Regarding "Majors" (People 18+) & "Minors" (People under the age of 18) 

COMMUNICATION 

  • Establish open lines of communication with 
    • Majors (People 18+) and Minors (People under the age of 18) 
    • Minors and their Parents and/or legal Guardians
      • This includes but is not limited to communicating rehearsal schedules, tech schedules, performance schedules, Health & Safety resources, maps of campus, etc. through tangible copies delivered/sent home and through email. 
  • Each Minor must submit their Parents and/or legal Guardians contact information (email and phone number) to the Director, Musical Director, and Stage Manager in case of an emergency. 
    • Communicate who will have direct contact with the Minor in question including but not limited to the Creative Team / Designers / Faculty members.
    • Communicate the spaces and creative content being engaged with.
    • Communicate all necessary points of contact and contact information, including but not limited to the Director, Musical Director, and Stage Manager.
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TRANSPORTATION 

  • Written permission from a legal Parent and/or Guardian must be provided in order for a designated individual to assist in a ride home and must be provided and arranged in advance of the OUT LOUD session in question.
  • No Minor should be left alone after any/all sessions related to production. 
    • Minors are responsible for arranging appropriate and prompt transportation to and from any/all sessions related to production while the appropriate designated Creative Team members are responsible for making sure all Minors are accounted for in their journey to and from any/all sessions related to production. 
  • The designated party for each OUT LOUD session should check in with all Minors upon Check-In to confirm they have been dropped off / arrived on time and upon Check-Out to confirm they have been picked up / have safely left each session. 

SPACE 

  • No Minors are allowed to leave the designated "main area" of an OUT LOUD session without a Major.
  • Three dressing room stations must be made available (all gender neutral); one for Majors, one for Minors, and a special changing station for extra privacy and has a one person max capacity. 
    • Must provide an open call for Minors 30 min prior to the main call to provide access to these spaces first.
      • Minors are able to get ready without pressure. 
      • Designated Creative Team members must be called with them so they aren’t alone in these spaces and can make sure they get their time without interruption from any Majors.
    • All dressing room/bathroom doors should be closed, and locked if possible, when Minors are dressing.

SUBSTANCES 

  • All Minors are not permitted to smoke (cigarettes, vapes, pre-rolls) or take part in any type/form of recreational mind altering substances or liquids at any point while engaging with an OUT LOUD session.
 
  • ​When in the presence of Minors, all Majors are not permitted to smoke (cigarettes, vapes, pre-rolls) or take part in any type/form of recreational mind altering substances or liquids at any point while engaging with an OUT LOUD session.
 
  • Minors are not permitted to accept any type of pain reliever at any point while on campus without written permission from a legal Parent and/or Guardian in advance. This permission would need to be submitted to the Stage Managers and cleared with the Creative Team before any type of pain reliever was accepted.