society society shortened originally founded student theatre group town new_york school oldest student organization founded december began college literary society leader college president control organization swiftly handed students group split chapters distinct focus group maintained literary focus 1890s point dramatic productions taken popularity tradition producing later plays year continued mid twentieth century organization disbanded lack interest revived arm student government independent student organization group run executive board plays produce year based proposals received student directors auditions open students interested directing previously completed directing workshop organization history according creation college literary society town new_york proposed students week school year later year december founded student group organized helmed president college organization leader students organization quickly saw fit transition self governance elected society student president served editors inaugural edition precursor weekly newspaper news named term meaning truth loving society split distinct chapters specialized focus alpha arm organization focused literary works beta chapter dramatic exercises delta chapter involved musical pursuits later added fourth chapter gymnasium later built organization headquartered society room second floor school society public meeting occurred june sent students reading pleasure company invited literary entertainment event included music prayer original poems songs essays drama piece meetings happened december point scene henry_viii produced following june point students recited william_shakespeare female characters society sizable consisting members retained original literary focus 1890s college 50th anniversary fell point society transitioned focus exclusively dramatic arts discovered term proper greek group changed correct short group originally performed shows year plays annually including outdoors usually shakespeare indoor productions contemporary dramas comedies older works critic conquer year saw chapters plays ostensibly come serve proving ground women wanted larger productions sponsored entire organization chapters plays prepared week leading criticism presentations hasty establishment competitive auditions main plays rendered obsolete model chapter plays proving grounds new actresses group produced shows time song tempo hail thee published offices students building years tradition putting plays year continued 1940s including presenting final play outdoors identified big organizations student groups include nearly extra activity took place campus student member big organizations college group focus shifted stood primarily organization try theatre arts moving drama department dramatic work later year disbanded insufficient interest students reboot group students interested theatre revived year absence citing interest producing shows involved college drama department requirement involvement time performance year took organization merging extant create sole producing agent independent student theatre campus 1980s split student government retaining funding group struggling find space perform students building performed transformed campus dining center old performance space replaced replicated campus invested renovation disused buildings functioning coal student theatre comedy groups created time operations early society history focus primarily literary membership considered committee days voted model abandoned favor open system student paid annual fee group time governed member board consisting president vice president seniors secretary treasurer props manager assistant props manager sophomore board vastly expanded include managers scenery lights sound makeup publicity number fields version committee governed president membership application positions organization split student government run seven member board accepted proposals shows ranging musicals act plays recently society accepted proposals shows beginning semester production board voted shows produce production holds auditions actors experience required directors seeking produce length direct shorter directing workshop usually scene running minutes shorter directing workshops occur twice year early fall spring fiscal year group budget cited brian covering campus history news isbn mary anniversary number design experience nineteenth century beginnings 1930s isbn new_york_city taylor new_york_city karen reilly lisa campus guide new_york_city isbn wood ann earliest years personal
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