No! Davis Campbell Theatrics was formed in partnership with Dance It Off, a dance studio in Sandy Springs. Lynn Cohen, owner of Dance It Off, felt passionate about bringing a theatre education experience to her students, and we felt called to fill that need. Our "home base" is Dance It Off in Sandy Springs. Right now, we are renting performance venue space but are looking for a stage to call home! If you know of any stage spaces interested in partnering to provide youth theatre programming through access to a performance venue, please let us know!

No, Davis Campbell Theatrics is a for profit company!

DC Theatrics is so excited to offer the opportunity for parents to donate to the "JOY" fund. Beyond this, all proceeds from our concessions, merch sales, and fundraising events benefit the DC "JOY" Fund. This fund is used to provide tuition scholarships for students AND a "JOY" college scholarship for our seniors. To apply for a tuition scholarship, please reach out to us at info@dctheatrics.com ! There is no application for the "JOY" college scholarship. Our team choose the receiving senior(s) from the current seniors enrolled in programming based on classroom etiquette, dedication, leadership qualities, and passion for performing arts.

Great question! While we know life happens and people appreciate flexibility, enrollments are non-cancellable, non-refundable as a service to our teachers and production team, as well as to the other students in the production. We use tuition money and supply fees to contract our instructors, set our production budgets, book our venues, and pay for the rights and royalties for the show. In other words, once you are enrolled, we have already allocated the funds from your enrollment to cover a specific area of the production. Out of respect for our instructors and the cast as a whole, we cannot refund these funds after they have been allocated so that we do not have to lower our production value or underpay our instructors. If there is an emergency cancellation due to a move, illness, or act of God, our administrative staff will work with you to find a student to fill your student's spot so that the enrollment can be transferred, offer you a credit, or issue a partial refund depending upon allocated funds. We will do everything our power to work to find a compromise; however, we do not guarantee any sort of refund or credit. Under no circumstances will we offer a refund, credit, or enrollment transfer for a student dropping out due to disinterest or unhappiness in their casting.

Supply fees cover physical supplies for the show that your student receives. Generally, supply fees cover costume pieces that DC Theatrics provides, props, and the two parent comp tickets per semester that students receive. Beyond this, it also covers the cast Tshirt and cast gift that they receive at the end of the year, as well as the recorded digital copy of the show. It also helps cover printing needs such as your student's script and our full color programs for the shows!

The Student Leadership Committee (SLC) is a team of students who gain leadership experience and volunteer hours through planning events for DC Theatrics. The Student Leadership Committee will be comprised of five students. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Plan the theme for the end of the season cast party/awards ceremony - Assist in planning one cast outing per semester - Assist in managing DC Theatrics' social medias - Assist in creating/passing out promotional flyers for shows BENEFITS: - Attend a Q&A workshop with a Broadway star in the spring -- They will have the opportunity to sing a song for the Broadway star or perform a monologue and receive feedback from the Broadway star. This will be followed by a brief Q&A time. Previous stars that our Founders have worked with include Renee Rapp, Erika Henningsen, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Kara Lindsay, and Kyle Selig. - Priority choice for the DC JOY college scholarships - Free merch swag bag upon initiation into the SLC - Ability to vote on and suggest shows for the following season - Training in creating marketing materials (flyers, instagram posts, etc.) - Leadership training from our leadership team - Volunteer hours for schools and honors organizations

In order to join the Student Leadership Committee, students will fill out an interest application. For our first season, our directors will choose the five students for the Student Leadership Committee based on students who complete the interest application. Students enrolled in year-long programming will have preference for being chosen for the SLC.

Call schedules are schedules that we use to let students know when they are needed for rehearsals. We base our call schedules off of a conflict form that we collect at the beginning of the year letting us know when your performer is not available. To give an example, if we were performing "Annie Jr," we potentially wouldn't call all the orphans during a rehearsal when we're blocking songs/scenes between just Annie, Mr. Warbucks, and Grace. This allows us to have a more focused plan and work in-depth with performers on their roles without other performers sitting bored to the side. Plus, your student is able to have more flexibility in their schedule and remain focused on on-task during rehearsals they are called for! There will still be rehearsals where we need all performers in the ensemble and leads available. Your student is also welcome to come to rehearsals they are not called to still feel like part of the "community" and see their friends; however, if coming, they will work on other material from the shows off to the side and will be mostly self-sufficient!

