Thespian Troupe 7431

What is the International Thespian Society?

The International Thespian Society, a division of the Educational Theatre Association, is the honorary theatre organization for students in high school and middle school. The ITS offers everything from varied performance venues to college audition opportunities to formal awards and scholarships. Since 1929, more than two million students, schools, and educators have benefited from ITS membership.

Greenwood Christian Academy joined the International Thespian Society in August of 2009. Since then, the GCA Thespian Society has inducted numerous actors and technicians at its annual Drama Club and Thespian Induction Banquets in late May.

Interested in becoming a Thespian?
For students who are interested in becoming members of GCA’s Thespian Troupe 7431, they must first meet the following requirements:

• Earn ten points, or 100 hours of excellent work
  
• Participate in a minimum of two GCA productions.

All Thespians are notified once they qualify for membership into the society. Students are then inducted in a formal ceremony during the annual Drama Club Banquet and Thespian Troupe Induction Ceremony in May. Once a student is inducted he or she receives:

• A membership certificate
• A personalized membership card
• A “ITS” pin
• A one-year (nine issues) subscription to Dramatics magazine
• Eligibility for scholarships
• Eligibility to serve as President of the GCA Drama Club
• Eligibility to serve as an International Thespian Officer
• Eligibility for the Wells Fargo Capital for Knowledge program for college financing
• Eligibility for the Outstanding Student Achievement Awards
• Eligibility to submit their original plays to the Thespian Playworksprogram
• Eligibility to receive Thespian honoraria (i.e., Thespian Patches, stars for additional points, Honor Thespian Awards, and the Most Dedicated Thespian Award given to one graduating senior)
  

OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES

Description of Board Positions:

President: Calls meetings (board and general) to order, presides over all meetings, encourages other officers to fulfill their duties, recognizes those who want to speak at meetings, maintains communication between officer board and directors, makes meeting agenda and gives to Secretary to be typed for the STAGE Meetings, creates officer deadline calendar, coordinates year in review, updates Master Calendar and is the convention coordinator.		Vice President: Carries out President’s duties in their absence, notifies and ommunicates with committees, STAGE H.A.N.D.S., and chair persons, makes sure committee chairpersons are fulfilling their duties, attends all STAGE HANDS meetings, keeps track of Parliamentarian’s demerits, keeps track of ITS membership, maintains alumni directory, and provides information to Secretary and Business manager about sponsor communication and reservations. Makes certificates for banquet.
Business Manager: Trains ushers and House crew attendants, is responsible for documentation method for House Crew attendants, keeps track of fundraisers, handles class fees, prepares an audit of all shows, makes sure President, directors and administrators receive a copy of audit report and budget report and new forms, keeps financial reports, and coordinates sponsor information received from secretary and vice president.		Community Outreach: Responsible for all community obligations, maintains suggestion box, makes Special Recognition certificates, corresponds with other troupes and organizations as necessary, and coordinates projects of community service. Maintains communication with GCA ISD Junior High Thespians and GCA College Theatre.
Historian: Collects and takes photos and arranges for the videotaping of all productions, rehearsals, trips, crews, meetings, and all other STAGE events. Coordinates the slide show for the STAGE Banquet, creates a comprehensive memory book of the year, corresponds with yearbook, maintains the drama callboards, and designs the STAGE page for each STAGE meeting, keeps track of all mentions in the newspaper, trains video crew, creates a lobby display for productions, including bios and photos of people involved, and maintains departmental instructional signs.		Media Coordinator: Organizes scripts, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and all media equipment in the department. Updates list of scripts in library, devises/maintains a system for script check-out/in, maintains monologue/scene notebook, updates GCA STAGE website, maintains posters across from the officer folders and receives copies of pictures from the Historian to produce the STAGE slide show.
Parliamentarian: Keeps order at meetings (board and general), keeps attendance for meetings (board and general) and theatre student attendance at performances, gives copies of attendance to the Secretary and President, manages demerit system, keeps track of Manual of Policies and Procedures, technical contracts, and audition contracts, and updates when revised, makes a communication directory of all STAGE members, organizes and revises STAGE database.		Points Manager: Keeps an up-to-date database of all Thespian points that have been awarded for all tasks performed in the department and elsewhere, updates point sheets, informs Directors and Parliamentarian when a letter jacket is obtained, informs Vice President when Thespian membership is obtained, and posts points periodically on the callboard after each STAGE meeting. All points must be recorded after a performance is completed. Points are not finalized until director approves. Gives a copy of points to Secretary, Directors, President, and Administrators. Compiles final Thespian points that determine banquet certificates and awards.
Publicity Manager: In charge of publicizing all productions, meetings, and other STAGE activities, leads publicity crews, communicates events through posters, announcements at the high school, and on the radio, sends press releases to Staci Stanfield, and heads T-Shirt sales.		Secretary: Keeps minutes of STAGE meetings, posts minutes on callboard, gives a copy of all minutes to President, directors, and administrators, makes copies and distributes agenda for STAGE meetings, keeps a copy of the agenda for all meetings, gives Thank-You notes as necessary, coordinates all STAGE mailers, collects bios from cast members, makes programs for all shows, and makes typed script for the theatre banquet.