ECA Theatre Department Student Handbook 2016-2017

ECA Theatre Department
Student Handbook
2016-2017
Acting Classes
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 1:00 PM- 4:10 PM
Semester 1, 2016-2017
Acting I/Theatre Studio/Ingrid Schaeffer
1:00 PM-4:10 PM
1. Liam Byrne
2. Gerald Camp
3. Jessie Hittle
4. Elena Keogh (10)
5. Jamari Linen (10)
6. Sophia Mallico
7. Kaylee Osborne
8. Evelyn Pearson
9. Ariana Penner
10 Hannah Stein
11. Samantha Sutton
12. Rowan Trowbridge-Wheeler
Shakespeare/LT/Stage/Peter Loffredo
1:00 PM-4:10 PM
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Betty Jane Barrett
Jolee Fernandez
Juliet Friedman
Kahlia Gonzales
Anna Kruger- Dull
Coral Ortiz
Ella Rodems-Boyd
Isabel Wellington
Remsen Welsh
Malenky Welsh
Acting II/Studio 70/Michael Lerner
1:00 PM-4:10 PM
1. Justin Bachman
2. Berat Celik
3. Gelanie Chuquirima
4. Ethan Clark
5. Erian Diaz
6. Kaliegh Garris
7. Jhenzen Gonzales
8. Rachel Helwig
9. Maya Kostolitz
10. Tiana McGee
11. Spencer Mehan
12. Diamond Randall
13. Olivia Vitale
Starcatcher/LT/Carolyn Ladd and Joan
McAfee/1:00 PM-4:00PM
1. Zane Bendici
19. Juliana Rivera
2. Rachael Brown
20. Michael Scialla
3. Pablo Causa
21. Anthony Sellitto
4. Martin Clark
22. Michael Shannon
5. Bella DiMartino
23. Charles Shaw
6. Zoe Eklund
24. Kaleb Walton
7. Chienye Emenyonu 25. Clementine Wurzbach
8. Jaden Esse
9. Quinn Fitzgerald
10. Diego Garcia Miranda
11. Willow Giannotti-Garlinghouse
12. Lia Koski
13. Briana Mack
14. Lily McIntyre
15. Dariana Mullen
16. Lilah Perrotti
17. Quincy Ponvert
18. Olivia Porter
Tuesday Classes Semester 1, 2016-2017
Survey of the Theatre/Studio 70/Michael Lerner
2:35 PM-4:10 PM
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Liam Byrne
Gerald Camp
Jessie Hittle
Elena Keogh (10)
Jamari Linen (10)
Sophia Mallico
Kaylee Osborne
Evelyn Pearson
Ariana Penner
Hannah Stein
Samantha Sutton
Rowan Trowbridge
Voice and Speech/LT/Carolyn Ladd
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Justin Bachman
Betty Jane Barret
Celik Berat
Rachael Brown
Zoe Eklund
Jolee Fernandez
Quinn Fitzgerald
Lia Koski
Lily McIntyre
Michael Scialla
Michael Shannon
Charles Shaw
Kaleb Walton
Movement II/Theatre Studio/Pam Newell
2:35 PM-4:10 PM
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Pablo Causa
Gelani Chuquirima
Ethan Clark
Erian Diaz
Bella DiMartino
Kaleigh Garris
Jhenzen Gonzales
Rachel Helwig
Maya Kostolitz
Briana Mack
Tiana McGee
Spencer Mehan
Lilah Perrotti
Diamond Randall
Anthony Sellitto
Olivia Vitale
Remsen Welsh
Directing/LT/Joan McAfee
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Zane Bendici
Martin Clark
Chienye Emenyanu
Jaden Esse
Juliet Friedman
Diego Miranda Garcia
Willow Giannotti-Garlinghouse
Kahlia Gonzales
Anna Kruger-Dull
Dariana Mullen
Coral Ortiz
Quincy Ponvert
Olivia Porter
Juliana Rivera
Ella Rodems-Boyd
Isabel Wellington
Malenky Welsh
Clementine Wurzbach
Big Brother Big Sister
If you have been assigned a little brother or little sister, please do your part to make your
sibling feel welcomed.
