Production
At least 1 facultydirected
production must be
completed
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
Spring Play/
Capstone
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50% Performances
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 2
Intensive- Thespian Festival
Jury- College Audition Monologues
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
College Audition
Prep.
Outside-In Character Solo-Speare
Transformation
Semester 2
Directing for the
Stage
Dialects
Playwriting
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
At least 2 facultydirected
productions must
be completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50% Performances
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 3
Intensive- Thespian Festival
Jury- Contemporary Scene Work
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Acting For Film
Inside-Out Character Shakespeare Duet
Transformation
Scenes
Semester 2
Student Directed
Dialects
Contemporary
Performance
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
At least 2 facultydirected
productions must
be completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50% Performances
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 4
Intensive- Thespian Festival
Jury- Lip Synch
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
College Audition
Prep.
Significant Plays &
Playwrights
Directing
Shakespeare
Semester 2
Rehearsal Project:
Student Directed
Dialects
Stage Combat
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
At least 2 facultydirected
productions must
be completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50%
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 1
Intensive- Texas Thespian Festival
Jury- Portfolio Review
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Into to Technical
Theatre
Basic Set
Construction &
Theatre Safety
Lighting for the
Theatre
Semester 2
Audio for Theatre
Set Design
Costuming for
Theatre
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
One Act Festival
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
2 faculty-directed
productions must
be completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50%
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 2
Intensive- Texas Thespian Festival
Jury- Portfolio Review
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Stage Management
Design &
Management
Projects
Design &
Management
Projects
Semester 2
Design &
Management
Projects
Design &
Management
Projects
Design &
Management
Projects
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
One Act Festival
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
2 faculty-directed
productions must
be completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50%
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Levels 3 & 4
Intensive- Texas Thespian Festival
Jury- Portfolio Review
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Design &
Management
Projects
Design &
Management
Projects
Design &
Management
Projects
Semester 2
Design &
Management
Projects
Design &
Management
Projects
Careers In Theatre
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
One Act Festival
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
2 faculty-directed
productions must
be completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50% Performances
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Level 1
Intensive- Texas Thespian Festival
Jury- 2 Contrasting Songs/ 2 Contrasting
Monologues
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Fundamentals of
Acting In Musical
Theatre 1- Musical
Comedy
Musical Theatre
Dance Styles 1
Score and Libretto
Analysis 1- Golden
Age Scenes
Semester 2
Musical Theatre
Dance Styles 2
Rehearsal Project:
Student Directed
One Act Musical
Auditioning for
Musical Theatre 1Golden Age
Fall Play
Spring Musical
Student Directed
One Act Musical
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
At least 2 facultyFall Musical
directed musicals
must be completed1 for freshmen
UIL One Act Play
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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• Project Grades- 50% Performances
• Studio Grades- 40% Portfolio Work, Participation
• Quizzes- 10% Enrichment Activity Reports, Play Reviews
• Late Work- accepted until the end of the 6 weeks up to a 70
Levels 2, 3, & 4
Intensive- Texas Thespian Festival
Jury- Mock College Auditions
December
Final-June
Each year an intensive and jury must be
completed
Curriculum
Semester 1
Auditioning for
Musical Theatre 2Rock The College
Audition
Musical Theatre
Dance Styles 3
Score and Libretto
Analysis 2Contemporary
Musical Theatre
Scenes
Semester 2
Musical Theatre
Dance Styles 4
Direction &
Choreography
Project: Student
Directed One Act
Musical
Fundamentals of
Acting In Musical
Theatre 2Contemporary &
Rock Musicals
Fall Musical
Fall Play
Spring Musical
UIL One Act Play
Student Directed
One Act Musical
Spring Play/
Capstone
Production
2 faculty-directed
musicals must be
completed
Cast or crew
assignments
accepted
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School Supplies
Get prepared for the first day of class.
West Woods Shopping Center, 3267 Bee Caves Rd, ATX
All Musical Theater students need to have the proper shoes
and equipment for dancing.
(512) 327-0200
Dance Shoes
Capezio
Balcones Woods, 5114 Balcones Woods Dr, Austin, TX
Students must bring all dance shoes to every class. Students
will not be permitted to dance in socks or bare feet. Socks and
bare feet are allowed only during warm-ups.
(512) 502-1150
• Ladies must have both a jazz shoe and a character heel (2
¾ or 3 inch)
www.dancersdenaustin.com
The Dancer's Den
• Men must have a jazz shoe
8020 Mesa Dr, Austin, TX
Dance Attire
(512) 345-7710
Proper dance attire is required, as it is important for the
instructor to see the lines of the body. Ladies in leotard (black)
and tights or jazz pants, men in joggers, basketball shorts,
compression shirts are appropriate. White, black or gray tank
or tee shirt is appropriate. If dance shorts are worn, please
bring sweats for warm-up/floor work. In cold weather, please
have sweats on hand to keep the body warm.
