Yes and no. Actors who are in the certificate program are not allowed to decline a role, for all of the reasons we mentioned above. Local actors, over whom we have no control and who are contributing their talent and time as volunteers, are free to decline a role, but we really hope that all conflicts and reservations about casting have been sorted out prior to the auditions, so that not accepting a role is a very rare thing. There just isn’t time during the summer session to spend on lengthy negotiations over who is in what shows. And we also ask at auditions whether or not each actor would accept a role if cast. We try to cover all the bases, but surprises happen and sometimes people change their minds.
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