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  • 1.  End of Year Banquet

    Posted 05-11-2018 09:34

    ​Hello, everyone!

    I am a new Troupe Sponsor, having taken over just last year.  We had our first in a long time end of the year banquet last year and I am looking for some advice on what you all do at yours, if you have one.
    Ours is small scale.  We have a private room at a local restaurant.  We do senior gag gifts, senior serious gifts, announce the new exec board and give out awards.  Last year, we did best actor, best actress and best Thespian.  I am looking to change these awards, mostly because I only ever have one or two boys graduating.  I don't want to "gender" the awards any more.  Does anyone else give out awards?  What do you do?
    Any other banquet tips or ideas are welcome!

    Thanks!!



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    Amber Hugus
    Harmony PA
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  • 2.  RE: End of Year Banquet

    Posted 05-11-2018 09:43
    We do silly superlatives including Senior "wills", then the Induction Ceremony, then I give out 4 (what we call) ThesBest awards.  Most Improved, Most Inspirational, Most Valuable (talent/service) and Best Thespian (best representation of the motto & pledge).

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    Amy Learn
    Ballwin MO
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  • 3.  RE: End of Year Banquet

    Posted 05-11-2018 11:29
    These are some of the awards that we used to give out at my last school.

    MVP
    Spirit of the Ensemble (We give out a few of these every year to students who work hard to be any part of as many productions as possible)
    Acting Achievement - Lead Role (replace best actor and actress)
    Acting Achievement - Supporting Role
    Acting Achievement - Featured Role
    Technical Achievement
    Most Improved
    Best Thespian


    With acting achievement you can give as many or as few awards as you want.

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    Joel King
    Atlanta GA
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  • 4.  RE: End of Year Banquet

    Posted 05-12-2018 18:25

    We start our banquet with awards that are open to all students, freshman through senior, and are voted on by the students.  We discussed losing the gender distinction but we haven't done so yet.

    Outstanding actor in a main role
    Outstanding actress in a main role 
    Outstanding technician
    Outstanding actor in a supporting role
    Outstanding actress in a supporting role
    Outstanding actor in a one act
    Outstanding actress in a one act
    Outstanding student director
    Thespians Choice Award
    Outstanding New Thespian
    Outstanding Rookie Technician
    Outstanding Rookie Actor
    Butterfly Award
    The Tabi Award
    Line of the Year
    Best On Stage Cover
    Outstanding Scene

    After these awards we recognize all Thespians in attendance (parents included!), then recognize our outgoing officers and introduce the newly elected officers.  Then we continue with awards

    New Honor Thespians
    New National Honor Thespians
    New International Honor Thespians
    Scholar Thespians
    Vice-Presidents List Scholar Thespians
    President's List Scholar Thespians

    Then we induct the new kids, and then we say good bye to the seniors and end with the final bow.



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    Laura Steenson
    Theatre Director
    Reynolds High School
    Troutdale OR
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  • 5.  RE: End of Year Banquet

    Posted 05-15-2018 08:29
    We hold our end-of-the-year event in the fellowship hall of a local church.  It is mostly a carry-in although the parent boosters will provide the main course -- this year was a salad bar with grilled chicken.

    The event is primarily hosted by the out-going Thespian president along with the officers. We do not give out 'best Actor/Actress" awards or anything like that. Our program in modeled on the Courts of Honor for Boy Scouts.

    Our program includes the following: 

    Performances from students (songs, scenes, monologues, improvisations, pantomimes  -- typically things that have been prepared for IEs at state conference)

    Recognition of students who completed stage management training (including certificates)

    Student recognition of the parent volunteers

    Parent Volunteer of the Year (with flowers and certificate)

    Recognition of Students who earned Superior ratings in IEs

    Recognition of the Teach Leadership Team Members (including certificates)

    Recognition of the Top Crew Hour Earners (including certificates)

    Induction of new Thespians (including certificates)

    Presentation of new Thespian Officers

    Recognition of Top Thespian Point Earners (including certificates)

    Recognition of Thespian Point Achievement (including certificates)

    Presentation of Stage parents Scholarship (including novelty check)

    Senior Recognition






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    Mark A. Zimmerman,

    Theatre Director
    Akron School for the Arts
    Firestone Community Learning Center
    470 Castle Blvd
    Akron, Ohio 44313

    Troupe 5570

    mzimmerm@apslearn.org
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  • 6.  RE: End of Year Banquet

    Posted 05-17-2018 14:33
    We have a large banquet for the year and a separate thespian induction. Parents and students come. It is in a banquet hall in a local hotel.

    Banquet starts with a slideshow of the year. Then every students name gets read with what they participated in. They come up and get a certificate and a tee shirt. At this time if they earned a theatre varsity letter or a pin, they get this now too.

    We give out Star awards for kids who did very imitative all year.

    Then we go into every show. I have the kids vote after each show for Best Actor, Actress, supporting, Crew, etc. we give out this awards to the winners.

    We also distribute company awards like Most Improved, Rookie of the Year, Sportsmanship, Best Leader on cast and crew. These are all voted on by the kids.

    Then we do directors awards which are just given by us, no student voting.

    We give out 2 scholarships.

    Then the juniors present the seniors with gifts.

    We end with announcement of new eboard and next years musical choice.

    If you want me to send you anything, just email
    Me at clittle@trschools.com

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    Carolyn Little
    High School English Teacher
    Toms River Board of Education
    Beachwood NJ
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