NC Thespian Festival - Student Conduct Contract

Read the following expectations for behavior and then sign at the bottom.

  • Attend all scheduled festival activities. Any delegate, who fails to attend workshops, performances, etc., will be reported to his/her troupe director and badge will be pulled.
  • Wear the festival nametag at all times.
  • Wear closed-toed shoes at all times.
  • Be quiet in hallways to avoid interrupting workshops and performances.
  • Once a show, workshop, or IE begins, do not expect to be admitted.
  • Exhibit appropriate theatre etiquette at all times during performances and workshops.

Properly dispose of beverages, food, and gum before entering the performance and workshop areas.

Refrain from putting feet on seats, talking during performances, wearing hats, and other disruptive behavior that would prevent others from enjoying the performance.

Do not use video cameras or cameras—even without flash—in performance and workshop areas. Pictures and video may be taken outside of performance and workshop areas.

Do not leave in the middle of performances or workshops, except in extreme emergency.

Make sure cell phones are turned off during events. (Your phone vibrating will not constitute an emergency reason to leave a workshop or performance.)

  • Do not use alcohol, drugs, or tobacco products at any time in or around the festival venues. Such use is strictly forbidden and will not be tolerated. Troupe directors are expected to remove offending students from the festival venue.
  • Treat the Greensboro Cultural Arts Center and Grimsley High grounds and buildings and your hotel grounds and buildings with respect. This includes disposing of all trash properly.
  • Do not invite visitors or family members to drop by the festival, as all unregistered students and adults will be asked to leave.
  • DO take advantage of the opportunity to meet and get to know fellow Thespians from across the state of North Carolina.
  • DO take advantage of the chance to learn through workshops and watching other troupes perform.
  • Behave at all times in a way that reflects well on NC Thespians, your troupe, and yourself personally.

I have read and agree to abide by the expectations for delegate behavior at the 2017 NC Thespian Festival.

______Troupe # ______Student Signature Student Name Printed