Dorothy's Dance Shop
www.dorothysdanceshopaustin.com
2000 South IH 35 #N3
Sky Ridge Plaza, Round Rock, TX
(512) 454-8387
Additional Gear
Bright Lights Dancewear
Also, in your dance bag include a towel and fresh water, knee
pads, band aids, wraps and any other accessories that you
might need for class. Begin maintaining an appropriately
stocked dance bag as part of your professional development.
www.brightlightsdancewear.com
Escarpment Village, 5800 W Slaughter Ln #300
Retailers
Austin, TX
The following stores carry a variety of styles of the shoes
needed for musical theater students:
(512) 373-8922
Movin' Easy Dancewear
www.movineasy.com
404 W 30th St Austin, TX
(512) 474-0980
Dancer's Closet Lakeway
www.dancersclosetaustin.com
107 Ranch Rd 620 S
Lakeway, TX
(512) 266-0900
Dancer's Closet Westlake
www.dancersclosetaustin.com
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Theatre Department Calendar
EVENT
DATES
FEE
Freshman OrientationMacTheatre Artist's Academy
August 17, 18, 19, 2016
Back To School Bash
September 11, 2016
Fall Musical
October 13-16 & 20-23, 2016
Theatre Department College
Night
October 17, 2016
Princess Tea Party Fundraiser
October 29, 2016
Fall Play Auditions
October 24 & 25, 2016
TX Thespian Festival
December 1-3, 2016
$150 Registration (Shows,
Workshops, T-Shirt, 3 dinners)
$150 Hotel
$60 Transportation
Fall Play
December 8-11, 2016
$55 Production Fee
Spring Musical Auditions
December 12, 13, 14, 2016
Alumni/Current Student Holiday
Party
December 30, 2016
Potluck/ White Elephant
Spring Musical
February 23-26 & March 2-5,
2017
$55 Production Fee
UIL One Act Play Competition
March 9 or 10, 2017
$55 Production Fee
London Trip: Curtain Time In
London
March 11-19, 2017
*$3,350 Flight, Hotel, Breakfast,
Dinner, 3 Shows, 2 Workshops,
Mega Sight-Seeing
The Rep: Student Directed One
Act Play Festival
March 31, April 1 & 2, 2017
Spring Play Auditions
April 3 & 4, 2017
GAHSMTA
April 12, 2017
Royale Court Players Lock-In
April 14, 2017
Spring Play
May 11-14, 2017
Officer Elections
May 15-19, 2017
Theatre Department Banquet
May 21, 2017
$55 Production Fee
*$5 Student Tickets
$55 Production Fee
Potluck
*$28 Induction Fee for new
inductees
*optional
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Theatre Department Fee Overview
Intensive &
Freshman
Workshop Fees
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Performance
Technical &
Musical
Theatre Majors
Texas Thespian
Festival- $360
Texas Thespian
Festival- $360
Texas Thespian
Festival- $360
Texas Thespian
Festival- $360
texasthespians.org/
index.php/en/statefestival
1 intensive
conference is
required each
year
Production Fees
At least 2 facultydirected
productions must
be completed per
academic year- 1
for freshmen. *
Fall Musical- $55
Fall Play- $55
Spring Musical- $55
UIL One Act Play $55
Student Directed- $0
Spring Play-$55
Senior Capstone
Projects- $0
Cast & crew are
responsible for
production fees
Optionals
Spring Break
New York
Trip
$2500
Spring Break
London Trip
MacTheatre Thespian
Show DVD & Society
Blu-Ray
Induction
Fee
$3500 $28/$31
MacTheatre
T-Shirts
$28
$15
*All grade levels pay the same Fair Share Fee amount. There is an additional $55
production fee charged for your third show, should you choose to do one, each
additional show after your 3rd is free.
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FAIR
SHARE
FEES
Student's Name:_______________________
Grade Level:_______
Email:________________________________
Cell:___________________
Project Description: 1 Academic Year Pre-Professional Theatre Training
512-414-8061
joshua.denning
@austinisd.org
5600 Sunshine Dr.
Austin, TX 78756
Description
Quantity
Unit Price
Cost
Texas Thespian Festival
1 $
360 $
360
Production Fees
2 $
55 $
110
Theatre Department T-Shirt
1
15 $
15
Please Circle Size: S M L XL
Please Circle One:
ALL INCLUSIVE 1 Payment: $470 Due August 22, 2016 *students that
choose this option will receive a free Theatre Department shirt and 2 free
tickets to the Fall Musical.
ALL INCLUSIVE 2 Payments: $360 Due August 22, 2016 AND $125 Due
October 3, 2016
PRODUCTION FEES & T-SHIRT ONLY $125 Due October 3, 2016
Please make checks payable to MacTheatre. Place this completed invoice with
payment in an envelope and hand directly to the Theatre Faculty or place in the
white mailbox outside of the Theatre office or mail to MacTheatre, 5600 Sunshine
Dr. Austin, TX 78756 Thank you for your support and the gift of working with your
child.
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