Acting Out Policies & FAQ

Acting Out Policies & FAQ

Drop-off/Pick-up/Parking

Please read the instructions below.

Dropping off students

Students must be dropped off at their designated drop-off location within 5-10 minutes from the start of class. An instructor or volunteer will greet your child for each class. 

Acting Out! classes on the campus of UNCSA

Acting Out! classes at Arts Based School North Campus

Arts Based School North Campus
1380 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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Picking up students

Pick-up location, whether on the campus of UNCSA or Arts Based, will be the same as the drop-off location

Acting Out! classes on the campus of UNCSA

ALL students must be picked up at the upper door of the 1960 De Mille Building adjacent to Lot G off of Chapel Street (noted on the campus map). The Instructor, Program Director, or designated volunteer will walk students to the door to wait for their parents. Parents are to enter the gate at Lot D, drive down the hill, turn left and form a line behind the dormitories (black arrows on map). Please pull forward by the doors so we can accommodate three (3) vehicles at a time.

Please do not park in Lot G (reserved parking) and call your child to walk across the service road to your car. Students will wait by the door until they see their parent’s car pull up.

Acting Out! classes at Arts Based School North Campus

ALL students must be picked up by the metal door facing the courtyard (noted on the campus map). The Instructor, Program Director, or designated volunteer will walk students to the door to wait for their parents. Parents can either pull up along the drop-off location or meet their student at the metal door and walk together to the car in the parking lot.

Please do not park in the Lower Parking Lot of Arts Based and call your child to walk across the service road to your car. Students will wait by the door until they see their parent’s car pull up.

Please be prompt in picking up your children. The faculty will not leave any child alone but request that you respect their time by arriving on time. We appreciate your cooperation and support of this policy and ask that you please share it with anyone who will be dropping off or picking up your child. If you know that you will be late, make sure to let the instructor know.

Parking

If you choose to wait on your child to finish class, you may park in the visitor lot off of Ehle Drive (Lot B) for UNCSA campus classes or at the Lower Parking Lot of Arts Based School North Campus for AB classes, where you can wait until your child’s class is ready for pick-up. Please take note of reserved UNCSA faculty parking spots. There is limited parking on the UNCSA campus, and it is important that we are respectful of those with priority.

Materials

Acting

Please bring a 3-ring binder or notebook/journal and a pencil to every class.

Musical Theatre and Private Voice Lessons

Everyone will need to bring a recording device to record vocal exercises and assigned music; this can be a phone, iPod or other digital recorder. Please bring a 3-ring binder and a pencil to every class.

Expectations

NO food or drinks other than water are allowed in the studios. Students must eat or drink in the student lounge or outside of the building. Students may bring water bottles into the classroom. Please do not bring valuables to class as we cannot be responsible for them.

Attendance

We ask that you contact Fayth Caruso or the instructor in advance if you need to miss a class so that the instructor may be informed.

Payments, Withdrawals, & Refund Policy

Payments can be made online, over the phone, or by check mailed to 1533 S Main St, Winston Salem, NC 27127, with the attention made to “Community and Summer Programs.”  Write the student’s name and program in the memo line.

  • Payment should never be given to the teacher directly.
  • A $25 service fee will be charged for returned checks.
  • Payments for group classes are due in full at least 48 hours prior to the first class.
  • No refunds are available after the start of classes.
  • If due to a medical emergency or relocation, the student is unable to start classes, Acting Out may, at its discretion, offer a refund or credit provided a minimum of 48 hours’ notice. See the summer camps page for additional information on payment deadlines and policies that apply to summer camps.  
  • Refunds are processed to the credit card used to make the initial purchase.  If a refund is ever due for a payment made by check, the student must provide information as to how the refund may be received. After the greater of 30 days and three (3) attempts by Acting Out to contact the student using the contact information in the student’s registration, the refund is forfeit.

Inclement Weather Policy

Cancellations of Acting Out classes for inclement weather are influenced by several factors, including UNCSA campus or hosting organization closures (such as Arts Based School) and conditions on the ground. We will confirm closings by email by 12 p.m. on the given day. UNCSA Acting Out reserves the right to hold classes, rehearsals and private lessons when other schools or businesses are closed for inclement weather. Attendance at regularly scheduled classes, rehearsals, and lessons will be at the discretion of the parent or guardian in the event of a WSFCS district full-day closure. Absences coordinated with Acting Out faculty by replying to the inclement weather closure email announcement will be considered excused. If you ever have a question concerning cancellation of classes, please call or email the Program Director.

Accomodations for Students with Disabilities

In compliance with the UNCSA policy and equal access laws, the Program Coordinator is available to discuss appropriate accommodations that may be required for students with disabilities. Requests for accommodations are to be made during the first three weeks of the semester, except for unusual circumstances, so arrangements can be made. All notifications are strictly confidential and will only be shared with the instructor with student/parent approval.

Dress Code

Acting

Everyone should wear clothing that they can easily move in and close-toed shoes to each class. No short shorts or skirts unless worn with leggings or tights.

Musical Theatre

Please dress comfortably to move. There may be some floor work so no short skirts without leggings or tights please. No caps or hats are to be worn in class.

Contact

Please email questions to the Program Director.