The following is information for instructors regarding procedures for tracking and confirming Department of Theatre and Dance majors' attendance of productions.
Looking for information to provide to students about the policy, ticketing options, and Proof of Attendance Receipts? Direct them to our Student Resources.
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All Theatre and Dance majors are required to attend a performance from each of the following productions during the 2014-2015:
Learn more about the 2014-2015 season lineup.
Immediately after seeing a performance, Theatre and Dance majors will request a Proof of Attendance Receipt from a Front of House manager or usher in the theatre lobby. This receipt includes the title of the production, date of the performance, and space for the student's name. Students are to write their name on the receipt and drop it in the designated box in The Main Administrative Office (WIN 1.142). Proof of Attendance Receipts are not available at any time other than immediately following the performance the student attended.
Students must submit their Proof of Attendance receipt to the designated box in The Main Administrative Office (submission box available beginning Monday following the show's closing) by the Friday following the final performance of the show. Only Proof of Attendance Receipts (not ticket stubs, envelopes, programs, etc.) with students' names written legibly will be accepted. No exceptions will be allowed by the main office for these policies. Faculty may work with their students for an exception when appropriate.
Proof of Attendance Receipts submitted after their deadlines will not be accepted. Submission deadlines are as follows:
As attending productions is to be a graded requirement for every Department of Theatre and Dance major in our majors' courses, all instructors of these courses and students must include a statement explaining the policy in their syllabi. The specific way(s) in which this attendance will impact students' grades is up to each instructor to determine and should also be clearly articulated in the syllabus.
Here is a sample statement for inclusion in your spring semester syllabi for Theatre and Dance majors' courses:
It is the policy of the Department of Theatre and Dance that our majors attend department season productions and that this attendance is a part of the coursework for our majors' classes. Attendance will be tracked and recorded by way of Proof of Attendance Receipts and made available to instructors for grading purposes. The specific list of required productions, the means by which students may receive and submit the receipts, and how our majors may obtain free or discounted admission is available on the Department of Theatre and Dance wiki under the "Student Resources" tab (https://wikis.utexas.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51841138). Proof of Attendance Receipts will not be accepted after the submission deadline listed on the wiki (10/17/14 for Esperanza Rising, 10/24/14 for A Streetcar Named Desire, 12/1/14 for Fall for Dance, and 12/10/14 for Fame).
Note that while all Theatre & Dance majors are required to see departmental productions, only Theatre and Dance majors' courses are required to utilize this as part of the coursework. The Main Office will not tabulate the Proofs of Attendance for non-major courses that are requiring their students to see a show.
The Main Office staff will generate a list of attendees for instructors. We will strive to post this list to the Theatre and Dance server within two weeks of the submission deadline. Instructors will receive notice via email once the attendance list is available for review. Ben Fest is the staff member in charge of posting the list in a timely fashion.