Great question! Here at Davis Campbell Theatrics, we believe in combining productive rehearsals with fun and engaging direction, choreo, and vocal work. Students will warm up/stretch out before every rehearsal, then gather for a cast meeting in which we'll do a check-in (emotional check-in/highs and lows) and go over the goals for the day. We'll share the plan for the rehearsal with the students to share accountability with them and make sure they are goal-focused on accomplishing everything planned for the rehearsal. The majority of the rehearsal time will be spent on material from the show. Our instructors are very engaged, over the top, and have big energy to keep the kids excited about the production process and learning those trickier numbers and harmonies! We'll layer positive and uplifting affirmations with constructive feedback for the group as a whole and also leave space for any questions or concerns students may have. If necessary, we'll pull students aside to workshop individual moments in the show to make sure they feel confident and "plugged-in" in every number and moment! At the end of rehearsal, we'll share updates and reminders with the students about what to expect in the following week's rehearsals, any important events coming up (costume parade, tech weeks, etc.) and give students a moment to vocalize any questions before sending them on their way!

No, we will not take a dinner break during rehearsal. Every student should eat before arriving for rehearsal or plan to eat after rehearsal. Students are welcome to bring snacks to eat when they have downtime during rehearsal; however, we will not take a formal dinner break.

To put it simply: it depends on the show and the age of the student enrolled! Generally, we will have between 3-6 performances of each show. Our 3rd-6th performers will generally have fewer performances than our 7th-12th performers. Here's an example of a performance schedule for our 3rd - 6th graders: FRIDAY @ 7:00pm SATURDAY @ 4:00pm & 7:00pm Here's an example of a performance schedule for our 7th-12th graders: FRIDAY @ 7:00pm SATURDAY @ 1:00pm, 4:00pm, & 7:00pm SUNDAY @ 2:00pm & 5:00pm These times will, of course, differ based on the type of show, show-length, venue availability, and rights/royalty restrictions from licensing companies. We will communicate performance times at the beginning of the semester.

Parents will be responsible for providing a costume base for their student. These pieces are pieces that are worn under DCT-provided costume pieces and primarily allow us to share costumes sanitarily and allow students to comfortably change backstage. Base costume pieces do sometimes differ show to show, but an example base costume would be a leotard and tights or compression shorts! Parents will also be responsible for providing makeup/hair necessities for students to use for performances. For sanitary purposes, DCT does not keep a stock of makeup items to be used across cast members, and students are not allowed to share makeup items. This excludes performer hats/tiaras/etc, which DCT will supply and thoroughly clean after each performance. Beyond costume bases and hair/makeup necessities, parents are not responsible for providing any props, set pieces, etc... though if you have anything you want to donate and get off your hands, we are more than happy to take it!

Our philosophy on parent volunteering is simple: if you want to be part of the magic that makes the show happen, donate your time and efforts, or just be more involved in your student's extra curricular activities, AMAZING! If you want to come, enjoy the show, then go home, that's also amazing! We always appreciate but never expect parent volunteer efforts at DCT... with one exception: load-in and strike! We will utilize parent volunteer help for load-in and strike for any parent whose student is not old enough to help with load-in and strike themselves. If your student can drive themself to rehearsal, lift set pieces responsibly, or pay for themselves at Starbucks, they are old enough to help with load-in and strike on their own! Load-in and strike are quick processes that take place before the first evening of tech and after the last performance. Load-in and strike are both quick processes that take no more than 45-minutes. Parents are welcome to send an older sibling, nanny, etc. in their place for load-in and strike.

TICKET PRICING: Ticket prices will vary per show based on rights & royalty fees and venue rentals. Genrally, tickets will be between $15-$20/ticket for our fall musicals and $15-$30 for our spring musicals. Ticket prices depend on where you are sitting (prices get more expensive as you get closer to the stage). Tickets are reserved seating and first come, first serve. Tickets are non-cancellable, non-refundable; however, we will have a ticket trading and resale group for parents in need of tickets/wanting to pass off any extra tickets. Tickets will not be allowed to be purchased and resold for a higher price. TICKET MIMIMUMS: While there will not be a ticket minimum, we do want to be transparent in that we need ticket purchases to help cover the rights and royalties for each performance and the venue rental for the performance space. Our recommendation is that each student sell a minimum of 10 tickets across all performances (not per performance). Students will receive promotional materials to help with ticket sales (flyers to pass out at school, digital flyers and materials to post online, etc). PARENT COMP TICKETS: As part of their summer stock fee, every student will receive two parent comp tickets for the performance. These tickets can be claimed via a coupon code at checkout for tickets. The comp ticket code will only be viable for the first 48 hours that tickets are on sale, before they go on sale to the public. Parent comp tickets will not be provided for school year performances.

