Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year,
falls on January 29, 2025, beginning the Year of the Snake!
This year's performance will be held on
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6pm at
5:00-5:30 PM - Students arrive at The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University
5:30-6:00 PM - Change into costumes and first groups line up
5:30 PM - Auditorium doors open for seating
6:00 PM - Opening remarks, Dragon dance and first half of the performances
6:45 PM - Intermission
7:05 PM - Dragon dance and second half of the performances
7:45 PM - 8:00 PM Pick up students from the Frey Theater (Student Entrance)
(*Note that all times are approximate and subject to change)
Opening Remarks
5A - Dragon Dance 5C - Dragon Dance
KB - Polga 3C - Chen
1C - Qin 2A - Chen, Ping
KD - Li, Wenjuan 1B - Zong
3B - Min 4B - Jiang
KA - Li, Michelle 5B - Gan
3A - Rhein 2B - Chen, Xin
KC - You 5C - Xie
2C - Qiao 4A - Schlomka
1A - Li, Yi 5A - Grummons
Intermission 5B - Dragon Dance
✓ Bring your tickets (more details on tickets to be sent by email)
✓ Make sure your child is hydrated! Pack a refillable water bottle and label with your child’s name.
✓ Make sure your child eats well! Feed your child a nutritious meal before arriving at the performance venue and pack an easy-to-eat snack for later. Regular classroom restrictions apply (e.g., no peanuts, etc.).
✓ Bring a labeled backpack or bag to hold your child’s personal belongings (e.g., water bottle, snack, coat, etc.).
✓ Send along a book, game, or other quiet activity for your child and label with your child’s name.
✓ Students from several classrooms will change into costumes together in one room, so please make sure your child wears appropriate underlayers & clothing before arriving to the venue. See links on this page detailing costume and hairstyle specifications for your child’s class (should have been provided by your teacher).
✓ We reuse costumes in future performances. Talk to your child about practicing good costume care. No eating, sliding, climbing, or roughhousing while wearing them.
✓ Be on time to the performance venue to ensure there is plenty of time for your child to change into costume. Students should arrive between 5-5:30 PM. Students must enter at “Student Entrance” by the Frey Theater (see image below). Volunteers will be on hand to guide the students inside. Otherwise, please allow yourself 10-15 minutes to park and walk your student over to the student entrance.
✓ Help your child change into costume and organize any personal belongings (e.g., jacket, clothes, etc.) in a labeled backpack. As the rooms are crowded, please leave the room (unless you are a classroom helper) after your child has changed.
✓ No photography allowed in the changing rooms.
✓ Enjoy concessions available for purchase from the O'Shaughnessy Staff
✓ A Free YouTube live streaming link will be provided prior to the performance to share with family and friends who cannot attend.
✓ Students will return to the Frey Theater after their class performs to change out of their costumes and stay with their teacher. If you can help students change out of their costumes, please sign up to do so..
✓ Please pick up your child at the end of the performance at the Frey Theater entrance. The school staff will dismiss your child to your care.
✓ Students and teachers have been preparing for months. Celebrate their hard work, enjoy the show, and engage with other families!
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out directly to your teacher or room parent.
Please visit the following site to get access to all the parking information:
https://oshag.stkate.edu/home/plan-your-visit/
For those planning to drop off before parking, you can enter through Gate 3 (off of Randolph Ave) and proceed to the parking lot. If you prefer to park first, the main parking lot is closest to Gate 4 (off of Fairview Ave). More detailed information to include videos are on their site (see link above).
Most students will be changing in a general area with no gender distinctions . Therefore, please make sure to dress your child appropriately for quick costume change. Click on the links for details: NOTE: If there is a conflict between what is shown below and what you received from the teacher, please default to the one you received from the teacher.