Thespian Troupe # 7939 Bylaws
Adopted : __________________________________
Article 1: Attendance
Section 1: A student arriving late to or leaving early from meetings or rehearsals without a reason considered valid by the troupe director will receive a demerit. Three such offenses will be counted as an absence from a meeting without excuse.
Section 2: Regular after school meetings will begin at 3:30 pm and evening meetings at 6:30pm. Changes will be posted by 2:00pm the day of the meeting.
Section 3: Irregular attendance indicates a lack of interest; therefore any member absent four (4) meetings per school year without a written excuse submitted to the secretary, stage manager, or troupe director shall be automatically suspended from troupe activities. The troupe director has sole authority to reverse the suspension.
Section 4: Attendance shall be considered in the Thespian point award system.
Section 5: Absences shall accumulate for only one school year at a time.
Article 2: Thespian Points
Section 1: Induction points must be earned over the course of more than one production. In years where there is only one production, this requirement is waived.
Section 2: Induction points will be awarded for theater related work done outside the school's theater program. To qualify for points, a copy of the program or other verification must be provided.
Section 3: One induction point may be earned for attending non-school productions. To qualify , a ticket stub or a program must be provided as proof of attendance. A critique of the show (two page minimum)must be submitted within one week of the production.
Article 3: Induction
Section 1: An induction ceremony shall be held at least once each year. Additional ceremonies may be held as often as deemed necessary by the troupe director.
Section 2: Induction fees are the responsibility of the inductee. The troupe will pay for induction pins and other honor items.
Section 3: The troupe director determines the time, place, schedule and format of induction ceremonies.
Section 4: The troupe director and president conduct inductions. The vice president is responsible for training induction ceremony speakers, scheduling and rehearsing said speakers, and preparing the stage and induction properties as directed by the troupe director.
Article 4: Officers
Section 1: Duties: Troupe officer duties are defined as below. The troupe director may assign other duties.
A. The president presides at all meetings, appoints all standing and special committees, and directs and supervises troupe activities.
B. The vice president presides in the absence of the president and is responsible for the induction of new members.
C. The secretary keeps records of all meetings and attends to troupe correspondence.
D. The treasurer keeps the troupes books and may act as business manager of Thespian activities and/or productions.
E. The clerk/scribe keeps the point records of all activities: plays, production dates, casts, crews, and work accomplished as provided in the official point system. For troupes without a historian, the clerk may also keep a scrapbook of news clippings, posters, programs, etc.
F. Other offices such as historian, publicity chair, and TOTS-EAT ( Trick or Treat so Kids Can Eat) chair may be added at the troupe's discretion. All officer positions must be listed in the troupe's constitution.