1. Contact your sibling at least once a week during the first eight weeks of school to assure
an easy transition. Call, text, Facebook, etc. CONNECT!
2. Surprise your sibling at least four times during the first eight weeks of school with a
note, homemade item or small gift.
3. Come up with your own creative idea to make him/her feel welcomed.
First Year
1. Justin Bachman
2. Berat Celik
3. Liam Byrne
4. Gerald Camp
5. Elena Keogh
6. Jamari Linden
7. Sophia Mallico
8. Jessie Hittle
9. Kaylee Osborne
10. Evelyn Pearson
11. Ariana Penner
12. Hannah Stein
13. Samantha Sutton
14. Rowan Trowbridge
Big Brother/Sister
1. Zane Bendici
2. Martin Clark
3. Coral Ortiz/Ella Rodems-Boyd
4. Chienye Emenyanu/Juliana Rivera
5. Jaden Esse/Clementine Wurzbach
6. Juliet Friedman
7. Diego Miranda Garcia
8. Willow Giannotti-Garlinghouse
9. Kahlia Gonzales
10. Anna Kruger-Dull
11. Dariana Mullen
12. Quincy Ponvert
13. Olivia Porter
14. Isabel Wellington
“Separate reeds are weak and easily broken; but bound together they
are strong and hard to tear apart.”
The Midrash
RULES OF THE ENSEMBLE
1. The room, the space, the class time, the exercises are sacred. Whatever invention, creation,
transcendence, levity and/or humor, passion and emotional unveiling occur are to be mutually
respected by members of the ensemble and are to be kept within the room. In other words, DO
NOT gossip, criticize or analyze the process or its innovations outside of the class time or the
room. Make the room safe and trustworthy; keep it in the room.
2. Drop all preconceptions, worries and sense of competition when you cross the threshold of the
class.
3. Say “YES” to all new, unheard-of, bizarre, challenging, belief stretching, consciousness raising
exercises, scenes and activities.
4. Open you heart; open your solar plexus; trust yourself.
5. “CHECK AND KILL THE CRITIC AT THE DOOR; DO not watch yourself or self-edit at any time in
class. DO NOT JUDGE.” (Stanislavski, Chapter 5, An Actor Prepares)
6. Do not think or analyze yourself while you are living an exercise, scene or imagined reality at any
time in class.
7. Support, empathize with, and observe positively the work of fellow ensemble members.
CONCENTRATE, FOCUS AND RELAX TO LEARN FROM OBSERVING FELLOW ENSEMBLE MEMBERSDO NOT DAYDREAM, SLEEP OR CHECK OUT IF YOU ARE NOT THE FOCUS.
8. Always respect the safety, beliefs, honesty and vulnerability of fellow ensemble members at all
times. There is always imagination and control.
9. In class, always tell the truth about what you experience. In order to believe your imagination,
you must believe yourself and embrace yourself first.
10. Always observe and experience with specific sensory, creative imagined detail. Generalizations
in commentary are not substantial. Generalized emotion has no place. General responses have
no place. “We remember pictures, not feelings.” -(Stanislavski, Chapter 4, An Actor Prepares)
Student Responsibilities
Bring an open and positive attitude to every class and every rehearsal!
Be on time!
If you come back late from a break, you will be marked tardy.
Tardies and unexcused absences will lower your overall participation grade.
You should wear comfortable and “appropriate” clothes to acting class.
You should change into movement clothes for classes when specified to do so.
There is no eating after 1:00 PM. If you cannot eat a lunch at school, or if you cannot bring a
lunch from home and eat it before class, you must bring a written note from your parents to your
ECA teacher explaining your circumstance. You will then be allowed to eat for the first ten
minutes of class. Waiting in line to get food at a vendor causing you to be late to class is not
acceptable.
Say thank you to your teacher at the end of every class! This is the beginning step for
establishing respect and building a true ensemble! Upperclassmen you are to be the role models.
Let’s see if you can make it happen!
Many of you recognize that over time you become an ensemble or a part of a new “family.”
Remember in order to feel this way you must do you part to be kind and respectful to every
member of the department and school. This behavior should not only be part of your school day
but extend outside school hours.
