BOSS is in charge of producing the theater department's shows and advocating Borgia theater.

However, unlike other clubs, a person must be invited to join BOSS.

They are invited according to the number of shows they have been a part of and the quality of the work they have put into the shows.

Also, BOSS is part of a nationwide group, the National Thespian Society.

As a member of BOSS, each person is expected to attend a weekly meeting each Wednesday morning and contribute time and ideas for fundraising.

A fundraiser that the organization is doing now is selling snow cones after school. In the past, group members have held the "Mr. Borgia Competition" and have sold Valentine's Day singing grams.

The club moderator, Tim Buchheit, coordinates the troupe when it goes to conventions. The members attend the conferences to learn more tips and techniques about theater.

Some of the conferences that BOSS attends include the International Festival, the Leader Conference and the Thespian Conference.

In addition to conventions, Buchheit also said he "keeps track of people's points in shows and does paperwork and organization work with the International Thespians."

While the group gives people a way to get involved at SFBRHS, being a member of BOSS also will help each member in their futures and careers, it was noted.

BOSS is considered an honor society, meaning that it helps graduates get accepted into colleges. Also, if a member is going to pursue art or theater as a career, being in BOSS will help significantly.

According to Buchheit, "The troupe has a good name through the state. Schools know the theater department here. It's not your run-of-the-mill theater department."

Some past BOSS members have gone on to bigger and better things.

Former member Dustin Miles came up with the "6 is a serious number" commercial during Cardinals' games, worked on Dierberg's commercials and appeared in the motion picture "Up in the Air."

Graduate Amy Allen appeared in the musical "Wicked." Alex Vietmeier worked on MTV. Jeff McWay is a sound engineer for the U.S. tour of "Mamma Mia." Liz Wienke appeared in the "Up in the Air" preview.

BOSS member Katelyn Schwoeppe, a sophomore at Borgia, said, "I like being in BOSS because I'm able to give my (own opinions) and hear other people's opinions of what we're doing in theater.

"You have to be dedicated and open-minded to new ideas and ways of doing things," she said. "You also have to be dedicated to go to all the meetings and work on the shows."

The shows for this year are "A Piece of My Heart," a drama, as the fall play Nov. 12-14; "Black Comedy" and "Sparks in the Park," both comedies, as the two winter plays, and "All Shook Up" for the spring musical.