Are children expected to attend every day of summer camp/rehearsal?
Yes. As you can imagine, it is disruptive to the rehearsal process if one or more children aren’t there. This is not a drop-in camp where an actor can choose to not attend one or more days a week if s/he simply doesn’t feel like it. We expect and need all actors to honor the commitment they made to themselves and their cast mates. We have found that although the camp is rigorous in this way, the children have plenty of fun as well as the amazing sense of accomplishment that comes from hard work, commitment and being a part of something bigger than themselves. Many of our actors report that they have made close friendships during their TP experience, so that is another plus. How is the summer program different than a summer camp? TP Youth is unlike traditional summer camps that are set up so kids who opt out of the main activity have a multitude of other options. Instead, this is a defined program focused on producing a play at the end of the term. Because of that, this program is not g
