When an urgent issue arises that will prevent your student from attending a rehearsal, the optimum scenario involves having you, the parent, email the director before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the missed rehearsal.
A parent should email Mr. Kuhl at
jkuhl@loyolahs.edu (preferred) or leave him a voicemail at (213) 381-5121 x 2928. It is imperative a parent is the one informing Mr. Wolfe of an absence as he must be aware that parents are cognizant of a cast member's whereabouts. On the first day of rehearsal, Mr. Wolfe will also give out his personal cell phone number to students to share with their parents so that they may call or text in an emergency.
When a student and/or his/her parents plan a weekend college visit, you must make arrangements to ensure two "emergencies" do not happen:
1. The flight does not leave at a time which conflicts with rehearsal. No accommodations will be made because the only flight available before rehearsal ends on a Friday.
2. His/her arrival back from the trip must be in time for attending any scheduled rehearsal for which he/she is required.
Unforeseen "emergency" conflicts (weather delays, missed flights, etc.) are not acceptable reasons for missing a mandatory rehearsal. One should endeavor to build in needed contingency time for such problems. Period.
An acceptable emergency during the Mandatory Rehearsal period would involve grave bodily injury to the student or a member of his immediate family. Period.
What should a parent do if the emergency or illness occurs during the Mandatory Rehearsal period?
Consider the commitment and whether or not the situation can be remedied in order for your student to attend rehearsal. Then, call Mr. Kuhl and speak to him directly using his cell phone number. If a parent "calls in sick" for a student and is found to be covering up for some other plans, the student will be released of their responsibilities in the show and their part will be recast. (This outrageous offense has actually happened several times and the directors followed through on their policy of releasing the student -- every time.)