NOTES on the Mock Run -- It was WONDERFUL!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Mock run-through! I went wonderfully!!

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Here is feedback from the participants:
• We should offer an Audition Class.
• We should offer an Improv Comedy Class.
• We should offer in our Makeup course: Corrective, character, gore, special effects and zombie.
• We should offer a workshop in Characterization.
• THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING!


Here are the things we discussed after all was said and done:
• Offer a simi-meal plan? Cooking in the dorms/apartments is illegal for the participants. Maybe have counselors cook some meals.
• Offer an option to local students to stay at home, thus lowering the cost. Bro. Linton discouraged it because the participant loses out of quality bonding and the spirit of the camp.
• Students could do fundraisers to earn the funds to attend.
• Options in luggage: There could be a Coordinator in charge of Travel directions (to the housing). So that students could go to housing first and then check-ins. We need to assign a distinct, open area for luggage. Have signs that direct the students to drop it off. Maybe in the Actors Studio.
• Space: We need to be always filtering the participants up and outside.
• Once outside: Gather a group of 10-15 participants, retrieve luggage, and walk to apartments. Games are a tool to keep people together while waiting for ten participants. The counselors will be the first two runners, so that they may remain at the apartments while students unpack.
• Auditions: We need to warm all groups of participants with improve games, etc. Also we should let those who are having a cold read two minutes before they auditions with the monologue. We could have multiple rooms of auditions going at one time—two auditioners in each. We first give them a mock audition by a teacher who is not an auditioner of that group.
o The first group that went in for the mock schedule didn’t warm up which added to their nervous, stiff, and uncomfortable performances.
o The second group that auditioned where very much more relaxed because they did do warm ups with the counselors.
• Casting: We could mix between groups.
• Protocol: We need to establish a line of communication, command, and protocol of how to keep track of all the participants. Have a printed out schedule of where each child is, who is their director, and what pieces they are working on. Have one specific person in charge of the participants to whom they tell where they are going and what they are doing—this will provide better communication between counselors/teachers/etc.
• Groups: Have two counselors for each group (male and female) and then break it down into gender specific groups for some activities. The participants have partners who are with them the entire camp (the buddy system). We could have team calls; when the counselor gives a certain “call” or sound then that team knows to gather and come to them.
• Rules for Behavior: We will follow and be trained in the framework which EFY uses. For example there is “The BIG 5” (if they break any of these it means they automatically are invited to leave the camp): Drug and alcohol, law of chastity, vandalism or crime, leave campus without permission, and hurting someone else.
• Orientation: Build a fun, upbeat, skit-like presentation around the positive aspects of the rules. Make it more entertainment.
• Check-outs: We need to be sure they sign a check-out form.