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Production Details

There are no casting penalties for students who travel during the summer or attend a sleep-away camp.

Rehearsals typically occur weeknights (2-3 times a week) after 5 p.m. and a few weekends. Not all cast members are scheduled for all rehearsals.

NOTE: We do not own our rehearsal or performance space, so we cannot provide a rehearsal schedule in advance. Rehearsal days and times are planned around the availability of our rental facilities and will vary. All weeknight rehearsals begin after 5 p.m.

Tuition and additional production-related fees are available for youth and teens in elementary, middle, or high school (23/24 school year). See details below.

NOTE: Partial financial scholarships are available for teen actors currently in high school! If assistance is needed, please indicate interest in your audition email request.

Callbacks are usually a minimum of 4 hours.

IMPORTANT: IF YOU RECEIVE A CALLBACK, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE CALLBACK SESSION. FLEXIBILITY AND PATIENCE ARE A MUST DURING OUR CALLBACK SESSION. IF YOU RECEIVE A CALLBACK AND ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A SEPARATE CALLBACK TIME FOR YOU.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition Fee: If cast, actors in elementary, middle, or high school participants will pay a $335 production fee (10-week spring/summer program; approx. $33.50 per week). Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. 100% of these fees go towards the cost of the production. All shows and final rehearsals are mandatory.

Partial financial scholarships are available for teen actors currently in high school! If assistance is needed, please indicate interest in your audition email request.

Costume Fee: Participants in elementary, middle, or high school--The production fee does not cover rented or custom-made costumes. Participants will pay a fee to help cover the rental, creation, and/or purchase of costume items. Prices will vary depending on the size and number of roles/costumes needed for each actor.

ADDITIONAL FEES (most are optional):

Merchandise (cast t-shirts/sweatpants/bags, etc.)
Cast Retreat (not optional)
Show Tickets
Field Trips
Promo Yard Signs
Costume accessories/shoes/wigs/leotards/tights/stage makeup/hair accessories (not optional)
Cast Party.

These and other ancillary costs are not included in the tuition fee.

Parent Volunteers

Hours are REQUIRED for all parents with elementary, middle, or high school children.

After casting, you may indicate your work assignment preference, but assignments are based on production needs. The strike is scheduled immediately following the final production.

Children of parents who fail to volunteer for both pre-production duty and show duty will be dismissed from the cast. Tuition and production-related fees, including tickets, are non-refundable.

REHEARSALS

Students are not penalized for summer vacation travel or sleep-away camp.

Rehearsal times will vary from one role to another as rehearsals are scheduled around scenes/numbers. Therefore, some participants will rehearse more often than others. Once you receive your audition form --you are asked to indicate if you have regular rehearsal conflicts during the week and on weekends.

ALL PARTICIPANTS are required to attend dress rehearsal every night of performance week. These rehearsals are vital for everyone in the company.

Technical rehearsals are scheduled for July 11-21, 2024

If you have a conflict with one of our mandatory dates, please email us and explain. dacodetroit@hotmail.com

ATTENDANCE/CONFLICT POLICY DETAILS

We require you to submit all conflicts during the auditions.
All conflicts must be handed in by the last night of callbacks.
Additional or new conflicts are considered unexcused absences and may lead to being dropped from the show.
No tuition will be refunded if a performer is forced to withdraw because of too many conflicts.
We reserve the right not to cast a participant if that person has excessive conflicts.
Participants may have NO conflicts during technical weeks.

CASTING POLICY