Hawai‘i State Theatre Council Membership

Council Membership Criteria

Open to theatre producing organizations with permanent residence in the State of Hawai‘i which pay organizational dues. Organizations must have a proven track record of producing shows for at least one year to be considered for membership. Memberships are annual and expire on August 31. All memberships shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Categories of membership are:

  • not-for-profit theatre producing organizations

  • college theatre departments

  • other theatre producing organizations as approved by the Board of Directors

  • theatre advocacy organizations as approved by the Board of Directors

Membership Dues

Shall be set by the Board of Directors each year and are payable upon notice. Any organization that allows its dues to lapse by more than 60 days shall be subject to membership termination by the Board of Directors, such notice of termination to be communicated by the President of the Board.

Appointment of Organizational Representative

It is the responsibility of each member organization to appoint its representative to the Board of Directors and to register this appointment with the Secretary of Hawaii State Theatre Council. Changes of appointment shall be communicated on a timely basis by the member organization. All organizational representatives shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

Criteria for Board Membership

The Board shall be comprised of one (1) representative from each current member organization. This organizational representative must hold a management level position in the organization (i.e. Managing Director, Artistic Director or Treasurer) or serve the organization in a volunteer capacity commensurate to management level. The board may approve emeritus non-voting board membership to any immediate past serving organizational representative to facilitate continuity of organizational representation and/or to fulfill any specific duty assignment as assigned by the board. All directors shall serve without compensation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a director in connection with his/her official duties for the Council may be reimbursed upon the prior approval of such expenses by a majority of the Board of Directors.

Meetings

All quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place and at such time determined by the Board of Directors.