Registration Fees
$360 (includes materials fee, CD, DVD, and cast member T-shirt)
$250 Additional Sibling(s) – includes materials fee and cast member T-Shirt
Information for Parents
Please read all of the following carefully and in entirety.
General
The production for 2013 is Alice’s Avengers in Underland, an original rock musical. We cast 70 children ages 8 through 14 (jr. high – no high schoolers). See Admissions Policy. The cast-members act, sing and dance, and even help build props and scenery (when time allows).
Fees
The tuition cost of this recreational program is $ 360. This year tuition cost will include merchandise and materials fees.
Your tuition will include:
- Costume fee
- 1 T-shirt to be given to each actor the first week of rehearsal
- 1 CD to be handed out during the run of the show
- 1 DVD to be mailed after production.
- By bundeling these costs we are ensuring the lowest price for everyone.
- Sibling discounted registration cost $250.00 per additional child.
- Sibling Tuition will include:
- Costume fee
- 1 T-shirt to be given to each actor the first week of rehearsal
A few work scholarships are available for those with financial need. Also, a limited number of reduced tuition scholarships will be available to low-income families who participate in the SLV school district’s Free Lunch Program. Bundle charges are not included in scholarships and will need to be paid at time of registration. As always please let us know if your family needs payment arrangements, or requires any scholarship assistance, we are always happy to help.
Casting
Children are cast by musical ability (pitch, range, and harmony), improv and acting skills, dancing skills- and attendance. We also sometimes consider the “look” needed for a certain character, as well as the on-stage chemistry between characters. Group requests are honored whenever possible. All children get a chance to shine! Every actor has a minimum of 2 lines.
The Staff
All staff members have had extensive experience working in theater, in music, and with youngsters. Child-to-adult ratio is usually about 12 to 1.
Rehearsals
Everything happens at Park Hall, 9370 Mill Street in Ben Lomond (next door to Ben Lomond Market). Sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 or 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, starting Tuesday, June 18th. (After the first week, most children will not have to come every day, until about the second week of July.)
Snacks, Lunches
Please send a healthy snack with your child to rehearsal. No gum, candy, or soft drinks, please. If it’s an all-day rehearsal, send a snack plus a brown bag lunch. Youngsters will not be allowed to go to the store during the day without their parent. Also include a drinking cup for water, since we have no drinking fountain in the Hall. Donations of drinking water and paper cups are always welcome.
Phone Calls
We have no permanent telephone available at Park Hall, so please arrange pick-up times, etc., ahead of time. A cell phone number for emergencies only will be given out at our mandatory parent meeting 6/11.
Arrival and Departure Times
If your child is scheduled to arrive at 9:30 a.m., please don’t drop him /her off early! There will be no one there to supervise them before that time. The staff needs any time prior to 9:30 a.m. to prepare for the day and children will not be admitted inside Park Hall until 9:30 a.m. Similarly, afternoon session children should be picked up promptly at 3:00 p.m.; no child can be left unsupervised. (There is an overtime fee of $1/minute if you arrive after 3:00 p.m.)
Walking Home
If your child is walking/bike-riding home, we need a note of permission from you before we can let any child go home unsupervised.
Removal from Program
We reserve the right remove any child who is unduly disruptive. (This is a rare event.) Bullying or disrespectful behavior towards others will not be tolerated.
Parent Participation
We need your help to make it happen. LPRT is a family participatory program. Parents are our greatest strength! Parents are required to sign up to work a minimum of 2 performances doing set up, clean up, selling concessions, supervision of actors (green-room).
Mandatory Parent Meeting
Tuesday, June 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Park Hall. Job sign ups and first week session sign ups will happen at the parent meeting for those who have not signed up previously online. This is a time for parents to meet this year’s staff, ask questions, receive policy and volunteer job info, network with potential carpools, and hear about the play!
Comp Tickets
You may earn two complimentary tickets for each child you have in the show by logging in additional volunteer hours. Comp-jobs include, set-building, costume making, Garbage hauling… (Sign-up for jobs at parent meeting.).
Performance Schedule
There will be nine performances: July 25,26, 27, and 31, August 1, 2, 3, and 4. Closing performance August 4 will be followed by striking of the set and cast party. Sunday matinees start at 2:30 p.m., all other shows start at 7:30 p.m. Your child must be present at all performances, run-throughs, and dress rehearsals! Run-throughs and dress rehearsals occur the week and a half before opening. Cast members arrive approximately two hours before curtain (you will receive arrival time notification).