Absolutely! Just not in person. This is mostly to protect the time of our directors and make sure they don't come to rehearsal and have a line of parents waiting to ask questions after casting. Directors will not answer questions such as "why did my student/why did my student not receive so and so role." They will; however, provide feedback on how your student can grow in their abilities, areas they can improve in, and ways they can strengthen their audition skills for future.

This number depends on the show's specific needs. We will accept enough students to fill the individual needs of every performances. Some shows (ex: Annie) require a large cast of 20-25 students. Other shows (ex: Clue) require a cast of 15-20. Ensemble size will depend on each show's needs. Regardless of cast size, because of our call schedule, students will receive individual attention during rehearsals. Our max capacity for any show is 30 students.

No. All of our productions are single-cast, and we do not utilize doubles. We will have understudies for some of our leads depending on show size/needs. Understudies perform in the ensemble but still learn the leads' material in case a lead is sick, has an emergency, etc.

Maybe! Casting is based on a LOT of factors, and auditions are a small part of that. Davis Campbell Theatrics is an Educational Theatre, meaning that our goal, at the end of the day, is for students to learn from every role that they play -- this is different from professional theatres, where casting is only based on who is best for the role! If students are not learning something new or adding material to their repertoire with roles they are playing at DCT, then we are doing them a disservice. Now, all of this to say -- leads are not the only important roles in a show. Imagine, if you would, a production of "Annie." The lights go up, and Annie hits the stage.... but there are no orphans on stage with her. When Annie, Warbucks, and Grace hit the streets of New York City, it is empty and quiet, not the sparkling city that Warbucks has described. Without our ensemble, shows are impossible. Ensemble roles are where students learn to find comfortability in dynamic choreography , maintain tricky harmony lines, and act with purpose and intention even when they have no lines. Students will never develop these techniques if they are only ever in a leading role. For this reason, our philosophy at DCT is the same that many theatres have: there are no small roles, only small mindsets (not actors). We encourage all students to ask themselves these questions after receiving the cast list, regardless of the size of their role: What can I learn from this role? How is this role different from previous roles that I have played? How is it similar? What unique choices/talents can I bring to this role? In what ways will this role challenge me? How can I greet this role and rehearsals with a positive mindset even if I am unhappy with my casting? What parts of the show do I enjoy that I can look forward to regardless of where I am cast? At the end of the day, we recognize that casting is sensitive and that all students' emotions regarding the cast list are valid. However, we ask that students feel those feelings, process them, the come to rehearsal ready to work, regardless of where they are cast. Above all, we ask that students trust our casting team. Plus, life is too short to be stressed about casting over one singular show in an actor's career.

Auditions will consist of a vocal, dance, and acting portion. The only portion that students will need to prepare ahead of time will be the vocal audition. VOCAL AUDITION: Around 3-4 weeks before auditions, students will receive vocal selections for auditions. These will be 16-32 bar cuts from the performance. Students are welcome to choose any of the vocal selections provided to prepare for auditions. They will be required to sing with the accompaniment (karaoke) track for auditions. DANCE AUDITION: For the dance audition, students will learn a short dance combination at auditions. They will break the dance combination down and review it with counts, then run the combination a few times with our choreographer. After learning and reviewing, students will be broken up into small groups and perform the number for our casting team. Our casting team will look for dance technique comprehension levels among the students, as well as to see how quickly they catch onto choreo. They will also look to see overall positivity and acting while dancing. ACTING AUDITION: For the acting portion of the audition, students will be given audition sides. Audition sides are scenes from the shows that students will read together to test on-stage chemistry and characterization. Students will be asked to read for multiple characters; however, they will not read for every character in the show. Our casting team can generally tell after a few reads which type of character students are most comfortable playing and best fit for.