What does each company entail?

We are excited to announce auditions for the 2023/2024 East Cobb Theatrical Company. The ECT Company is a musical theatre training program designed for students who have a passion for and wish to further their skills in acting, singing, and dancing. Company requires a high level of commitment from students (a minimum of five hours of training per week, with the exception of our Silver Company) and a drive to improve and refine musical theatre techniques. Entrance into the ECT Company is by audition only and is available to rising 4th-12th graders. ECT Company is also a nine month long commitment.

Company members make a school-year commitment (August 2023-May 2024) and are expected to attend all rehearsals/classes unless absences have been cleared with appropriate staff or in the case of sickness. Company rehearsals are as follows:

**SILVER COMPANY:
Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00pm**

**GOLD/PLATINUM/ONYX COMPANIES:
Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00pm**

All companies members are required to take a minimum of two additional dance classes each week and can select from tap, ballet, Broadway jazz, and modern.

**In addition to weekly technique classes, our members also perform a Company-only show each year. The show that has been selected for the 2023/2024 Company season still in the works! We’ve done Shrek and Matilda, so we know it will be great!

*Ballet and Tap classes will be open school classes so students can dance at their proper skill level whereas voice, musical theatre dance, and acting classes will be closed school classes and only have members of their company in them.*

Dues / Fees

Company fees are as follows:

$575 annual membership fee : billed upon acceptance to and commitment to Company and includes $175 annual costume fee (covers company show and showcase)

Optional fee:

$50 Photo Pass fee (provides unlimited photo downloads for the company show and showcase photos)

Volunteer Opt out fee: $350 opts you out of the 8 hour volunteer yearly requirement 

Silver company (4th/5th grades): $225/month (Silver company is only required to complete 3.5 hours of training per week)

Gold (5th/6th/7th grades): $275/month

Platinum (7th/8th/9th grades): $275/mont

Onyx (9th-12th grades): $275/month

Additional fees:  please expect costume fees for any open show and competition fees for Access Broadway and JTF. New this year: $20 photo fee per show to download all professional pictures of the show *unless you purchase the optional Photo Pass

Deadline: June 15th, 2023 to declare your commitment and pay the registration fee.

Parent Volunteers

This year, in addition to the above fees, a parent of each Company member will be required to volunteer eight hours of his/her time with East Cobb Theatrical (volunteer opportunities will include set design and construction, load in/out for shows, ushering, concessions, facility cleaning, preparing for and hosting company events, and more); parents have the option to opt out of their volunteer requirement by paying a $350 opt-out fee to ECT.