2027 Schedule Feedback

To better accommodate families and the shorter summer break, we are considering changing LPRT's format next summer to a full-time, condensed theater camp. This schedule would potentially give families an additional three weeks of vacation before school begins.

Before making this change, we'd love to hear from you. Your feedback will help us determine whether this proposed schedule would work well for the majority of our families.

Auditions

Auditions would take place in late April. Families would submit singing and dance audition materials online, after learning the choreography and the song. Practice videos will be posted backstage. We would also hold two required in-person auditions for singing and dance callbacks and reading from the script, with two options available:

• Two evening sessions
• Two weekend sessions

The show would be cast in early May and the script would be sent out so that actors can start learning their lines before rehearsals start.

There are two options for the rehearsal and performance structure. Both include the following:

• All actors attend LPRT Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• With the restructuring of our program, there will be NO rehearsal nor performance conflicts allowed.
• When actors are not in a song, scene, or dance that is being rehearsed, they will participate in theater camp activities at the Ben Lomond Library and Ben Lomond Park. We are also exploring partnerships with additional local organizations to provide enrichment opportunities, such as visual arts programming through the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center.

Please choose the option that best works for your ideal summer.

OPTION ONE

• Rehearsals would begin Monday, June 7.
• Rehearsals would be June 7-17.
• Scene or dance review would be Friday, June 18.
• Scene or dance review would be Monday, June 21.
• Music review would be Tuesday, June 22.
• Cast recording would be Wednesday, June 23.
• First run-through starts Thursday, June 24.
• Friday, June 25 we finish run-through #1 and then have costume parade and trading card photos.
• Monday, June 28 is 2nd run-through. Last day time rehearsal.
• Tuesday, June 29 is dress rehearsal in the evening (no daytime rehearsal).
• Performance schedule would be: WED June 30 (opening evening show), THUR July 1 (evening show), FRI July 2 (evening show), SAT July 3 (matinee); (No Performance July 4)
• Week 2: WED July 7 (evening show), THUR July 8 (evening show), FRI July 9 (dress as favorite character evening show), SAT July 10 (closing matinee, everyone goes to cast party); SUN July 11 - all day strike with all hands on deck (includes final clean-up)
• SLV schools are theoretically back in session August 5. Actors get 3.5 of straight vacation time.

OPTION TWO

• Rehearsals would begin Monday, June 14.
• Rehearsals would be June 14-24.
• Scene or dance review would be Friday, June 25.
• Scene or dance review would be Monday, June 28.
• Music review would be Tuesday, June 29.
• Cast recording would be Wednesday, June 30.
• First run-through starts Thursday, July 1.
• Friday, July 2: we finish run-through #1 and then have costume parade and trading card photos.
• Families can go away for the weekend AFTER rehearsal on FRI July 2 (rehearsal ends at 3pm).
• Monday, July 5 there is no rehearsal.
• Tuesday, July 6 is 2nd run-through. Last day time rehearsal.
• Wednesday, July 7 is dress rehearsal in the evening (no daytime rehearsal).
• Performance schedule would be: THUR July 8 (opening evening show), FRI July 9 (evening show), SAT July 10 (evening show), SUN July 11 (matinee)
• Week 2: WED July 14 (evening show), THUR July 15 (evening show), FRI July 16 (dress as favorite character evening show), SAT July 17 (closing matinee, everyone goes to cast party); SUN July 18 - all day strike with all hands on deck (includes final clean-up)
• SLV schools are theoretically back in session August 5. Actors get 1 week of vacation before the program starts, and 2.5 of vacation after the program closes.