In major productions, it is the role of the stage manager to be sure the cast thanks in some way
the faculty and staff. It is the role of the cast to be sure to thank in some way the stage managers.
Please clean up after yourselves when class ends. Be sure all garbage and water bottles are
thrown away. Place all chairs, furniture and blocks back where they belong. This is the
responsibility of the entire class.
Assignments should be handed in on due dates. Your grade will be lowered if an assignment is
late.
You are required to hand in a typed “Theatre Review/Optional Essay” for every play we see as a
department. If you cannot attend the Theatre performance with the Department, you are required
to see a play on your own and hand in a Theatre Review/Optional Essay. Please discuss special
circumstances with your acting teacher. Your grade will be lowered if you do not hand in this
important assignment on time.
All after school rehearsals for productions and workshops are mandatory. Please check the list
of assigned mandatory rehearsals for your project and be sure you schedule is free to
accommodate these extra outside class time rehearsals. These extra rehearsals are part of your
ECA curriculum. All ECA rehearsals should take precedence over all other extracurricular
activities that are not associated with your academic schoolwork.
A teacher/director has the right to take you off a role or out of a production if you do not meet
the expectations of the class or if you are continually absent. You will be given an independent
activity to fulfill. This includes completing written assignments. Special circumstances will be
considered. Missing a dress rehearsal is the equivalent of missing a final exam. Please take your
commitment to ECA seriously. Plan ahead! In general, you should keep your schedule free two
weeks before any performance to accommodate any last minute rehearsals.
We ask the students of the Theatre Department support the various projects, guest artists, and
special field trips by paying admission to departmental performances. These funds directly
support the current and future productions as well as spring guest artists of the ECA Theatre
Department. If this is a hardship for you, please speak to your primary acting teacher privately
and you will attend free of charge.
There is no smoking on the ECA campus.
There is no gum chewing allowed during class.
Cell phones should be turned off and not used during class time unless your teacher allows you
to use them specifically for class content.
Please leave personal issues outside the classroom door. We all need to work on creating a safe
and free environment to take risks. Clean Feet!
You should respect the work of your peers by supporting and encouraging each other. Students
are required to attend performances in the Theatre Department. Please check our performance
calendar carefully so you are able to support your fellow classmates by attending their
performances.
The faculty will choose one junior to lead senior day.
ECA is a great place because of your presence, talent and positive attitude. Also, because of the
passion and knowledge of your teachers. Together we make this a unique and special school.
Welcome and thank you for being part of our department.
Have a wonderful creative year. Stay open and explore!
Acting with “Clean Feet”
“The time has now come to speak of one more element contributing to a
creative, dramatic state. It is produced by the atmosphere surrounding an actor
on the stage and by the atmosphere in the auditorium. We call it Ethics,
Discipline, and also the sense of Joint Enterprise in our theatre work.
“All these things taken together create an artistic animation, an attitude of
readiness to work together. It is a state which is favorable to creativeness…it is
not the creative state itself, but it is one of the main factors contributing to it. It
prepares and facilitates that state. I shall call it Ethics in the Theatre because it
plays an important part in preparing us in advance for our work…
“People are so stupid and spineless that they still prefer to introduce petty,
humdrum bickering, spites, and intrigues into the place supposedly reserved for
creative art. They do not seem to be able to clear their throats before they cross
the threshold of the theatre; they come inside and spit on the clean floor. It is
incomprehensible why they do this! It is all the more reason why you should be
the ones to discover the right, the high-minded significance of the theatre and its
art. From the very first step you take in its service, train yourself to come into
the theatre with clean feet.”
