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We at SALT Academy strive to make your child’s performance a great one. Our efforts can easily be thwarted by attitudes or unresolved issues between people. We need to be a community of parents, instructors, and performers that will work productively together.
ATTITUDES:
We strive to be fair in our decisions, honest in all that we do, and positive and encouraging. With that said, all decisions made by the staff regarding casting, workings of the production, and the rules and regulations are final. We reserve the right to change our minds and make last min decisions.
We also ask that you not talk to anyone regarding yours or others financial responsibilities.
If you have any issues, problems, or general questions we would ask that you would take it up with either Harvest or Regina. They are the ones who can either point you in the right direction or give you the straight/final answer.
If for any reason we have heard that a parent, teacher, or child has been conducting themselves poorly or negatively we will deal with it immediately so as not to cause division or to allow rumors to circulate. Depending on the circumstances surrounding an instance that we may need to get involved in, we reserve the right to dismiss any performer or parent from the performance or our studio.
RULES:
All Practices are Mandatory.
We would ask that your child not miss any rehearsals unless they are ill. We must have at least a weeks notice if there are any conflicts in your schedule. We understand that if you have a flight to Grandmas planned you will want to be there, and we will make every effort to schedule practices according to what parents have planned. We will need to know those details right away.
If your child has two unexcused absences we will need to remove them from the production and replace them with an understudy.
One very important Date that your child MAY NOT miss is Dress Rehearsal. This practice insures that all our “ducks” are in a row. We will be going over technical aspects of our performances including; lights, sound, costume changes, and going on and off stage. Every child must be there so that they know what to expect.
Rehearsals will be one hour a week up until May and June when we will ask that those with main parts commit to a few more practices a week. All rehearsal schedules will be posted one month prior.
RECITAL ONLY STUDENTS
On Dress rehearsal day you and your child will be asked to be there at a certain time and will then leave earlier than the other performers. This may be a long and boring day for them so we encourage you to bring an activity that is non-messy and quiet. Your children will have there own dressing area and helpers in that area in charge of keeping it clean and organized. Those helpers will also be assisting the children get in and out of costume, hair and make-up. Your child will be directed where to go and how to act off stage.
During the performance once your child is finished with their dance they must change out of their costume and then you may accompany them to your seat where they will be able to watch the rest of the show with you. Before they perform they will be asked to remain back stage in their designated area until it is their time to go on stage. During this “waiting” time they must not eat or drink in their costume, however they may color with crayons or keep themselves busy with any other quiet and non-messy activity they wish.
We also ask that all spectators and parents remain throughout the show. Please do not leave after your child is finished with their dance, it is disrespectful to our other performers who have dedicated large amounts of time and energy to bring you a great show.
ADVERTISING:
There will be posters and quarter page touch cards made and ready the first of June. If you have a business or community event that will allow you to hang our full color posters we ask that you take only as many as you need and hang them. We will also have quarter page touch cards that will be available for you to hand out to neighbors and friends at church etc. We ask that you take these and hand them out to everyone you can think of.
We take one day in June and go out as a group and pass out our posters to the local area business as well as, we are allowed to hang out at the Gresham Farmers Market one Saturday and hand out our touch cards to crowds there. We would ask that all parents and performers who can be involved in these days please join us. It is fun and the children really get into promoting their hard work.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
All tuition as well as fees must be current in order for that performer to perform in our production.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your ability to pay you must take it up with Harvest before it is late in order to come up with an arrangement. We try to work with everyone fairly.
If your child is cast in our Production there is a one time fee of $100.00 for each performer with a main/speaking roll. This fee is due by March 31st.
Your $100.00 goes towards the facility rental, costumes, props, sets, hair and make-up and other misc. items. This fee does not apply to recital only students.
OTHER COSTS:
Tickets:
ALL students (including recital only participants) will be given one comp ticket and required to sell 4 adult $10.00 tickets. This is usually an easy task because we all have family members or friends that will buy your tickets.
Tickets will cost
$10.00 for adults
$8.00 for children 3-11
$7.00 for groups of 10 or more (must be purchased at the same time)
Free for children 3 and under
Tickets will be sold ahead of time starting the first of June as well as be available for purchase on line and at the door.
Programs:
Each family involved in the production will receive one comp program. Any additional programs will be for sale at the door for $2.00
We also sell advertising space in our programs to off set printing costs, as well as small spots for parents to congratulate their child. If you have a business or know any one who would like to advertise, or would like to fill one of our parent spots, we will start collecting those the first of May.
CD’s and DVD’S
We will be taking professional pictures of all students in full costume, hair and make-up on Saturday, May 22nd. Those pictures will be used for the program. Your child (ren) and group photos of your child will be put onto a disc and you will be able to purchase them for $20.00. You will then be able to make as many copies of your photos as you wish. No flash photography during the performance as it is distracting to the performers and it will detract from our video quality.
We will be hiring a professional videographer to come in and film our performance. Those will be for sale through the video company. But because of their copyright restrictions you will not be allowed to film at the time of the performance. Also we would ask that you would either find a baby sitter for small children or take them out of the audience during our performance if they are noisy. Again we want to insure the best quality for our video and the best experience for our viewers.
ATTIRE:
Depending on your child’s costume needs you may be asked to purchase tights, shoes, or Leotards that will be worn. In order to keep uniform we will ask that you go to “Lil Britches” in Downtown Gresham to purchase those items. You will be notified prior to our Picture day on May 22nd, what those needs are and how much they will cost.
What to expect on THE DAY OF DRESS REHEARSAL:
- A very long day
- Going over and over what seems like the same stuff
- Lots of prayer and a bit of stress
- Involvement on your part
- Full costume, Hair and Make-up
- Yes we will allow pictures (there are lots of candid moment that are fun to document on dress rehearsal days)
- Performers may not have cell phones, ipods, or other devices
- No eating in costume
- Lunch will be provided for all students, backstage hands, and volunteer helpers
What to expect on PERFORMANCE DAY
- Full costume, Hair and Make-up
- No undies under your leotards
- No flash photography or videos may be taken at any time, with the exception of after our show is over
- Tickets will be sold at the door
- Lots of encouragement from the staff and parents
- A few butterflies in stomachs
- A long day (bring non-messy snacks)
- A crowd of at least 200 (but were hoping for more)
- Fun to be had by all!
We expect a great time and a great performance.
Please direct any questions you may have to Harvest or Regina.
Thank You,
SALT Academy
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