Article II: Purpose
Dedicated to the premise that one of the best ways to understand drama is
to perform it, the Duquesne University Medieval and Renaissance Players
will produce Medieval and Renaissance drama, and perform such plays at
conferences and other scholarly gatherings in the eastern United States.
Article III: Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Faculty Advisor, the Producer(s),
and the Assistant Producer(s). They are responsible for choosing which
plays will be performed and where it/they will be performed.
Article IV: Officers
Producer(s): The Producer's primary duties are to orchestrate the logistics of
performances and to find funding for them. The Producer is also responsible for
organizing meetings, signing checks, managing finances, and planning events. The
Producer is responsible as well for obtaining modern English scripts, if the
performances will be done in modern English.
Assistant Producer(s): Helps the
Producer accomplish his/her duties.
Director(s): The Director is responsible for
the actual performance of a play, including auditioning and casting actors,
directing the play, and arranging for sets and costumes. To provide members with
exposure to the wider Pittsburgh academic and dramatic communities, a director
may choose to audition students from other universities and/or the Pittsburgh
community.
Article V: Membership
Any Duquesne University student with an interest in the performance of Medieval
and Renaissance drama may be a member, so long as he/she maintains at least a 2.0
GPA. Interested parties may become members simply by expressing a desire to do
so to the Producer. Persons from outside the Duquesne University community may
participate as Auxiliary Members, but have no voting privileges. In addition,
anyone who serves in the capacity of Producer, Assistant Producer, Director, or
is involved with performing a play, such as acting or stage managing, is
considered a member.
Article VI: Committees
Each separate production will serve as separate committees, each headed by
the production's Director.
Article VII: Elections
Officers are not elected; rather, they are chosen based on merit, as
evidenced in applications they submit.
Producer(s) and Assistant Producer(s): By February 1, the Faculty
Advisor and the current Producer will advertise for applications for
Producer(s) and Assistant Producer(s) for the following school year. In
these applications, prospective officers will explain how they are
qualified to fulfill the duties of the positions. Applications are due by
March 1. The Advisor and current Producer will review the applications
and, based on the applicants' qualifications, choose Producer(s) and
Assistant Producer(s). For the group to be functional, at least one
Producer must be chosen. If no suitable applications are received, the
Faculty Advisor and current Producer will again solicit applications, to
be due March 31. If no suitable applications are received, the group
becomes dormant for the following school-year, or until a suitable
application is received.
Director(s): After the Producer and Faculty Advisor have
determined a play to be performed, at least 6 months before the scheduled
performance they will advertise for applications for a Director, allowing
at least 1 month before applications are due. Applications may be
accepted from people outside the Duquesne community, in order to provide
Duquesne students with the opportunity to interact with and learn from
members of the local theatrical community. In these applications,
prospective directors will explain how they are qualified to fulfill the
duties of the position. If no suitable applications are received, the
Faculty Advisor and Producer will again solicit applications, again
allowing one month before they are due. If no suitable applications are
received, the Faculty Advisor and Producer must decide whether to cancel
the production or direct it themselves.
Article VIII: Meetings
The Producer shall be responsible for arranging meetings of the Executive
Committee, no less than once a semester. The Director shall be responsible
for organizing meetings geared towards performing the play (i.e.,
rehearsals) as many as needed.
Article IX: Voting
The Executive Committee will do any necessary voting. In cases of a tie
vote, the deciding vote will be cast by the Faculty Advisor.
Article X: Vacancies
The Faculty Advisor may appoint a replacement for any officers who resign
or who is impeached.
Article XI: Finance
The Producer is responsible for determining how much money is necessary
for a production, and for finding the means to acquire those funds.
Article XII: Advisor
Dr. Anne Brannen, Assistant Professor of English, is the current Duquesne
University Medieval and Renaissance Players' faculty advisor. The Faculty
Advisor should be knowledgeable about Medieval and Renaissance Drama, and
should use that knowledge to select Producer(s) and Assistant Producer(s),
and help select Director(s). In addition, the Faculty Advisor may remove
any officers who are not performing their responsibilities. The faculty
advisor will serve for a two year term. If the current Faculty Advisor
decides not to continue when the term expires, the Producer and the
Faculty Advisor will work together to find another faculty member willing
to take on the position.
Article XIII: Impeachment of Officers
If an officer is not performing his or her duties properly, the Faculty
Advisor may warn him or her that he or she needs to give his or her duties
more attention. If the officer's performance does not improve, the
Faculty Advisor may remove the officer. Because the Duquesne University
Medieval and Renaissance Players will be regularly making performance
commitments to outside organizations, it is necessary to give this duty to
the Faculty Advisor to ensure that Duquesne University's reputation is not
compromised.
Article XIV: Amendments
If the Constitution needs to be amended, the Producer will compose the
amendment(s) and the Officers will vote on it. Once approved, the
amendment(s) will be submitted to the Assistance Vice President for
Student Life, who will then forward it to SGA for review and approval.
Article XV: Interpretation
The Faculty Advisor and Officers are responsible for interpreting the
Constitution.
Article XVI: Regulations
The Duquesne University Medieval and Renaissance Players shall comply with
the Duquesne University Student Code of Rights, Responsibilities, and
Conduct. The Student Code outlines procedures, student organization
recognition, annual registration and conduct.