Konstantine Stanislavski
Building a Character
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“I define “Clean Feet” as coming prepared to work. Acting is a very
disciplined profession that allows you the license to be something
you’ve never been. But if you come to a rehearsal without having
‘wiped clean’ whatever just happened to you before you stepped into
the room, you end up incorporating into that rehearsal what
happened to you over breakfast or on the street. You are not ready,
not prepared. It’s a sad fact of life that an actor has to have a
discipline above and beyond everybody else…”
Elwyn Johnson, Director of the Acting Program-- The Bristol Old Vic Theatre
School
Important Dates 2016-2017
Thurs. Aug. 25
New Students
Mon. Aug. 29
All Students
Tues. Oct. 4
Candy Sales Begins
Thurs. Oct. 6
5:00 PM-7:30 PM
Student Cabaret Auditions
Tues. Oct. 11
5:00 PM-8:00 PM Parents’ Night Rehearsal/TBA
Thurs. Oct. 13
6:30 PM Parents’ Night
Wed. Oct. 19
2:00 PM/ Field Trip/ Yale Repertory/Scenes from
American Life by Sarah Ruhl
Tues. Nov. 1
Candy Sales Due
Thurs. Nov. 10
7:00 PM Student Cabaret/Tickets $10.00
Thurs. Nov. 17
Music uses Little Theatre/rental spaces in place
Museum/Peter’s Class
Trinity/Carolyn and Joan’s Class
Mon. Dec. 12
6:30 PM Ingrid’s Class Sharing/ Arts Hall/
Tickets: $5.00
Thurs. Dec. 15
6:30 PM Michael’s Class Sharing/Little Theatre/
Tickets: $5.00
Thurs. Jan. 19
2:00 & 7:00 PM Peter’s Class Performs /Little
Theatre
7:00 PM Peter’s Class Performs/Little Theatre
Friday. Jan. 20
Wed. Jan. 25
2:00 PM Long Wharf Theatre/Endgame by Samuel
Beckett
Sat. Feb. 4
7:00 PM 24 Hour Play Festival/Arts Hall
Tickets: $5.00
Wed. March 29
Yale Repertory/Assassins by Stephen Sondheim
2:00 PM (all but students placed in Starcatcher)
Thurs. March 30
2:00 &7:00 PM Peter and the Starcatcher/Little
Theatre/Joan and Carolyn/Tickets: $15.00
Friday, March 31
7:00 PM Peter and the Starcatcher
Saturday, April 1
1:00 PM Peter and the Starcatcher
Thurs. April 6
9:00 AM/Field Trip/Assassins/Yale Repertory/
Starcatcher students/Walk to Yale Rep from ECA
Sat. May 13
3:00 PM call. A Night at the Improv/ Perf. 6:30 PM
Arts Hall/Tickets: $8.00
Thurs. May 18 and Friday, May 19
7:00 PM/Experimental Play/Ingrid and Pam
Tickets: $10.00
Thurs. June 1 and Friday, June 2
7:00 PM/Peter and Michael’s Classes Perform:
Tickets: $8.00
Tues. June 6
1:00 PM Senior Day
Wed. June 7
Graduation!
“Listening is not merely listening. Listening is reacting. Listening is
being affected by what you hear. Listening is active.”
Michael Shurtleff
Mandatory Extra Rehearsal Hours for Performances
2016-2017
Student Cabaret: Performance Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 PM
Thurs. Oct. 6
Tues. Oct. 11
Thurs. Oct. 20
Thurs. Oct. 27
Wed. Nov. 2
Mon. Nov. 7
Wed. Nov. 9
Thurs. Nov. 10
5:00-7:30
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-9:00
5:00-10:00
Auditions
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Tech/Perf
Arts Hall
Arts Hall
Arts Hall
3rd Floor
3rd Floor
Arts Hall
Arts Hall/tech
Arts Hall
Ingrid’s Class: Acting Technique I Sharing
Friday, Dec. 9
3:00-7:00
Saturday, Dec. 10
2:00-6:00
Monday, Dec. 12
1:00-9:00
(Snow Date: Sat. Dec. 16)
Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Perf./6:30
Arts Hall
Arts Hall
Arts Hall
Michael’s Class Tech and Performance: Winterfest Scene Study
Tues. Dec. 13
5:00-8:00
Wed. Dec. 14
1:00-8:00
Thurs. Dec. 15
1:00-9:00
(Snow Date: Monday, Dec. 19.)
