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Task 4
Cast Database
IT: Information Handling
Level 5
Communication
Level 6
Pupil Notes
ITMER 1
USING IT IN MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH & RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
IT: Information Handling Level 5
Communication Level 6
TheLittle Theatre
Task 4 Cast Database
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Background information
The ‘Little Theatre’ in Newtownanywhere offers local dramatic and musical societies the
opportunity of a venue for their performances.
Full to capacity, it seats a maximum of three hundred and fifty people. There are twenty
rows for the audience with a centre aisle. The first five rows each contain ten seats on
one side and leave space on the other for an orchestra or other musical accompanists.
There are twenty seats in each of the other fifteen rows. Each row is identified by a letter
and each seat has a number from 1 to 20.
Ballyanyplace High School has hired the theatre for its performances of ‘Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ on Thursday and Friday, 5th 6th May. Tickets cost
£2.50 and £3.00 for Thursday night and Friday night costs £3.50 and £4.00.
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The hall costs £75.00 per night to hire and they propose to hold their dress rehearsal on
Wednesday 4th May. Costumes are £10.00 per person per night to hire. Lighting costs a
total of £150.00. Tickets for both nights cost £16.00 for printing and programmes cost
£40.00 for the first 50 and £5.00 per 50 after that.
Pupil Notes ITMER1
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Cast Database
Part 1
1
Set up a database for all cast members to include the following fields:
Surname, Forename, Sex, Year, Address, Postcode, Tel_no, Part, Costume (Hired or
Made)
Parts should include Joseph, his 11 brothers, his mother and father, Pharaoh, Potiphar
and his wife, jailer, baker and butler. Use the names of pupils in your class and/or any
others you wish. Decide whether or not a costume needs to be hired or made. You play
the part of Joseph.
2
Print this as an alphabetical list by name.
3
Print a list, with the females first, of those who need to hire a costume.
Part 2
4
Use the mail merge facility to produce a letter for each of the participants informing
them of rehearsal times which are Tuesday and Thursday 3.45 pm to 5.00 pm and
informing them of the parts they have given.
5
Print a copy of the standard/skeleton letter.
6Print a personalised letter for Pharaoh and for Potiphar.
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Pupil Notes ITMER1