Respondents

As most of you know, it takes a village to insure that every production entered in our region has a viable respondent. Once again, I ask that your department supply as many respondent visits as you consume. Respondents should have attended the Respondent Workshops at the Regional Festival, or a similar workshop offered by the State Chair.

Guidelines for Respondents

If a written response is not received within a reasonable time following the production attended, the school is encouraged to contact the respondent asking for the response. If the school receives no communication or written response from the respondent, the school should send that name and the show title and dates to the regional chair.

Host schools are advised to reimburse respondents for their travel to the school only after receiving a written response from that respondent. The regional office sends no reimbursements unless a written response is received.

If schools do not reimburse respondents after receipt of their written response, the respondent should contact the regional chair explaining the situation. The regional chair will contact the show’s director asking what happened to the reimbursement. If the director does not respond in a specific timeframe, the departmental chair will be informed, and the school's entered shows will not receive respondents until the amount is reimbursed. If the departmental chair does not arrange for the reimbursement, the relevant institutional dean will be informed of the situation.