Open Forum

Original Message------

Good afternoon! This year for the first time our district is awarding letters for Drama and the AD has left it completely up to me as to what the criteria should be. I'd love to hear what other schools that present letters in Drama use for their rubrics.

We work from the Thespian point system:

• 10 points = induction
• 20 points = 1st star
• 30 points = 2nd star and letter
• 40 points = 3rd star
• 50 points = 4th star
• 60 points = 5th star
• 70 points = Honor Thespian
• 80 points = National Honor Thespian
• 90 points = International Honor Thespian
• 100 = Sponsor Discretion

We don't have curricular offerings, so everything we do is extra-curricular.  What I like about basing it off the point system is students become familiar with the system and you can adapt it however you want.

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[William] [Myatt] [Director of Theatre]

[Pleasant Valley High School]

[myattw@pleasval.k12.ia.us][563-332-5151][Bettendorf][IA][USA]
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 15:37
From: Janet Wood
Subject: Letter in Drama

Good afternoon! This year for the first time our district is awarding letters for Drama and the AD has left it completely up to me as to what the criteria should be. I'd love to hear what other schools that present letters in Drama use for their rubrics.

I would love the criteria as well. I'm new to this organization and I'd like all the info I can get and share my experience i have been theatre director for thirty years and choreographer for 47 years and I'm still learning every day. any info would be appreciatedn
Alden

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Alden Harrison
Theatre and Dance Instructor
diocese of fall river
Attleboro MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 15:37
From: Janet Wood
Subject: Letter in Drama

Good afternoon! This year for the first time our district is awarding letters for Drama and the AD has left it completely up to me as to what the criteria should be. I'd love to hear what other schools that present letters in Drama use for their rubrics.

Good discussion. As you can see, Troupe Directors have a lot of latitude in exactly how they handle points and awards. That's because some programs produce 1 show a year and others might produce 5 or more. 

Here's a link to the recommended honors and awards system from the Thespian Troupe Handbook. 
https://www.schooltheatre.org/internationalthespiansociety/troupedirectors/troupehandbook#5i 

You can always get to the handbooks on the Middle School Teacher or High School Teacher pages of the ITS website.

David

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David LaFleche
Director of Membership
Educational Theatre Association
Cincinnati OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-21-2017 08:59
From: Alden Harrison
Subject: Letter in Drama

I would love the criteria as well. I'm new to this organization and I'd like all the info I can get and share my experience i have been theatre director for thirty years and choreographer for 47 years and I'm still learning every day. any info would be appreciatedn
Alden

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Alden Harrison
Theatre and Dance Instructor
diocese of fall river
Attleboro MA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 15:37
From: Janet Wood
Subject: Letter in Drama

Good afternoon! This year for the first time our district is awarding letters for Drama and the AD has left it completely up to me as to what the criteria should be. I'd love to hear what other schools that present letters in Drama use for their rubrics.

My students can letter in Drama (the sports kids hate this, but our requirements are actually higher than theirs - which usually shuts them up). To letter you have to have been in / worked on two shows. That represents usually about 4 or 500 hours of time commitment, publicly representing the school, and (if you are on the stage) getting a part in a very competitive program. That's how I sold it to my principal years ago, he agreed.


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Jeffrey Davis
Plainsboro NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-22-2017 08:09
From: David LaFleche
Subject: Letter in Drama

Good discussion. As you can see, Troupe Directors have a lot of latitude in exactly how they handle points and awards. That's because some programs produce 1 show a year and others might produce 5 or more.

Here's a link to the recommended honors and awards system from the Thespian Troupe Handbook.
https://www.schooltheatre.org/internationalthespiansociety/troupedirectors/troupehandbook#5i

You can always get to the handbooks on the Middle School Teacher or High School Teacher pages of the ITS website.

David

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David LaFleche
Director of Membership
Educational Theatre Association
Cincinnati OH

Original Message:
Sent: 11-21-2017 08:59
From: Alden Harrison
Subject: Letter in Drama

I would love the criteria as well. I'm new to this organization and I'd like all the info I can get and share my experience i have been theatre director for thirty years and choreographer for 47 years and I'm still learning every day. any info would be appreciatedn
Alden

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Alden Harrison
Theatre and Dance Instructor
diocese of fall river
Attleboro MA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 15:37
From: Janet Wood
Subject: Letter in Drama

Good afternoon! This year for the first time our district is awarding letters for Drama and the AD has left it completely up to me as to what the criteria should be. I'd love to hear what other schools that present letters in Drama use for their rubrics.