Young Performers Theatre
Commitments
Parent Meeting
The mandatory
Parent Meeting is scheduled the first week of rehearsals, usually
for 1 hour immediately after the first read-through of the script by
the cast (the week immediately following auditions).
Rehearsals
A majority of
rehearsals occur Monday through Thursday between 4 and 7 pm,
although some rehearsal schedules include an occasional Saturday or
start as early as 3:30 or go later until 8. Deviations are usually
announced at auditions. Rehearsals last from 4 to 7 weeks (from the
week after auditions until opening) and the number of times each
actor comes depends on casting, with larger roles or multiple
ensemble numbers requiring more rehearsals. Usually an actor comes
a couple times a week for a couple hours the first few weeks as
singing, dancing, and blocking for individual scenes are done. Then
it builds up to three to four times a week for the final two weeks
when the actors are combining these parts into scenes and acts.
Rehearsal
schedule conflicts
At auditions,
actors are asked to list all conflicts with rehearsal times as well
as whether they are willing to miss some of these stated conflicts
to fit into the rehearsal schedule. Often, the show is cast and
rehearsal schedules are made with conflicts in mind, so it is
important to be accurate when listing conflicts.
Tech week rehearsals
Our policy is
that no one is to miss rehearsals during Tech Week (the last week of
rehearsals when the light, stage and sound crews are added to the
production). Please check the list of performance dates. If you have
any conflicts during Tech Week, we ask that you not audition, but
wait for a more convenient show. Tech Week Rehearsals may start as
early as 3:30 p.m. and may go as late as 9:00 p.m.
Performances
All
Performances are mandatory,
and usually occur over a 3 - 4 week period:
-
Six
performances are generally on Saturday mornings and afternoons,
and Sunday evenings, though this is subject to change.
-
School
performances occur on a Thursday part-way through the run.
Note:
Your child will miss all or part of one day of school.
Performances
usually run under 2 hours, including intermission. Actors are to
arrive one hour before performance time, which is known as the "Call
Time." On average, actors are at the theater for three and a half
hours for each performance.
Strike
Immediately
following the final production, the set must be taken apart and
transported to storage and the theater must be cleaned. This is
referred to as a "strike." Parent and cast participation in the
strike is mandatory
with DMTC/YPT productions.
Updated 1/1/08 |
