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The Google Site Search tool will search this site when the button next to Search this site is selected:

Search Restrictions

Not all content is listed by search engines. Temporary or new content is less likely to be included.
Temporary content, such as specific productions or special events, may be linked from the home page, including the What's New section.
Time-sensitive information, such as auditions and smaller events, tends to be posted on our blog. Learn more….
You might want to have a look at the site map if you are unable to locate content.

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Hints on Using this Site

The Menu System

Where you see the right angle quote (») there is an extended menu available. Simply click on the link to the right to reveal this menu.

External Links Open New Windows

Links pointing to an address external to this site will open a separate tab or window using Javascript. These are not pop-up windows. Simply close the new window to return to this site. If Javascript is not enabled in your browser, the links will function normally.

How Javascript is Used

Javascript is used to enhance this site. Your experience of this site may degrade if Javascript is disabled and email addresses on this site may not be displayed.

Resize Text

You can resize the text and navigation menus on this site.
Alternative text is provided when images aren't displayed.

Any Current Browser Works

Content on this site is designed to work with any current browser.

Different Browsers—Different Experiences

Please be aware that pages view differently in different browsers. This site has been designed using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for layout which works best when the browser conforms to current Web standards.

All pages have been checked and found to be valid XHTML 1.0 Strict (valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional on pages containing the Constant Contact Opt-in Email List Form) and valid CSS using W3C's validator services:

Different Browsers—Different Experiences

Please be aware that pages view differently in different browsers. This site has been designed using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS1 and CSS2) for layout and works best when the browser conforms to Web standards.

Firefox Recommended

Firefox most closely follows these standards at the time of the site design. Internet Explorer 6 does not follow a number of these recommendations, although these standards are more closely followed by Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 8 and 9 are even more compliant and is strongly recommended. Other browsers also vary in their conformation to standards.

Update to Internet Explorer 8 or 9 Recommended

It is strongly recommended that Windows users update their Internet Explorer to version 8 or 9 using Windows Update or Microsoft Update if is available to your version of Windows even when using Firefox or another browser:

Internet Explorer 9 is available for Windows Vista or later.
Internet Explorer 8 is available for Windows XP or later.
If you are using an older version of Windows you are at significant risk when using the Internet because security vulnerabilities are no longer being addressed by Microsoft.

While these standards are not infallible, they help in ensuring that changes in technology do not degrade your experience on this site and avoid restricting the viewer to one browser because of proprietary markup tags.

Changing Fonts Sizes & Colours

This site design is created with browser sizing at 800x600 and care has been taken to choose colours that are cross-platform compatible. Font sizes are specified in ems to give the view the greatest flexibility (rather than fixed in points, a static print medium that is converted into pixels differently by different browsers).

Current browsers (Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Internet Explorer) offer a great deal of flexibility in changing these settings to suit your needs and preferences. I suggest altering text size or colour settings to enhance your experience on this (and other) sites if you have special requirements.

Text May Be Enlarged/Reduced

Text sizes may be increased/decreased in modern browsers if you have difficulty viewing the default sizes or if the default sizing doesn't work for you. This function varies by browser but is usually located in the View menu:

Internet Explorer: View > Text Size.
Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox: View > Text Zoom.
Opera: View > Zoom.
Safari: View > Make Text Bigger / Make Text Smaller.
Maxthon: View > Zoom Page.
Netscape 4: View > Increase Text / Decrease Text.

Firefox 7 or later with the menu turned off (showing an orange Firefox at the top left) can use Ctrl & + (plus) to zoom in and Crtl & - (minus) to zoom out. Ctrl & 0 (zero) resets the page.

Internet Explorer 8 or 9 users with the menu turned off (default setting) should use the Page menu (grouped with the home icon) to change these settings.

Extreme Increase May Create Problems

Note: extreme increases in size may create problems with the page layout. Images do not resize and there are limits to how much room there is on the menu for the increase in text sizes.

Firefox version 3 introduced a new zoom feature that increases both graphics and text making this effect less noticeable. However, enlarging graphics tends to make them appear less crisp.

If you continually have difficulty viewing text and images on your computer, you can either purchase a larger monitor (they are much more reasonably-priced) or a program like ZoomText.

Customizing Colour Settings

Issues With Contrast

Some viewers may find that there is insufficient contrast for comfortable viewing. This can be altered within your browser.

Changing Browser Settings

If you are having difficulty viewing this site, please change the sizing of the fonts (see resizing text above) or change your browser's default settings to view the page with fonts and colours that work for you:

Firefox: Tools > Options and select Fonts & Colors on the Content tab.
Internet Explorer 8: look on the Command menu for Tools > Internet Options and click on the buttons in the Appearance category on the General tab.
Internet Explorer 7: Tools > Internet Options and click on the buttons in the Appearance category on the General tab.
Opera: Tools > Preferences and select the Web pages tab.
Safari: Edit > Preferences and select Fonts in the Appearance category (there are no settings for colour, although you can specify a personal style sheet).
Internet Explorer 6/Maxthon: Tools > Internet Options and click on the Accessibility button.
Netscape/Mozilla: Edit > Preferences and select Colors in the Appearance category.

Additional settings may be found under Advanced, Accessibility or elsewhere, depending upon the browser you are using. Your browser's help menu will give you more information about how to use these features effectively.

Older Browsers May Not Display Correctly

Cascading Style Sheets May be Misinterpreted

This site uses external Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for both layout and esthetics rather than embedding the layout within the page content like older sites. The power of this approach is demonstrated on the CSS Zen Garden site where the same text content can be altered only by the CSS (see the "select a design" menu).

Unfortunately, some content on this site may not display properly in older browsers that do not recognize or correctly interpret style sheets. Since CSS determines both layout and site enhancements, this will necessarily degrade your user experience when viewing this site with an older browser. This problem should affect less than 5 percent of the browsers currently in use.

Content should be visible, but may be portrayed in your browser's default fonts and may be placed incorrectly. There may also be unintended side effects like visible borders around linked images (a result of changing Web standards). This affects primarily Netscape 4 and Internet Explorer 4 and their earlier versions.

To view this site properly, you may wish to upgrade to a newer browser. Current versions of Firefox, Opera, Safari and Internet Explorer will work best.

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PDF Documents

Adobe Reader Needed

Documents in Adobe® PDF format allows you to view and print these documents without the programs used to create them.

The number in brackets — e.g. (PDF–250 KB) — indicates the size of the document in Kilobytes (KB) or Megabytes (MB).

In most cases, these documents will open inside your browser. Simply use the back arrow to return to the page where the document was linked.

You will need the free Adobe® Reader® to view and print these documents. This program is available for most operating systems (platforms).

While it is very common for Adobe Reader to be installed on computers, you may wish to update the version you are running or simply appreciate the convenience of having a link to the download site for future reference.

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Need Further Help?

Our board and volunteers are unable to help you with Website technical issues.
Please contact the Webmaster () for assistance.

Site Design & Maintenance

This site is designed by Russ Harvey Consulting. Please if you have concerns directly related to the site design or function.

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Updated: December 21, 2011