Rehearsal Rules

and Guidelines
(All company members need to read and follow these rules)
Consider rehearsal like having a job, if you don't go to work you must call in
or you might get fired.
Rehearsal is the same way, if you are going to miss a rehearsal you MUST
let Mr. Doggett know ahead of time. You
can email (mdogit@aol.com or mdoggett@iisd1.org) or call the
school (284-3226 ext 1222), if Mr. Doggett doesn't
answer, leave a message on his voicemail. You will be okay as long as
you call in or email before rehearsal starts.
"My alarm didn't go off" or "I over slept" is not an excuse.
Please remember that your rehearsal attendance and punctuality is being
keep track of and will count against when it
comes time for one-act play auditions. Actors and Tech Crew member also
take the chance of losing his or her role or
tech job if you miss rehearsal and do not let Mr. Doggett know ahead of
time.
REHEARSAL TIMES Rehearsals for the Fall play will be from 3:30 to 5:30
PM on Monday and from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday there will be NO rehearsal on Friday as
long as we are on schedule.
BE ON TIME Please be at rehearsal on time and ready to begin. Getting to
rehearsal on time is to be late, to be on time you need
to be a little early.
IF YOU'RE LATE please do not SPEED and endanger yourself, I would rather
you be late than have an accident because of high
speed.
GRADE Remember if you do not pass the 1st six week you will not be
allowed to be in the play. Fall Play is just like any other
extra-curricular activity, you must pass to participate.

HOMEWORK Stay on top of your homework, get it done early each day,
don't put it off until the last minute. Bring your
homework to rehearsal and if you are having trouble in a class I will give you
time to work on your assignments and get help from
other theatre students who can help you.
ATTITUDE A positive attitude is everything. Unlike previous years, negative,
disrespectful attitudes will NOT be tolerated. This
consists of negative comments and non-verbal body language (like rolling
eyes) or negative type scoffing type noises. Students who
are rude or disrespectful to directors should not expect to be a part of the
one act play and will be removed from the current
production. Mr. Doggett is always willing to help students with problems and
conflicts so long as a positive attitude is used.
OFF STAGE DRAMA Students who can't get along with other students, the
director or feels the need to cause excessive drama
within the company will be removed from the production and will not be
allowed to have an official role or crew assignment during
the next production or OAP. Backstage drama is talking backstage, loud
enough to be heard in the audience, not following
directions from the stage manager, being violent, arguing with fellow cast or
crew, leaving the stage abandoning acting role or tech
assignment during a production. NOT following the directions on the Stage
Manger.
AFTER REHEARSAL Please make sure all food containers are thrown in the
trash, COSTUMES are hung up PROPERLY with
props, hats and shoes in the proper place and the class room is ready for its
first period class before you leave.
REMEMBER UIL will only allows five tech crew members so fall play is your
opportunity to prove to me that you deserve one
of those four spots. Here are a few tips: always be on time, be at as many
rehearsals as possible, be able to follow direction (with a
positive attitude), clean up after yourself and produce quality work and
remain eligible. If you lose your eligibility during the contest
season you will not be eligible to be in the OAP the following year. If you lose
your eligibility during the fall play and can't perform

you will not be eligible to be in the one act play the following semester.
HOW TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER A PRODUCTION.

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You are always on audition. If you plan on being a member of the Fall
Play, the UIL one-act play or any
other production you need to follow these guidelines:
1. A positive attitude is everything! Treat your fellow actors and director
with respect. If we dont all get along there is no
way we can produce successful theatre.
2. If you think this is something you do not want to do please remove
yourself quickly, because the longer you wait to leave
the harder it is on the production and your fellow actors.
3. Dont create problems -- create solutions.
4. Be on time for rehearsal. If you are going to miss or be late call or
email Mr. Doggett. 361-676-6100 (cell) & 284-3131
(home) Theatre Phone with answering machine (284-3226 ext 1222) or
email at MDogit@aol.com or mdoggett@iisd1.org.
This needs to happen prior to rehearsal.
5. Be ready to rehearse on time, that might mean you need to get to
rehearsal a little early.
6. THE HARDER WE WORK THE LESS WE WILL REHEARSE! If you work
hard and fast I will reduce rehearsal
time. That is a promise! If you dont we will have to work longer.
7. The director should not have to tell you to warm up.
8. Listen to your stage manager and or assistant stage manager they
are giving you direction directly from the director. They
will respect you please respect them back.
9. Check the theatre web/call board page everyday. I will post scenes
to be worked on for the day. If you are not called you
do not have to come to rehearsal. www.iisd1.org/hs_theatre -- If you do
not have an internet connection call someone.