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Perf, 6:30
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Peter’s Class: Winterfest Shakespeare
Thurs. Jan, 12
5:00-8:00
Tues. Jan. 17
5:00-9:00
Wed. Jan. 18
1:00-9:00
Thurs. Jan. 19
1:00-9:00
Friday, Jan. 20
5:00-9:00
(Snow Date: Sat. Jan. 21)
Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Perf. 2:00 &7:00 PM
Perf. 7:00 PM
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
24 Hour Play Festival (Michael and Carolyn)
Thurs. Feb. 2
4:30 -5:30
Sat. Feb. 4
9:30 -9:30
(Snow Date: Sun. Feb. 5)
Meeting
Perf. /7:00 PM
3rd Floor
Arts Hall
Starcatcher Extra Rehearsals and Tech (Joan and Carolyn)
Wed. Feb. 15
Wed. Feb. 22
Wed. March 1
Wed. March 8
Wed. March 15
Mon. March 20
Tues. March 21
Wed. March 22
Thurs. March 23
Friday, March 24
Sat. March 25
Mon. March 27
Tues. March 28
Wed. March 29
Thurs. March 30
Friday, March 31
Saturday, April 1
5:00 -8:00
5:00 -8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
1:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
1:00-8:00
1:00-8:00
3:00-7:00
10:00-5:00
1:00-8:00
5:00-9:00
1:00-6:00
2:00 & 7:00
7:00 PM (call 5:00)
2:00 PM (call 12:00)
Rehearsal/Joan
Rehearsal/Joan
Rehearsal/Joan
Rehearsal/Joan
Rehearsal/Joan
Tech/Reh. J&C
Tech/Reh. J&C
Tech/Reh. J&C
Tech/Reh. J& C
Tech/Reh. J& C
Tech/Reh. J& C
Tech/Reh. J&C
Tech/Reh. J& C
Tech/Dress J&C
Performance
Performance
Performance
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Experimental Theatre Extra Rehearsals and Tech (Ingrid and Pam)
Wed. March 29
Wed. April 5
Wed. April 19
Wed. April 26
Wed. May 3
Wed. May 10
Mon. May 15
*Tues. May 16
Wed. May 17
Thurs. May 18
Friday, May 19
Sat. May 20
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
1:00-8:00
2:30-8:00
5:00-9:00
1:00-9:00
3:00-10:00
3:00-10:00
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Perf. 7:00
Perf/Perf. 7:00
Hold if needed!
3rd Floor
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
*will affect Tuesday departmental curriculum
A Night at the Improv (Peter and senior class)
Sat. May 13
3:00-8:00
Tech/Perf. 6:30
Arts Hall
Peter and Michael’s Classes Final Sharing (Limited Tech)
Wed. May 24
Thurs. May 25
*Tues. May 30
Wed. May 31
Thurs. June 1
Friday, June 2
5:00-8:00
5:00-8:00
2:30-9:00
1:00-9:00
1:00-10:00
1:00-10:00
Rehearsal/Peter/No Tech
Rehearsal/Michael/No Tech
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Rehearsal
Tech/Perf. 7:00
Tech/Perf. 7:00
*will affect Tuesday departmental curriculum
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Little Theatre
Grading in the Theatre Department. What the “letter” means.
A grade of A means that you have met all expectations required of you in class. You have
completed all your written and performance assignments to the highest possible level and have
completed them on time. You have excelled in all content areas and have showed an
extraordinary ability to take risks. You have mastered techniques in all applications. You have
also exhibited leadership qualities among your classmates and have continuously gone beyond
what is required of you. You exhibit an enormous commitment to the program. You understand
the importance of being a team player. You approach your work as an artist and are able to
execute your art with specificity, creative choice and passion. You are always fully prepared for
class.
A grade of B means that you have met most expectations required of you in class. You have
done above average in all your written and performance assignments and have completed them
on time. You have excelled in most content areas and have shown a willingness to take risks.
You are beginning to master techniques in most areas of study. You are a strong team player and
understand the importance of the ensemble. Though you have done very good work, the
program desires you to approach and exhibit your work with a higher level of consistency and
excellence. You understand the need for creative choices and specificity in the craft of acting.
You are beginning to apply these concepts actively on stage. You are almost always prepared
for class.
