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Student Production Guidelines

All students are encouraged to create, produce, or participate in student theatre projects. These might be readings of new plays, directing student projects, one acts, acting recitals, etc.

Guidelines for Student Projects — All majors interested in producing student productions are allowed the use of departmental facilities and resources at the discretion of the appropriate faculty and staff. A copy of the department's "Guidelines for Student Productions" is available from the Production Manager.

Students are required to discuss minigrant proposals at least two weeks prior to the application deadline with their faculty advisors. Minigrant proposals will then be reviewed for approval by the department faculty and staff. Once a student is awarded a minigrant, s/he is required to see Bonnie Anketell for procedures on minigrant spending regulations.

Students are free to publicize their production activities in any lawful manner they choose. However, the title of "Theatre Department" or "Department of Theatre" will not appear on any photographs, posters, flyers or press release information without prior written approval from the Production Manager.

ALL RIGHTS FOR A PRODUCTION MUST BE OBTAINED BY THE STUDENT FROM THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES BEFORE THE PRODUCTION CAN BE PRODUCED ON CAMPUS. Information concerning this process is available from the production manager.

Senior Student Grants — These grants are designed to encourage qualified senior-status students to interact with faculty on research or other significant creative activity projects during the Winter/Spring Quarters. The maximum award is $700. Senior student awardees cannot be recipients of a student minigrant at any time during the academic year, nor holders of a President's or UCR Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Fellowship.

Student Minigrants — For students interested in financial assistance for projects related to Theatre (workshop productions, experiments in theatre, etc.), the University offers student minigrants. Generally, these awards provide up to $400 for materials used in a project. Students must be sponsored by a faculty or staff advisor to apply. For more information and deadlines, contact Bonnie Anketell in the department or the Office of Instructional Development. Students can obtain applications for the minigrants in the department office.

Policies for Special Studies Courses — The Department of Theatre offers Theatre 190 (Special Studies) as an extension of regularly-scheduled classes. Therefore, before proposing a special project, students should have completed departmental offerings in the chosen area of study. In this way, students will have the proper foundation for their advanced work and be able to utilize their advisor's expertise in a beneficial and efficient manner.

1. The student should confer with the faculty member under whom s/he would like to work and discuss his or her ideas for special studies.
2. The student should prepare a complete outline, carefully thought out and planned in detail, for the entire project. Among other things, the outline should specify: the number of units proposed; the approximate amount of time to be spent on a regular basis on the project; the number of times the student proposes to confer with his or her director; a thorough outline of sources and procedures; the anticipated results, and the kind of final paper or report the student proposes. The final report or paper should be submitted to the department chair as well as to the project advisor. A copy will also be kept in the department files.
3. The student must get his or her faculty sponsor's written approval of the submitted outline.
4. The student should go to the chairperson, with the proposal signed by the faculty advisor, to discuss the project and to obtain the chairperson's written approval of the plan of study.

Only after the completion of this entire procedure and the receipt of official approval from both the project supervisor and the chairperson, may the student be permitted to register for the Special Studies course. It is the view of the faculty that the privilege of taking a Special Studies course should be granted only in the anticipation of superior work by the student.