Class Policies
Important Notes:
—You must be enrolled in a YAT class in order to audition
—Refunds are not available after auditions
—Audition workshops are highly recommended
—Private audition coaching is available
The classes at Young Actors’ Theatre are designed to enhance and improve students’ performing skills. Please know that all aspects of musical theater are a wonderful form of expression and we want to make sure your experience with us is a good one. If you find movements or exercises challenging or difficult, please work at your own pace. We find that all students are able to reach the goals of the teachers with diligence and practice. Be patient – it gets easier with time.
Please note that individual students all work at difference paces and levels. Please be patient with students who may be at a different level than you in your own class. Be prepared to work hard in your classes to enable improvement of the skills you are developing.
Relax, enjoy and have fun in your performing arts classes at Young Actors’ Theatre!
Arriving & Departing
- Students must wear street shoes and cover-ups to and from the studio.
- Parents of students under 12 must check student in at front desk
- Students 12 & over must check in at front desk
- Please arrive 10 minutes early to class, as class will start ON TIME.
- Please pick up students on time, as there is no supervision after class. Late pickups (more than 10 minutes) will be assessed a $10 fee.
- If you are waiting in the lobby during class, please keep conversations low, as excessive noise is disruptive to the class
- Student must check out with teacher or front desk prior to departure
Attendance
Attendance will be taken at every class. If student is not able to attend class, please contact the studio in advance. If student misses 2 classes in a row without notification, we will assume the student is dropped from the class. This will ensure a consistent curriculum for the students consistently attending classes. No refund will be available.
We will start all classes ON TIME. For your safety, and out of respect to your fellow students, if student is more than 15 minutes late, student will be asked to sit out the rest of the class. The first 10-15 minutes of every class is important because it proves the warm-ups necessary that prepare your body for the physical, and mental activities of the class.
Make-up Classes
Since classes are on a session basis, no make up classes are available if student misses class
Class Attire
Dance
- Dance/Jazz pants and/or leotards, jazz shoes & tap shoes.
- No baggy clothing of any type and you must change into appropriate shoes.
- No sneakers.
- Please keep hair pulled back, to enable teacher to determine proper alignment.
- No excessive jewelry or long dangling earrings or bracelets
Voice
Comfortable fitting clothes and shoes, as you will be standing a lot.
Drama
- Comfortable fitting clothes and shoes, as you will be moving in many types of direction, and all over the floor.
- No heavy soled sneakers as they restrict movement.
- Please keep hair pulled back to enable teacher to have full view of facial expressions.
Introduction to Musical Theatre
- Comfortable fitting clothes and shoes, as you will be moving in many types of direction, and all over the floor.
- No heavy soled sneakers as they restrict movement.
- Please keep hair pulled back, to enable teacher to determine proper alignment.
- No excessive jewelry or dangling bracelets
Tuition/Policies
- 8 week session
- No classes during tech week
- Classes run from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm, unless otherwise noted
- Tuition for 8 weeks is $165.
- All fees are non-refundable
- If student is enrolling in production as well as classes, prepaid tuition (tuition paid by *) will be reduced to $150 for 8 weeks.
- YAT reserves the right to cancel any class due to insufficient enrollment. If this happens, students in class will be assigned to another class.
- YAT not responsible for loss of, or damage to, personal property.
- There will be a $25 fee assessed for returned checks.
- YAT reserves the right to have student removed from class if student is being disruptive or behaving inappropriately. No refunds will be available for disruptive behavior.
- Gum chewing is never allowed.
- No food or beverages allowed anywhere in the studio.
- Water bottles are allowed.
- Be prepared to work in order to improve your skills.
- YAT or its instructors are not liable for any injuries sustained while participating in class, or on YAT premises. Please notify your instructor if you have any concerns about your physical abilities, injuries or restrictions.
- After the first class, parents are requested to remain in lobby and not to sit in on class. This is for the student's benefit, as we find that students participate more freely when their parents are not watching them.
- For student’s safety, anyone arriving more than 15 minutes after start of class, will not be allowed to participate in class. No refunds will be available for these missed classes.
YAT Production Policies
Young Actors’ Theatre is an award-winning youth theatre organization. We do not discriminate in any way, and believe that every student deserves a place on stage. We also believe in recognizing and acknowledging growth within the company, and yet strive to place the best possible students in the role for the best production possible. We do not double cast our shows, but we reserve the right to designate understudies.
