Texas Youth Play Festival June 10-14, 2009, Brenham, Texas ALL fees are due now and go up on MAY 15! Info for: Performers, Crew, Siblings, Other Students, and Parents Please read this info carefully. Participation is a huge financial and time commitment. |
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| PERFORMERS
Teen Touring Troupe Austin Bastrop Plus room and board. Registration Deadlines:
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For EASY Theatre YOUTH PERFORMERS ages 12-19. This is a great opportunity for students to continue to perform and meet other youth performers from around the state. The students will perform along with 14 other youth companies from around the state. This year the festival site is at Blinn College, Brenham, Texas The $80 festival fee covers:
What you can expect during the festival:
For those who've paid to attend the festival ( but are not part of a crew or cast) everything is optional. |
| CREW
Plus room and board. |
For EASY Theatre youth CREW
MEMBERS between the ages of 12-19.
Crew will rehearse with the cast, and be at all performances. This year the festival site is at Blinn College, Brenham, Texas The $100 fee covers:
What you can expect during the festival:Wednesday cast rehearsals * While at the festival, the cast and crew are required to attend six scheduled workshops, other companies' performances (when age appropriate), and a rehearsal. All other festival events are optional. If you don't feel that you can attend full day and evenings of classes and shows, then do not sign up as a performer or crew member. Days are long running from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and then the parties start. For those who've paid to attend the festival (but who are not part of a crew or cast) everything is optional. |
| SIBLINGS
$75 festival fee (or $72 cash) |
For the SIBLINGS
(ages 5-11) of EASY Theatre Festival performers or crew who are attending
the festival with their parents.
This year the festival site is at Blinn College, Brenham, Texas The $75 festival fee covers:
What you can expect during the festival:
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Other
Students $75 festival fee (or $72 cash) |
For students from my other groups (ages
5-19) who are attending the festival with their parents. Note
Parents of 18 &19 year olds do not have to attend.
This year the festival site is at Blinn College, Brenham, Texas The $75 festival fee covers:
What you can expect during the festival:
Call me and let me know your intent. |
| PARENTS
$63 (or $60 cash) Plus room and board. Pay fees for events attended. If you want a $13 festival t-shirt, then add it to your cart by clicking
here:
(or $12 cash) |
One reason that this theatre festival and conference workshop is reasonably priced is because parents make arrangements for their lodging, meals, transportation, and are responsible for getting their children to and from the festival events. We've taken EASY Theatre Youth Troupes to this wonderful festival in the past. Parents found it preferable to arrange their own accommodations. This ranged from camping, staying with relatives, to sharing hotel rooms with other participants. Traditionally most of our Youth Troupe parents attend the festival with their children, or vacation in the same city while their children attend the festival. By giving families the ability to make their own accommodation arrangements and keep their children with them, allows families to control their expenses. Where the children stay is almost immaterial, since almost all their time is spent at festival events. Parents and non-participating family members may purchase tickets to individual performance blocks (around $8-10) and the Awards Ceremony and Brunch (around $15). A better buy is the all festival pass for $60 which includes all the shows and workshops, plus the Awards Ceremony and Brunch on Sunday. Parents will be given info on the age appropriateness of each play and will choose which shows they wish their children to see. Directors, cast, and crew sit together during shows. Parents, guests, and siblings may also sit with us. If your child isn't attending a show, they need to be with you. In the past there has been one show per year which contained themes which I felt were appropriate for my teen, but not my younger child. I left my teen with another parent and took my younger child back to the hotel for a nap and a swim. In the past the amount of parental involvement has ranged from sending their child to the campus with another parent and attending only their child's show, all the way to staying with and guiding their child to each workshop, meal, and play. There have also been parents who sent their child with another family for the event. Often it depends on the age of the child and the wishes of the parent. For example: My teen (like most of the participants there) got himself to all his classes, plays, rehearsal, and meals; while I took my 5 year old to all her events. Page up for more info. If parents want a t-shirt it is $13.
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LODGING Options |
HOTEL INFORMATION
Brenham is a top tourist destination spot with a limited number of hotels and rooms available, so please make your reservations early. We have reserved space at two hotels, listed below. Ask for the Texas Nonprofit Theatres' Group Rate. 2350 S Day Street
Rates: $109+tax for Single King and Queen Doubles. All rooms are suites
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555 Hwy 290 W,
Rates: $99+tax for double standard and mini suites
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Check out other hotels in the area. |
