Troupe 1494 was established in 1999 and was intermittently active until 2011. In 2019, the troupe was reactivated by Troupe Director, Rebecca Phillips

2021 Thespian Induction

Troupe 1494 welcomes the following students:

Participants in the 2020 Virtual State Thespian Festival

2019-2020 Troupe 1494 Officers

2019 Texas State Thespian News

This is a first for Springtown Thespians!

Thank you for becoming the GIANTS that future SHS Thespians will stand on the shoulders of!

How do I become a Thespian?

Check out the point system below. It serves as a GUIDE to become inducted. Actual points are maintained by the Troupe Director. There is a link to the Point Card below.

Want to be Inducted into thespians?

You must fill out a point card before you can be invited into Troupe 1494 and submit $35 induction fee to Ms. Phillips

Directions to SAVE and COMPLETE the Thespian Point Card (if you have not already completed one.)

To fill out and save a copy of this form on your computer, you must have

-Adobe Acrobat 8 or higher ( get adobe.com/reader).

-click “File/Save as” to save the blank PDF form to your computer before filling in the fields.

(Do not fill in honors or points)

-Be sure to save your completed form when finished.

-click out of any data field before printing

- Email to Ms. Phillips at rphillips@springtownisd.net

Thespian Point Card

OR you are welcome to fill out the Thespian Point Card Google Document

SHS Thespian point card Google Document

Need help in filling out the SHS Google Document, see below!

Point cards must be completed before Thespian Induction.

Thespians compete in a variety of categories

at Texas ThesPian Festival.

• Individual Performance Events (Performance IEs)

• Individual Technical Events (Technical IEs)

• Team Events

• Playwriting - Thespian Playworks

• Short Film

• Outstanding Troupe Award

• Music Composition - Thespian Musicalworks

Troupes may enter six (6) Performance IEs and seven (7) Technical IEs in ANY combination, however each student can only enter one event. Troupes are not limited to only one (1) event in each category.

For example, troupes can have 2 duet acting, 3 solo musicals and 1 group musical. See our Individual & Group Events FAQs for additional specific examples.

National Qualifiers: If students achieve the highest scores, Individual and Group events, Playwriting, Musical Composition, and Short Film are eligible to advance to National Competitions at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.

What are IEs?

Individual Events or IEs are competitive events which qualify for National Competitions at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.

• Performance IEs: Solo Musical, Duet Musical, Group Musical, Monologue, Duet Acting, Group Acting

• Technical IEs: Sound Design, Lighting Design, Stage Management, Marketing, Costume Construction, Costume Design, Set Design

• Short Film

• Playworks - playwriting competition

• Musicalworks - music composition competition

Schools are not limited to one event per category.

• Troupes are allowed to have any six (6) performance IEs - whatever six best fit your students' strengths (ex: 3 monologues, 2 duet musicals, and a group musical).

• Troupes are allowed to submit any seven (7) technical events in any combination (ex: 3 stage managers, 2 lighting designs, and 2 scenic designs).

Is there Acceptable & Unacceptable Material?

Acceptable material for all Individual Performance Events:

• Published scripts written for the theater ONLY

• Songs from a musical that have been written for the theater (regardless of its previous publication as a classical or popular song).

Unacceptable material for Individual Performance Events:

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Scripts or songs from films

• Scripts or songs from television

• Stand-alone monologues found on the internet or in monologue books

• Popular songs not used in a published work for the theater

• Classical songs not used in a published work for the theater.

MONOLOGUE & Duet Acting GUIDELINES

In monologues, the skills that will be measured are:

• Use of transitions into and out of character

• Ability to create a believable character

• Communication of objective, tactics, and relationships

• Use of focus and concentration

• Integration of voice, body, movement, and staging.

In a MONOLOGUE performance the entrant must present two selections following these guidelines:

• Begin with an introduction (slating). The introduction must include only:

• o the entrant’s names,

• o troupe number,

• o title of both selections, and

• o name of the playwright.

• Remain within strict time limits.

• o Time will begin once a performer begins acting after the conclusion of the introduction (slating).

• o Monologues are not to exceed three minutes. • Prepare two selections.

• o Monologues should represent two contrasting selections (may be different in period, style or mood).

• o Each selection should be approximately one and one half minutes each.

• o Each selection should reflect an important moment in the play.

• o Only one character from each play may be portrayed in each selection.

• Choose appropriate material.

• o Material must be drawn from published scripts written for theatre.

• o Material from other forms such as poetry, fiction, or film is prohibited.

• o Stand-alone monologues found online or in monologue books are prohibited.

• Follow strict limits on clothing and props.

• o Props (including hand held props), costumes, or theatrical makeup are not allowed.

• o One chair may be used.

• o Entrants must wear all black.

• o Entrants must wear dark, preferably black, shoes.

• o Clothing should be professional yet allow easy movement for the actor to accommodate the action of the performance.

• o Entrants should refrain from wearing anything that might distract the adjudicators.

Who runs Texas Thespians?

There are several individuals who help make Texas Thespians happen.

Click the link below to meet the Board of Directors

Texas Chapter Board of Directors