Explain the performance culture before booking. Is the final event informal sharing, a staged show, or an auditioned production? Families should know whether parts are assigned and how.
Choose material suitable for the participants and audience. Review language, themes, physical contact, costume needs, and cultural context. Give families enough information to raise concerns without demanding private personal history.
Set clear boundaries around touch and intimate scenes. A youth camp should not use surprise contact, humiliation, or pressure to “prove commitment.” Use qualified guidance and age-appropriate alternatives for any sensitive staging.
Make backstage roles real learning roles: sound cues, safe prop organization, design, welcoming, or narration. Do not use them as punishment for someone who does not want a solo.
Plan costume changing with privacy and supervision. Visitors and audience members should not enter changing or backstage areas. Do not allow adults to film those areas.
Keep physical work within the staff's training and the participants' needs. Stunts, lifts, aerial work, stage combat, or specialist dance techniques need separate qualified planning. Do not add them to make a show more exciting.
Your task: Write a performance plan that protects choice, dignity, and safe backstage work.