A grade of C means that you have not met most expectations required of you in class. You are
capable of bringing more specificity and consistency to all your work. You need to complete
your written assignments and hand them in on time. You need to work harder. You lack energy
and commitment to the work at hand. You do not yet understand and/or cannot apply techniques
into the process and performance of the theater. Your work is general and lacks focus. You
have difficulty working in an ensemble. The program questions whether or not this is the right
place for you. You are sometimes, but often not, prepared for class.
A grade of D or F means you have not met almost all (D) or not any (F) of the expectations
required for you in class and the faculty recommends you do not return to ECA.
A plus or minus will be added to a primary letter grade when necessary.
A plus indicates the student has gone beyond the required criteria listed for a letter grade, but has
not yet met all the requirements of the higher letter grade.
A minus indicates one of the criteria listed for a letter grade has not yet been met.
An A+ indicates that the student has surpassed all the criteria for an A letter grade, has exceeded
all expectations, has shown an ability to take extraordinary risks and has demonstrated
exceptional creative choices through imaginative independent thought.
Casting
The faculty makes an enormous effort to be as fair as possible when casting any production.
Many factors are considered when casting a production; one of the most important is a student’s
work ethic. The faculty feels strongly that a well-rounded actor, one who understands all aspects
of theatre production, acting technique, theatre history, set design and building, costume design
and building, lighting, sound and playwriting, makes the strongest actor. These classes are as
important as formal productions. A student’s commitment to these process centered classes is as
important as a student’s audition for any particular production. Preference is given to
upperclassmen in casting when all things are equal; skill level, work ethic and
appropriateness for the role.
Commitment to Class, Rehearsal Process and Extra Rehearsal Schedule
A teacher/director has the right to take a student off a role or out of a production if he/she does
meet the expectations of the class or if he/she is continually absent. The student will be given an
independent activity to fulfill that includes written assignments. Special circumstances will be
considered. Missing a dress rehearsal is the equivalent of missing a final exam. Please take your
commitment to ECA seriously. Plan ahead! In general, besides the extra rehearsals that are
given to you in writing, you should keep your schedule free two weeks before any performance
to accommodate needed last minute rehearsals.
ECA Break and Sending School Breaks
If your spring break does not coincide with ECA’s break, you are required to be at ECA unless
you cannot get transportation to and from ECA. Please make every effort to obtain
transportation. Perhaps you can arrange a carpool with other students coming from your town.
This is important to the success of our performances.
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Risks
To laugh-is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep-is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another-is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings-is to risk exposing your true self.
To place ideas and dreams before a crowd-is to risk their loss.
To love-is to risk not being loved in return.
To live-is to risk dying.
To hope-is to risk despair.
To try-is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, has nothing and is nothing.
The person who takes no risks avoids suffering and sorrow.
The person who takes no risks does not change, grow, love or live.
Only a person who risks is free to be all that he/she can be.
--Anonymous
ECA Senior Awards
The following awards may be awarded to a member of the senior class on senior day if the faculty
feel he/she is deserving.
Acting Award
The Theatre Department Faculty presents the Acting Award to a member of the senior
class who has shown an extraordinary talent and presence on stage. The student has
continued to foster this talent through hard work, drive and commitment to the creative
process of theatre. The faculty feels that the student will make a difference in the theatre
profession, or whatever profession the student chooses to enter, because the student
consistently maintains high standards, has a strong quest for knowledge and skill, and
relates to his/her peers and mentors with a sense of respect, support and honesty.
Generosity of Spirit Award
The Theatre Department Faculty presents the “Generosity of Spirit” Award to a member of
the senior class who has gone out of his/her way to help his/her peers and teachers. The
student has brought a sense of joy, openness and wonder into each new class or character
role. The student relates to his/her peers and teachers with a sense of respect, support and
honesty. The student fully understands the importance of being a member of an ensemble.
Transformation Award
The Theatre Department Faculty presents the “Transformation Award” to a member of the
senior class who has exhibited an unmistakable development in his/her talent and focus
during his/her time at ECA. The student has been willing to experiment and push beyond
his/her personal comfort zones. The student accepts challenges without obvious solutions
and is willing to take artistic risks.