10. Always bring a pencil and your script to rehearsal.

11. Pay attention during rehearsal. Know when it is your time on stage.
Do not have the director or stage manager have to
come find you.
12. Be a directable actor!
13. There is a time for everything. Please learn when it is time to focus.
14. NO HORSE PLAY OR TALKING BACKSTAGE DURING REHEARSAL.
15. Your goal as an actor is to always take risks, find new ways of doing
things be creative dont be afraid to try something
new.
16. BE BIG! In all your acting choices and with your voice. Your goal as an
actor should be to have the director tell you to
turn it down (vocally and physically), but dont be so big that you are not
believable. Actors that cannot be BIG will not be
part of the one act play.
17. YOUR CHARACTER MUST BE BELIEVABLE, REAL, AND HONEST.
18. NEVER use the word CANT. We can do anything in theatre with our
imagination.
19. Your creative ideas are always welcome and encouraged but
remember the director has the final say.
20. ALWAYS hang up your costume, put your shoes away in the
proper place and take care of your props.
21. NEVER TOUCH ANYONES PROP EVER!
22. DO NOT GO INTO THE PROP ROOMS TO GET PROPS WITHOUT
PERMISSION!
23. ACTORS and TECHIES are equals. Theatre would not happen without
both working together to create ART!

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24. Learn your lines by the lines off date. You will not be able to work well
on stage until your hands and focus are free of the
script.

25. DO NOT BREAK CHARACTER! Those actors who break character will
not be a part of the next production or may be
removed from this production.
26. You MUST maintain passing grades in all classes to participate in
theatre Any actor or technician that becomes ineligible
during the contest season will not be eligible to be a member of the cast or
official crew the next year. Those individual will
be able to be alternates. . Its just like sports. NO PASS, NO PLAY & NO
PASS, NO ONE-ACT PLAY!
27. Bring your homework to rehearsal; there will be times you can work on
it.
28. Seniors lead well, the underclassmen are watching and so am I. If you
dont lead I will look to underclassmen for
leadership.
29. Give equal time to all activities (band/sport etc.). I will be flexible but
remember when I give I expect you to give back.
30. Techies: keep quite backstage or in the classroom while you are
working always have all doors closed, if you do not have
anything to do come and ask me,
31. Measure twice, cut once lumber is not cheap!
32. Eat before you come to rehearsal or have it finished when warm
ups begin.
33. DO NOT horseplay in the class or wings, if you have nothing to do work
with another crew.
34. TECH CREW Watch the time and clean up completed so you will not be
late to class. Clean up means putting up all your
tools and leaving the theatre classroom ready for me to teach class in.
35. Those techies that work the hardest will be ones that are picked for UIL
OAP remember the State will only allow 5 techies
participate in OAP.
36. Remember problems CANT be solved with communication. MR.
DOGGETTS DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN, COME
AND TALK TO ME! I am not the enemy, I am here to help!

37. Have FUN if this is not fun it is not worth doing but remember we do
have a goal of a producing a quality production
and if we dont, that certainly will not be any fun.
38. If you break it - fix it (if you can), if you mess it up - clean it up,
if you get it out - put it up!!
39. Together we create MAGIC! Our goal is to create and tell an
entertaining story to our audience through believable
acting, well built sets and precise technical execution. If all of this
happens we will be successful and remember:
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on
being a success.
It is VERY possible the one act play will have a small cast, so it is
your job to impress me during the fall play rehearsal
period and your performance in both technical and acting. There
will be understudies cast in the one act play and if anyone
misses a rehearsal with contacting me first or breaks a rule above
that actors understudy will take his or her role. It is
possible to get the role back if the understudy misses a rehearsal
without contacting the director first or breaks a rule.
IT IS MY GOALTO GET BACK TO STATE, WITHOUT DEDICATION AND A
STRONG WORK ETHIC THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN!