Thespian Constitution Blueprint 
Article I: Name, Purpose, and Governance 
Section 1: Troup # 990, Douglas High School. No direct change . 
Section 2: Purpose: The troupe is the honors component of the school’s theatre program. Its purpose shall be the 
advancement of standards of excellence in theatre. More specifically, the troupe will encourage students to attain a 
better mastery of the theatre arts and will reward those who achieve it with induction into the troupe. Thespians 
achieving honor ranks shall receive recognition of their exemplary accomplishment. 
-To avoid confusion section needs to specify the recognition/reward to those who achieve honor rank. 
Section 3: Governance: This troupe constitution and its bylaws are two components of a hierarchy of documents that 
govern the Educational Theatre Association and its membership. The documents affecting troupes, in order of 
authority, are: the Educational Theatre Association Code of Regulations and Membership Policy, the troupe 
handbooks, the troupe constitution, and troupe bylaws. This constitution may not be altered in any way that conflicts 
with a superseding document or school policies and procedures. 
Article II: Organization and Officers 
Section 1: Membership: Membership is achieved by complying with all induction criteria as defined in the troupe 
handbook. The ITS Thespian point system is the official guideline for awarding induction points. Any changes to 
induction criteria, including the Thespian point system, must be adopted as a troupe bylaw. 
-Make note in this section to reference bylaw which refers to the inability to receive Letter Points for 
nonschool plays. 
Section 2: Officers: The Thespian troupe shall have the following officers: president, vice president, secretary, 
treasurer, and clerk/scribe. Duties shall be defined in the troupe’s bylaws. 
-Remove clerk/scribe as their duties are completed by the secretary. 
Section 3. Elections: The troupe shall elect officers for the next school year in the last full month of the current school 
term. 
Article III: Meetings and Participation 
Section 1: Meetings: Thespian troupe meetings shall be held monthly throughout the school year. Special meetings 
may be called by the troupe director, any officer, or by a quorum of Thespians. 
-Change meetings to weekly. 
Section 2: Quorum: A quorum shall be a majority of the troupe’s active membership. 
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Section 3. Denial of participation: Any Thespian who causes deliberate dissension or disruption of any production or 
business meeting may be denied participation in troupe activities by a vote of two-thirds of the troupe’s membership 
and the consent of the troupe director. Any member requesting reinstatement of participation rights may have them 
restored with the consent of the troupe director and two-thirds of the troupe’s membership. 
-Any direct violation of school rules, laws, or harm to another member will result in direct 
suspension/expulsion from troupe activities by troupe director, without the need of a two-thirds vote. 
Article IV: Dues and Fees 

Section 1: Dues: There shall be no mandatory dues for Thespian induction except as provided by the Educational 
Theatre Association Board of Directors. 
Section 2: Fees: Troupes may approve additional fees for local Thespian troupe participation. This requires consent of 
the troupe director and a two-thirds vote of the active troupe members at a regular troupe meeting. The school and its 
troupe director may also assess user fees in accordance with school policy. 
Thespian Troupe # ___________ Bylaws 
Adopted: ________________________________ 
Article ___: Attendance 
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Section 1. A student arriving late to or leaving early from meetings or rehearsals without a reason considered valid by 
the troupe director will receive a demerit. Three such offenses will be counted as an absence from a meeting without 
excuse. 
Section 2. Regular after-school meetings will begin at _____ p.m. and evening meetings at _____ p.m. Changes will 
be posted by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting. 
-Change to lunch meetings, time starting 11:45 am to 12:15 pm. Changes will be posted by 2:00 pm the day 
before the meeting. 
Section 3: Irregular attendance indicates a lack of interest; therefore, any member absent four (4) meetings per school 
year without a written excuse submitted to the secretary, stage manager, or troupe director shall be automatically 
suspended from troupe activities. The troupe director has sole authority to reverse the suspension. 
Section 4. Attendance shall be considered in the Thespian points award system. 
-Specify if too many rehearsals/meetings are missed p oints will be deducted because one point is the 
equivalent of 10 hours. Rehearsals missed equals hours lost. 
Section 5. Absences shall accumulate for only one school year at a time. 
Article ___: Thespian Points 
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Section 1. Induction points must be earned over the course of more than one production. In years when there is only 
one production, this requirement is waived. 
Section 2. Induction points will be awarded for theatre-related work done outside the school’s theatre program. To 
qualify for points, a copy of the program or other verification must be provided. 
-Specify this is only for Thespian Points, not school letter points. 
Section 3. One induction point may be earned for attending non-school productions. To qualify, a ticket stub or a 
program must be provided as proof of attendance. A critique of the show (two-page minimum) must be submitted 
within one week of the production. 
-Get rid of induction, general thespian points may be awarded for attending productions. 
Article ___: Induction 

