International Thespian Society

Thespian Requirements To be inducted:

Must earn 10 points

  -5 of which must be earned at LHS

Must participate (at LHS) in at least:

  -2 full length productions,

  -1 full length & 2 one acts, or

  -4 one acts

  You may earn up to 5 points through participation in community, children’s or professional theatre, in Middle School theatre, or in other activities in the performing arts.

  Membership will be awarded to all students who qualify. No student can be elected into the troupe and no student can be denied membership if he or she has fulfilled all membership requirements.

  A student member must maintain satisfactory standards of membership as set forth by the constitution of the troupe, the EdTA governing board, and local school policies. A student may be suspended or expelled from the troupe by the troupe director.

To remain an active member of the troupe:

Article IV, Section 4:

  -Any member who is absent four meetings per school year, four rehearsals during a current production, unless they have an excuse valid by the troupe director or who does not participate in a current production, which would earn one or more points shall be dropped from active membership.

  -Any member who causes deliberate dissention, which would disrupt the workings of any production or business meetings, shall be dropped from active membership by a vote of two-thirds of the membership with the consent of the troupe director. Any member requesting readmittance after suspension must have the consent of the troupe director and two-thirds of the membership.

Bylaws: Article I, Section 3:

Irregular attendance indicates a lack of interest; therefore any member absent four (4) meetings per school year without a written excuse is suspended.

  -A suspended student may not participate in the activities of any Thespian troupe nor attend Thespian conferences during the period of his or her suspension. However, neither the terms of the student’s subscription to Dramatics magazine nor the students paid membership status will be affected. Once a student has been submitted to the home office, their name can not be removed from the membership rolls.

  -A student member must maintain satisfactory standards of membership as set forth by the constitution of the troupe and by the EdTA governing board. A student may be suspended or expelled from the troupe by the troupe director.