Thespian Troupe

Organization

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• A Performing Arts Honor Society • A points awarding society • Centered around leadership and Wheat Ridge High School Community Values • A meeting place for actors, technicians, musicians, writers, film artists, and fine artists.

Leadership

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• Leadership • Council Members • Ashlee Dunn • Marissa Martinez • Hannah Larson • Megan Blanc • Joey Blalock • Taylor RussoSian MartinRyan WilliamsMatt ArellanoChloe ShawNate Canada •

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Mission Statement:

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To create a band of rogue artists that use theatre as a vehicle to re-inforce the artistic strengths inherent in performing arts.

Leeadership Responsibility

New Business

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Keeping with traditionsStart a scrap book for leadership onlySparkling accomplishments:Talent Show:Backstaage: management: Super rock-punk1 Rock Band1 poster mica-clement-Raffle?TicketsBanquet:

Goals

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• Get our paperwork in to become a real Thespian Honor society • • Figure out what to do when the theatre season becomes too overwhelming to run offical meeting (Last part of September, All of October, November, and 1st week in December, all of april 1st week in May) • Start points system • • No way to highlight tech pieces. Maybe a tech video • • Production and troupe must come together. • Induct 10 new members by the end of the year • Having Underclass as leaders • Awards banquet • A way to award people • A big fundraiser $1400 (Field of Corpses $740 for conference2013) • We need a troupe name • The Buzz • End of the year mural painting:Done • • • • • • • •

What Worked

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• Involvement recruitment of people to come to meetingsTroupe meetings (add an announcement) • $582.00 ($471 plus $200 first of year fund aproximately $225) $165 district festival--$560 State Festival- Class to imrprov festival $65( field of corpses 780) • Collaborative Leadership!!!!!! • Talent Competition!!! ($1000)Teacher Judges worked. out side student judges!Advertising Earlier!!!!More auditionees (no out tune singers that I had to put in)( Great Talent but did not get to advertising soon enough) • Meeting format ( love it) ( changing it) • Respect for other people (love it) • Troupe members learned acting and production skills(Communication between tech and actors) • We are growing and having more visibility(Showcasing Scene -Assemblies!!!!!!) • Weed out non-serious members. • •

What didn't work

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• Getting dedicated members • Consistent meeting schedule • We don't have a mission statement • we don't have a paperwork organizational system • We didn't follow through on Talent show certificates • We don't have unifying end of the year of activities • We didn't keep record or our memories • We did not get into the year book • We didn't market our brand • • • • • •

Solutions

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• Dedicated members • Dedicated members Fully bring them in--make them feel welcome and important • Organization paperwork: Sian Point cards • Secretary Megan Blanc File cabinet system • System of Forms • Hannah Larson and Megan Blanc Historian: Keep record of every activity in written and visual form: Communicate to the marketing/social median • Purchase Ehrhardt • Marketing Website upkeep social media (Alex and clement)Scheduler: sian and Tessa:Captian of Industry: Scene Czars: Get people siked to see us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IsQQQQQQiaih and GrantLexie Teambuilding!Community Liason • • • • •

Building on strengths

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• Keep the buzz up through out the year. Monthly buzz campaign We are the buzz • Create group buzz activities • Increase Talent show ticket price to $5 • No negative energy • More opportunity • Sit down and tell our story Leadership council • Leadership council continures to take tech and acting classes • A realistic thespian troupe schedule • A monthly buzz video to accompany senate video • We won't recruit new leaders until the end of the year. Make sure all leaders here stay strong and solidify his or her commitment. At the awards ceremony new leaders will be inducted 3-4 and no more. • • • • • • • • •

Pool of Names

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The BuzzThe Triple T'sThe Dramatic FactorsThe SocietyThemThe Dramatic Dingos