⋅ All plays must have a clear storyline with a beginning, middle & end: adventures
⋅ Every production must employ at least one overtly theatrical element or style: puppets, masks, multiple &/or cross casting, one-person plays, musicals, dumbshows, farce, biomechanics, audience participation, Kabuki, Theatre of Cruelty, the Alienation Effect, etc
⋅ There is a firm cap on production costs
⋅ The talents of local, emerging artists will be used whenever & wherever possible
⋅ Ticket prices will be kept affordable to the general public & especially as an enticement to younger audiences