Conflict Policy

SECRETS TO SUCCESS

It is so easy to want the best of everything for your child! All too often, however, it is possible to involve children in more activities than they can adequately commit to. Families should take a serious look at the level of commitment required by participation in a Town Hall Theatre production and weigh it against the possible demands of extracurricular activities, family vacations and schoolwork.

It is very difficult to produce a quality show when directors do not have consistency in rehearsals. The staff simply does not have time to re-teach blocking and dances that they have missed. Part of THT's commitment to you is to provide a professional learning experience and this is difficult to accomplish if attendance is poor. Every cast member is important and there is a hole when they are missing. This is why we require all participants to sign an "Actor's Contract" outlining the responsibilities that go with accepting a part. Please read our conflict policy and look at the dates we have posted in order to make a well-informed decision before participating in one of our productions.

1. Conflicts must be submitted at the auditions. We do not accept more than three days of missed rehearsals total. Parents, bring your planners!
2. All conflicts must be handed in by final Callbacks.
3. After casting has been finalized, additional conflicts or new conflicts are considered unexcused absences, and may lead to being dropped from the show.
4. We accept two unexcused absences and we do keep track of unexcused absences. We reserve the right to not cast a participant if that person has an excessive number of conflicts or has demonstrated poor discipline in recent participation.
5. Participants may have NO conflicts during tech week, (the last week of rehearsals before the show opens.) Absences at that time may be considered grounds for dismissal. Conflicts during the week before tech week are also extremely difficult, and strongly discouraged.

The theatre reserves the right not to cast auditionees who have excessive conflicts and/or have had recent disciplinary problems.