If you have a child in the ensemble who is 11 or younger,
we need you to provide an adult kid wrangler for the performances.
Even if you are in the show.
It is impossible for actors in the cast or crew to monitor the behavior of their children during a performance.
Please see the sign up sheet that Dan Snow and Kim Havercroft emailed to the entire cast. It would be good if we had two adult kid managers who would be on site starting at call time for each show date.
Your child will need to bring a quiet activity and a healthy snack and stay occupied while not on stage.
Please remind your child that it is not safe to leave the theater without an adult and that they cannot play outside in their costumes. There is a safety issue with children wandering around backstage "looking" for someone, or just hanging around. THIS IS DANGEROUS.
Additionally, children in the cast must wear the costumes that they were assigned by Terri, and not some other items that they prefer. In the Beggars scene, they are supposed to be destitute orphans living on the street, not children attending a party in Dickens' Christmas Carol. Please help your child understand that they are part of an ensemble and they have an important role in helping to complete the overall picture.
If we continue to have trouble with their noise level and their whereabouts, we can switch to an alternating performance schedule where we have only two or three of them in each show.
Help your child leave the cast and crew with a good impression!
Amen! I will be available backstage for almost all shows and plan to set up a quiet kid area w/puzzles, board games, and art supplies in the Organ Room, once it's available to use. Another good reminder - kids need to be respectful to one another and the adults backstage who are in charge! Back-talking and eye-rolling are not appropriate - it really impacts the whole theater atmosphere when kindness and respect are forgotten! Christine Kiekhaefer (Ben's mom)
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