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Section 1. An induction ceremony shall be held at least once each year. Additional ceremonies may be held as often as 
deemed necessary by the troupe director. 
Section 2. Induction fees are the responsibility of the inductee. The troupe will pay for induction pins and other honors 
items. 
Section 3. The troupe director determines the time, place, schedule, and format of induction ceremonies. 
Section 4. The troupe director and president conduct inductions. The vice president is responsible for training induction 
ceremony speakers, scheduling and rehearsing said speakers, and preparing the stage and induction properties as 
directed by the troupe director. 
- Specify that the vice president trains induction speakers, with the exception of the President and 
Troupe Director, 
Article ___: Officers 
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Section 1. Duties: Troupe officer duties are defined below. The troupe director may assign other duties. 
-For this section the following are the job descriptions approved by Sando . 
President: 
· Set up goals for the week, month, and year 
· Run the officer meeting 
· Determine meeting agenda with the Secretary 
· Run the club meeting on Fridays 
· Plan and coordinate at least 1 fundraiser and 1 monthly activity 
· Plan and coordinate Nevada State Thespian activities 
Vice President: 
· Induction ceremony 
· Assumes the President’s duties when the president is absent 
· Submit paperwork for fundraisers and facilities use 
· Coordinate field trips to community theater 
· Plan and coordinate at least 1 fundraiser and 1 monthly activity 
Secretary: 
· Keep all records of the meeting including the attendance 
· Work with the President on the agenda for the officer meeting 
· Notify all officers and members of meetings using technology 

· Maintain web page on school web site 
· Maintain bulletin board 
· Plan and coordinate at least 1 fundraiser and 1 monthly activity 
· Take and post pictures of events sponsored by the DHS Drama Club 
· Notify community of all events 
Treasurer: 
· Keep track of the ITS points and send in membership to ITS 
· Submit deposits and check requests to school bookkeeping 
· Keep track of all proceeds and expenses from fundraisers and events 
· Plan and coordinate at least 1 fundraiser and 1 monthly activity 
Events Coordinator: 
· Plan, coordinate and organize all aspects of the field to Ashland 
· Plan and coordinate at least 1 fundraiser and 1 monthly activity 
Section 2. Requirements for all elected officers are as follows: each student must be an active member of the troupe 
for at least one school year, and at the time of election must be enrolled in grades_________(10 or 11 for high school 
Thespian troupes, 7 or 8 for Junior Thespian troupes). 
- Fill in blank as 10 or 11. Get rid of all info in parentheses . 
Section 3. Nominations for officers are to be made by a committee, meeting with the troupe director, with additional 
nominations being permitted from the floor. Students may self-nominate from the floor. Officers will be elected by a 
majority vote. 
Section 4. Elections will be conducted at the ____________ troupe meeting for the next school year. 
-Unclear , get rid of this section. 
Section 5. Voting will be done by secret written ballot at an official troupe meeting. 
Section 6. Three members, including one officer, may request a recall election of all or any elected officers. This 
request must be submitted to the troupe director in writing and state the need for such an election. A special meeting 
will be scheduled within five school days upon receipt of the request for the purpose of voting on whether or not a 
recall election is necessary. Two-thirds of the membership is required to mandate a recall election. If a recall election 
is necessary, election of officers will follow the procedure set in Sections 2–4 above. 
Section 7. Officers shall be installed at the last social or program meeting of the school term. 

Article ___: Troupe Activities 
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Section 1. The troupe is not a secret organization. All interested faculty, students, parents, Honorary Thespians, troupe 
alumni, and administrators are welcome at troupe meetings. 
Section 2. At least one meeting or special event of Troupe #________ shall include an open invitation to all students 
for the purpose of playing theatre games and creating improvisations. 
-Add in troupe number 990. 
Section 3. The troupe shall sponsor at least one “good neighbor” program a year for the purpose of establishing good 
relationships with nearby Thespian and Junior Thespian troupes and other dramatic groups. 
Section 4. The troupe shall cooperate with all other departments and clubs in the school in helping them with their 
programs in any way it can. 
Section 5 . Points for Lettering will not be awarded for nonschool productions, see letting point chart. 
Section 6. The use of all funds produced from troupe fundraisers will be dictated by troup e director and a 
two-thirds vote from the troupe members. 
Article ___: Class Representatives 
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Section 1. Each grade shall have one elected representative. Said representatives will be elected the first business 
meeting of the school year 
Section 2. The duties of each representative will be to distribute newsletters, collect membership money from 
classmates, inform his/her grade of any new information, and aid any officer if requested to do so. 
Article ___: Conflict Resolution 
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Section 1. In the event issues/conflicts arise between a Thespian and the troupe director that cannot be solved through 
communication between the two parties, the issue should be resolved by the school administration as indicated in the 
troupe handbook. 
Adopted:_______________________________________ 
Troupe Director:_________________________________ 
Signature:_______________________________________ 
Troupe President:_________________________________ 
Signature:_______________________________________ 
-To be filled in by hand