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Shade Tree Participant Survey 2025

Your responses to this survey are anonymous. Your answers help us make Shade Tree the best possible theatre program for everyone involved!

About You

Which production(s) were you involved in?

Select all that apply.

The Addams Family Musical

Alice in Wonderland

Charlotte's Web Session A

Charlotte's Web Session B

Imagine a Dragon Session A

Imagine a Dragon Session B

I am a(n)...

parent or guardian

actor

Shade Tree staff member

Were you new to Shade Tree Players this year?

Yes, I was new.

No, I have participated before.

Volunteer Options

What motivated you to sign up for volunteer hours?

Choose the most important one to you.

I like earning extra comp tickets to shows

I don't want to have to pay the volunteer opt out fee

It makes me feel good to help out the program my child loves to be a part of

I don't have time to volunteer and like the opt out fee option

Did you think it was fair and helpful to be able to sign up to volunteer for your production and/or sister production (session a/b, e.g.)?

Yes

No

Did you feel that required parent volunteer hours and corresponding comp tickets to any play were fair?

Yes

No

If not, please tell us why.

Did you see a need for other volunteer options?

Yes

No

If so, please let us know your suggestions.

There are other ways to help out Shade Tree in the summer, such as working on costumes, lights and sound, scenic painting, etc. Please indicate any other areas you would be interested in learning about.

Staff & Parent Liaison

Was the parent liaison necessary and helpful to the production?

Yes

No

Were you well informed and satisfied with communication from staff concerning your production?

Yes

No

Were you well informed and satisfied with communication from your parent liaison concerning your production?

Yes

No

Did you download the SportsYou app?

Yes, and I liked it

Yes, and I didn't like it

No

You answered no to one of the communication questions above. Can you explain why?

Did all staff involved with your production create a fun, educational and collaborative experience?

Yes

No

If not, please explain why.

Performances

Please explain anything you liked or disliked about promotional events your cast(s) participated in.

Were you satisfied with our play choices this summer?

Yes

No

Please let us know what types of shows or titles you would like to see us do in the future.

Registration

Do you feel our cost of program registration is fair?

Yes

No

If Shade Tree added a third age group option (12-13, e.g.) with their own production, would you be interested?

Very Interested

Indifferent

Not Interested

Overall

In one or two sentences, how would you describe your overall experience? Is there anything you would like to see changed?

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