Each subsequent cut will result in a lowered final grade. Six cuts will reduce your final grade by one letter. I will entertain reasons for absences. Excessive absences, even for good reason, will result in a lowered final grade. I have to give grades, so I do.
Performances count twice what papers count.
The final exam is the equivalent of one performance. The first two assignments are ungraded. The third assignment is graded, but I do not use the grade unless it helps you. Readings given twice are counted as the higher of the two grades. The major grades will be those on the final three performances, papers, and final exam.