MONMOUTH COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE Manual of Guidelines, Policies and Procedures Updated September 2014 1 Table of Contents THEATRE FACULTY & STAFF ....................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION & PHILOSOPHY ............................................................................................................................... 6 COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................................................ 7 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 7 FACILITIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Borrow/Checkout/Reservation of Spaces and/or Materials ............................................................................. 8 Access to Facilities ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Wells & Fusion Theatre Reservations............................................................................................................... 8 Key Policy ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Food or Drink in the Theatres ........................................................................................................................... 9 Smoking and Alcohol Use.................................................................................................................................. 9 OTHER OPERATING POLICIES & PROCEDURES .................................................................................... 9 Complimentary Ticket Policy ............................................................................................................................. 9 Outside Employment Policy ............................................................................................................................... 9 Letters of Recommendation ............................................................................................................................... 9 Resume & Portfolio .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Production Attendance Expectations and Etiquette ....................................................................................... 10 GENERAL EXPECTATIONS FOR CLASSROOM & PRODUCTION ..................................................... 11 General Etiquette ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Props ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Costumes........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Makeup and Dressing Rooms .......................................................................................................................... 12 Noting Conflicts ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Responsibilities of the Student-Artist .............................................................................................................. 13 THE THEATRE MAJOR & MINOR .............................................................................................................. 13 Course Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Participation Requirements for Theatre Majors............................................................................................. 14 Portfolio Requirements for the Theatre Major ............................................................................................... 15 Exit Interviews.................................................................................................................................................. 15 THEATRE PRODUCTION SEASON – GENERAL PROCEDURES & POLICIES ................................. 16 Choice of Production Titles ............................................................................................................................. 16 Publicity ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Casting .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Script Content – Adult Situations, Content and Language ............................................................................ 17 Physical Training ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Ad-Lib or Making Changes to the Script ........................................................................................................ 17 Student and Faculty Expectations Regarding a Safe Work & Production Environment ............................ 17 Discrimination and/or Harassment in the Classroom and Rehearsal Space ................................................ 17 2 Reporting an Unsafe Environment ................................................................................................................. 17 Fiscal Responsibility for the Monmouth College Theatre Program .............................................................. 18 Organizational Structure of the Monmouth College Theatre Program ........................................................ 18 Chair: Department of Theatre ......................................................................................................................... 19 Director of Theatre........................................................................................................................................... 19 Technical Director &/or Shop Foreman ......................................................................................................... 19 STUDENT POSITIONS - PAID ........................................................................................................................ 19 Student Employees ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Business and Marking Manager/Administrative Assistant ............................................................................ 21 Monmouth College Theatre Master Carpenter .............................................................................................. 22 Technical Assistants (Shop, Lighting, Costumes, etc.) ................................................................................... 22 Youth Theatre Assistant ................................................................................................................................... 22 STUDENT POSITIONS – THEATRE SCHOLARSHIPS ............................................................................. 22 Expectations and Guidelines for Scholarship Winners.................................................................................. 22 Requirements for Performance Scholarship .................................................................................................. 23 Requirements for Technical Scholarship ....................................................................................................... 23 Probationary Status.......................................................................................................................................... 23 Failure to Complete Scholarship Requirements ............................................................................................. 23 STUDENT POSITIONS – General Information for Student Actors, Directors, & Technicians ................ 24 General casting and crew selection policies.................................................................................................... 24 Balancing Academic Obligations with the Duties of a Production ............................................................... 24 Overview of Possible Production Calendar..................................................................................................... 25 General Head-Set Use Guidelines ................................................................................................................... 27 Critiquing Other People’s Performance/Design/Construction ...................................................................... 27 STUDENT POSITIONS – Student Director .................................................................................................... 27 STUDENT POSITIONS – Assistant Director .................................................................................................. 29 STUDENT POSITIONS – Stage Management, Dramaturgy, & Design ......................................................