Announcing: The Annual Redbacker of the Year Award

You may remember a few meetings ago I flagged an end of year award to recognise the year's most committed Redback member. Well I have worked out the scoring details, and am now proud to announce the Annual RedBacker of the Year award (to be known colloquially as the "ARBY" award).
It's pretty simple. You earn points throughout the year, in four different areas that demonstrate your committment to the Redback Theatre Group.


Area 1: Meeting attendance.
As you know, Stacey has been keeping the roll at every general meeting. Attendance at meetings is vital, as that's where we discuss new projects, members, and excursions. ARBY points are awarded for each meeting as follows:
3 points = Present
1 point = Absent with apology
0 points = Absent without apology
Note: an apology means telling Stacey or myself, or giving a message to another member to pass to Stacey or myself, BEFORE the meeting. Being absent from school due to illness or excursion counts as an apology, but you will have to make sure Stacey or I am aware or you will just have been marked absent on the roll.

Area 2: Positions of Responsibility.
It's easy to cruise along in Redback, picking the projects you want to do, hanging out at lunchtimes etc. But for Redback to work, we need some people to put their hands up to do more than just go along for the ride - people who have the courage to nominate (and the luck to be elected) for positions of responsibility, including: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. ARBY points are awarded as follows:
1 point = Stand for election
2 points = Get elected
Note: You earn points for nominating, not for the number of positions you nominate for. Otherwise we would have people putting their names forward for everything just to earn points, knowing that they can only be asked to hold one position anyway.

Area 3: Excursions
Going to see plays is a big part of what we're about. The more plays we expose ourselves to, the more we learn about stagecraft and acting, and the better equipped we are to discuss and respond to different styles of theatre. ARBY points are awarded as follows:
1 point = attend an external play, performance lecture, or workshop
3 points = attend a drama camp
Note: To qualify for ARBY points, an excursion must be open to any RBT members who wish to go, and must be drama-based. So Midsummer Night's Dream counts, the VCE Worskshops on June 8 don't. The same applies to camps: Port Campbell and Allanvale count, the UK doesn't.

Area 4: Projects
Despite all the meetings and votes and elections, what RBT is really all about is the performing. That's why getting involved in projects is such a major part of being a member (and why Stacey and I kicked up such a fuss at the start of the year). If we aren't doing plays...well then we're not a theatre group. ARBY points are awarded as follows:
3 points = involvement onstage (acting)
2 points = involvement offstage (writing/directing)
1 point = involvement backstage (backstage/sound/lighting/other "on-the-night" roles)
and
3 points = most impressive member in a project
2 points = second most impressive member in a project
1 point = third most impressive member in a project
Note: Projects only qualify for ARBY points if all RBT members are free to try out for them. So Transition night counts, Production counts, but the Monash Festival doesn't.
Also Note: The 3, 2, and 1 for most impressive member in a project will be decided by adding the votes of the CEO (me), all involved members, and a random audience member.

At the end of the year, all these points will be added up, and the RBT with the most will win the coveted Annual RedBacker of the Year Award. I dunno what the prize will be yet, but it'll be something cool. Maybe a trophy too. It'll be presented at our end of year function, which a few people have suggested should be a proper get-dressed-up in cocktail dresses and suits and have dinner at a restaurant kind of event. There will also be other awards too, like Most Improved, Script of the Year, Individual Performance of the Year, and so on.
Feel free to share your thoughts on all of this.