Hello everyone! This is Anna here... Your In-Reach Officer! With the new school year approaching so fast, the Troupe is super excited to welcome new thespians into our numbers! As you may already know, my job as In-Reach Officer is to recruit members outside of the theatre major. Last year, the number of non-theatre troupe members was upsettingly limited. This year, I hope that we, as a troupe, can change that. I would like to start the year by abolishing the unfounded idea that the thespian troupe is for theatre majors only. The Thespian Society is dedicated to theatre-oriented performers. This not only applies to traditional acting, but to many other parts of the art, like singing and stagecraft. By limiting this troupe to mostly theatre majors, we are denying ourselves an excellent opportunity to learn and have fun! I have also heard that many people don't want to join the thespian troupe because the only event is the Thespian Convention in December. But this is untrue; along with the convention, events such as Cabaret (twice a year, in both October and April), Thespian Bowling in November, Laser Tag in May, and a new playwriting event exist throughout the year as a way to better get to know your fellow thespians. So, I challenge all of you this: For every returning thespian, and that means all of you, come into the school year with determination to make our troupe even better, and invite at least two people from majors other than theatre to join the troupe, so they can share the joy we all get from theatre. I will end my blog on this note. I wish you all a happy end to your summer and look forward to starting the school year with you!