Summer 2022 Youth programs cancelled given Covid’s continuing presence

** Possible adult-and-youth community theater Wisconsin July-August 2022


Click
this link to see Details and a message
from Inspirations Theater Director Torsti Rovainen


WELCOME BACK !!!

This page has the following, from top to bottom:

  • A message from Director Torsti Rovainen

  • Review of 2020 summer program dates and times

  • Changes to the casting process from previous years

  • A description of the 2-step enrollment process

  • The enrollment form itself (links to medical forms & financial contribution form at very bottom of page)

Message from Inspirations Theater Director Torsti Rovainen for 2020 programs

We’re happy this year to offer five programs in three states for youth ranging in ages from 7 to 18! This year’s show The Ramayana is always a big hit—what’s not to like with kidnappings, ten-headed demons, and a city of monkeys? We look forward to working with both our returning students—some of whom this will be their seventh season with Inspirations—as well as new friends and family who join us this summer.

Cheers, and looking forward to the shows!

Torsti Rovainen


2020 Program Dates & Times

  • Portland Camp (age 7 - 11) July 6 - 10 9:00 - 1:15 aftercare possible to 4:00

  • Portland Camp (age 10 - 14) July 6 - 26** 9:00 - 2:30 most camp days; aftercare possible to 4:00 first two weeks of program

  • Portland High School Theater Program (age 14 - 18) July 6 - 26** 11:15 - 4:00 first two weeks; 9:00 - 2:30 most days 3rd week

    ** Monday July 20 and Tuesday July 21 are optional program days

  • Vermont Program (age 10 - 18) August 3 - 15* 9:00 - 2:30
    *(additional dates if student aged 12-18 chosen as lead) July 29-31 9:00 - 2:30)

  • Wisconsin Camp (age 8 - 14) June 15 - 27 9:00 - 2:30


Casting process update

This year we will be doing the casting for the shows the first week of the program. In past years, we have done it in early May.

The way it works:
—All students are asked to learn several group songs from the play before the program begins
—They are given access to the songs (CD or mp3.) and the script (online pdf.) upon enrollment to become familiar with the show
—The first few days of the program we go through the show, and students get to feel out which scenes, songs, and characters they are most interested in. Casting still varies depending upon age; see more on that here  Students then submit their casting preferences to us.
— Casting is set by Friday of the first week of the program. Students then learn their lines and songs with gusto.
**Note: the final performances will still be spirited, though they will not benefit (as in past years) from students having entered the program already having memorized their lines. However, having seen multiple youth theater programs employ this model, we are confident that the final shows will be entertaining; and in our experience, the kids pick up the lines very quickly.


The 2-Step enrollment Process

STEP 1:  Check in with your child on their theatrical preferences (gender, and for older students, type of part sought for) for this coming year. Questions such as being asked to be considered for a lead role, or which gender a child prefers or is open to for casting should be figured out, either with that child or within the family, before you enroll. We ask this because once we have your child's information and the casting is set, it is very challenging to rearrange things should your child's wishes be different than what came in the enrollment form. When there is this type of discrepancy, in almost all cases we stick with the initial casting.
                

STEP 2:  Fill out the enrollment form below, using the 'Additional Comments' section if there are any changes to your contact information. 

       **Medical form updates--if the information on your medical & pick-up authorization are the same as previous years, you needn't fill out a new form. If there is a small change, you can email that to us; if insurance policies, addresses or such have changed, please fill out a new form.

Once these two steps have happened, and assuming the tuition agreement is in place, your child will be officially enrolled.


### bonus: — if you are a RETURNING FAMILy, and
— you welcome someone to enroll in one of our summer
programs who has not done a summer program before,

— you GET $50 off your tuition and you can give that incoming a certificate for $50 off their tuition** (up to two families)

**limit two $50 certificates per returning family for up to $100 off for you.

How it works: if you’re the link in welcoming someone new to register, once you’ve enrolled, send us an email, letting us know their name; and once they’ve registered, we’ll send you and them the $50 certificates. It's a way of welcoming in new families while thanking our returning families for your continued patronage.

** if you have siblings enrolling (including ones doing a different program):

— fill out this longer form for one child
— click on the link to ‘sibling enrollment’ at the bottom of the form (-after- you have pressed the black submit button for the first form)
— fill out the shorter form for the sibling(s).

the links to the medical forms and payment are at the bottom of either form.


returning families Enrollment Form

Required fields have a star* next to the words above the white boxes

If you have any questions about enrollment or the form below, please contact us at 503 - 895 - 4705 or info@rovainenmusicals.com

** When filling out this form press 'Tab' or click on the next box to proceed; hitting 'return' will cause the form to submit prematurely. 

** Before proceeding, leaving this page, or clicking any of the buttons below, make sure you pressed the black 'submit' button above. If successful, the form will have disappeared and a small confirmation message taken its place **

(If the questions & white spaces have disappeared, your form has been successfully completed; if you still see the form above, some part is either incomplete or needs attention. Scroll up, fill out the areas (now highlighted in red), then press the black 'submit' button to complete the process)


Sibling enrollment—you can enroll them with a shorter form, clicking on this purple button

Here is a link to the medical forms / photo release / pick-up authorization if you need to fill these out with new updated information
NOTE: IF THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION FROM THE FORM YOU FILLED OUT FOR US BEFORE, YOU NEED NOT FILL OUT A NEW MEDICAL FORM.

If you are filling out a new medical form, you can bring it with you on the first day of the program.  We can not have children attend who do not have a medical form on file.
 

contributions   

Please click the button to the right to go to our financial page, which has an online payment link and information for paying by check. PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THIS BUTTON IF YOU ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF FILLING OUT YOUR RE-ENROLLMENT ABOVE--you will lose everything that you've filled out. Only once you've seen the message "Enrollment has been received" at the bottom of the space the enrollment questions was (white text on black) you are safe to go.