Participation Agreement for Creative Youth Theater
(Please print this off, sign it and return it signed with registration form)

** We are attempting to do the impossible (except that I know it can be done because I have done it for 18  years!).....
and that is to put on an outstanding play in two weeks! Please understand that drama is a team "sport" and that
attendance at every rehearsal (and for the entire rehearsal time) and every performance is of critical importance. (Please do not
schedule any appointments during our practice and performance times.  If an EMERGENCY occurs, please contact me.)
** Please understand that there are NO STARS in the Creative Youth Theater. Every part is significant and important
to the total play.  As a result, no "Prima Donnas" or Prima Donna attitudes are allowed. Everyone is the star!
Everyone is equally as important!
** Each person will have lots of lines and is responsible to memorize their lines and their cues as quickly
as possible. Please work with your son or daughter at home on their lines.  There is also time during the workshop
to work on lines with their scene groups and with a coach.
** The director is responsible for assigning parts in the play and for directing the action of the play.
(Deciding who gets what part is very hard to do!) Your auditions, previous acting experience, fitting the part, etc.
are all considerations. Many people often want the same part. You need to trust me for this final decision.)
**Parents will find that drama workshop takes a lot of energy for their kids over these two weeks.  Please don't
schedule HUGE events or activities every day for your son or daughter or you will find their energy may run out!! 
 **Students have lots of great  ideas, and I enjoy hearing these and taking these into consideration.....BUT
 only before and after practice (not during practice since our time is so limited).
** Each participant needs to provide the appropriate costumes for the play. Thrift shops are the best
place to find costumes as a reasonable price. I also have some costumes to use,
and we may borrow some from other people in the play or in the community. When costumes
 are borrowed from the director or others in the community, it is the responsibility of the participant
 to see that they  are taken care of and returned clean, quickly and in good repair.
** The participant is not to leave with anyone but a parent or designated adult who are listed on the
 registration form. A note from the parent brought to practice may also give permission to go home
 with someone else.  Please wait for your parent to pick you up INSIDE THE BUILDING. (This is especially
 important now that the church serves the homeless two days a week.  We want to be cautious with our
children.)
** We are grateful for the use of the Sterling Drive facility. Each participant will need to show respect and
 proper behavior for the facility. (No eating or drinking in the auditorium; no climbing on furniture; no being
 destructive; and PLEASE clean up after yourselves.) Please do not touch or use their equipment or furnishings.
**During this two week workshop, the words that come out of our mouths need to be positive and
encouraging.  I accept no bullying or harassment as well as no cussing or inappropriate behaviors or
conversations.   Also, actors should not try to correct or "lecture" other actors.  We are a team and let the
director be the coach.  Also, a few other "acting coaches" may help us out, and they are also in authority.
**Respect for other people’s property must also be demonstrated.  If it is NOT YOURS...don't touch it!
**This two weeks is a wonderful time to make new friends and to learn to work together  as a team.  As a
result, I ask that you LEAVE ALL EARPHONES and electronic devises at home.  This includes all music.
Cell phones may be used to contact parents only. Texting, etc. during practices is not a good use of time. 
Use your time here to work on your performance and to get to know others! 
**Putting on this type of play requires some parent help. I greatly appreciate every parent who volunteers to help.
(Some of the tasks could include:  selling tickets, helping with make up and hair, security at performances, selling
refreshments at intermission,  getting Pizza  (or lunch) for the kids, sewing (perhaps),  and various other things.)
We paint sets a few weeks before the play and that is fun and optional for actors and parents.  I do need as many
dads and moms to help put up the final sets the Sunday afternoon before the last week of the workshop.  I also need
everyone to help strike the sets on Saturday after our last performance.  All of this help is greatly appreciated and a
wonderful way to meet other parents and to see behind the scenes of your child's production! 
** I understand that if the participant's behavior during rehearsal is not appropriate, he/she could be asked to
 leave the workshop without a refund. (In all the years I have done this, I have never had a problem with this!!! - but
I also have no problem enforcing this!)
Participant's Signature ___________________________________________________ Date ______________

Parent Signature ________________________________________________________Date ______________