Opening​:

Although we are sad about Ms. Wescoe stepping down, we are very proud of our
program’s reputation. As a result, we would like to be proactive. We would like to be a part of
the transition.

Theatre Skills
● Social Skills
○ Eye contact
○ Body Lang.
○ Vocal Variety
● Feeling comfortable around others
○ Normal to feel uncomfortable
● Life skills that theatre teachers you
○ Adaptability and confidence to change in a situation
○ How to interact with people who are different than you
○ Identifying strengths and struggles for you and other people
● Community Building
○ Yes and
○ Recognizing people’s feelings
○ Observing
■ Move on and connect with others that are different
○ Awareness
○ Having a voice and knowing how to use it
○ Take a risk; that is how change is made. (Ayo)
○ Learning how to recognize personal disadvayages as an advantage
○ Understanding others disadvantages as something to help others
● Self confidence
● Willingness to take appropriate risks (on and off stage)
● Respect leaders and learn from them to be
○ Know the time to observe and to take leadership roles
● Recognizing setbacks
○ Stay in the moment, you can’t control the future
○ Don’t get what you want then get involved in a different way
Character development
○ Analyze
○ Breaking things down
○ Thinking deeper
○ Difference between text and subtext
○ Learn from other people’s mistakes
■ “Play is simulation of a person’s life”
● Engaged in convos
○ In people’s lives
 ○ Listening, knowing when to take the risk.

● Success

Wescoe’s Skills that We Want to Maintain

● MINDFUL LEADERSHIP
● Traditions
● WE DO THEATRE FOR OURSELVES
● Community interaction
○ Senior Citizen’s Night

Upcoming Theatre Director Traits

Needs to have time and dedication

Experience with FHSTC
Open to learning from students
Allows freedom for actors/actresses to make their own characters
Respect of traditions upheld through the past years
This includes