Executive Board Notes 10/18/15

Show Check Ins

  • Seussical - Check Out
    • Directors: Abby and Andy
      • The show happened
      • 5 week process worked really well for Seussical
        • Shows like this are great for Parents’ Weekend
        • Had a week of runs before tech week which was really helpful
    • Music director: Jessie
      • Did a lot of prep work for pit over the summer
    • Producers: Corey and Hanna
      • Came out under budget
      • Corey has a system for producing that he wants to pass down
      • There were definitely difficult parts of the process
      • Spoke to John B. at SAO last week about hardships with SAO
        • He apologized and gave us Home Depot giftcards
      • Printed 1200 playbills
        • Had way too many – probably ~700-800 in the futures
      • Head producers need to have 2-3 shows of experience in order to do Parents’ Weekend
      • Ticket sales
        • Friday: 265
        • Saturday: 255
        • Sunday: ~225
    • SM: Alison
      • ASMs are the only people who have to be in rehearsal room who aren’t asked to do so
        • Need to ask ASMs about committing in the future
    • TD: Tehya
      • Need to know when to pick battles with tech
      • TDs need to teach ATDs
        • They are great resources for TDs
        • Helps make them feel like they’re an important part of the team
    • Hair and Makeup: Brittany
      • Need to get tech week schedule to tech team earlier
        • Corey: producers as well – should get a meeting with Stan
  • Skriker
    • SM: Jamie
      • Have a full schedule
      • Will be in the theater starting the 25th
      • Have someone to hang lights
    • Director: Kyle
      • Didn't get to rehearse much this week because of Seussical
      • Producing is going great
    • Producer: DHD
      • Posters and cover photos are done
        • Warren and GSU posters have been submitted and approved
      • Shooting a promo video this week
      • Ordering the dry ice
  • Wit
    • Director: Bridget
      • Reached hard off book date
      • Really miss Sarah
    • SM: Sarah
      • Will be back on Thursday
      • Has two ASMs
        • Nicolette and Brenna
    • Producer: Paulina
      • Bus ads were ordered
        • SAO pushed orders back one week so we’ll have ads running for a week after the show
      • Had a photoshoot
      • T-shirts have been ordered
      • Bios have been collected
    • TD: Caitlin
      • Got the set design
        • Sent it to the lights person
      • Made a list of what we need to buy
      • Didn’t have a tech meeting today – wouldn’t be worth it
        • Asked heads to send her a check by noon on Monday
  • Really Really
    • Director: Rachel
      • Had first full run of act 2
      • Hard off book date was today
    • SM: Erin
      • Loves all of her actors
      • ASMs and her have been running lines with actors a lot
    • Producer: Andy
      • Haven’t had a lot of time to talk and plan
        • Going to call Sarah sometime this week to figure stuff out for that
      • Haven’t received any Amazon wishlists from heads of departments
    • TD: Danny
      • Tech meetings need to be taken more seriously
      • Finalized set design
      • Costumes measured actors today
      • Sound will be recording things with Zoe soon
      • Set dec and props will be let into the Space soon
      • Recruited two more techies from Seussical
        • For build and set dec

 

E-Board Check-Ins

  • President: Michael
    • Have poster things from the GSU this summer
      • Thinking to switch out lobby posters
      • Want to get Seuss poster from SAO for this
  • VP: Alison
    • ~Seuss tech week~
  • VPSP: Ali
    • Need to make a facilities call this week for One Acts
    • This weekend is movie night with OB and then kickball
      • Worried about temp for kickball
    • One Acts
      • Got a lot of pitches this year
      • Great, but unfortunately we can’t pick all of them
      • Facebook event for One Acts auditions
  • Treasurer: Brittany
    • Getting access to EventBrite for PW was very difficult
      • Talked to Shiney James about it
      • Used Check In Easy – wasn’t great but wasn’t terrible
      • Shiney wants Treasurer to have meeting with her at beginning of semesters from now on
    • EventBrites are up for every show
    • Steve: could we sell t-shirts at shows from now on?
  • Secretary: Karlie
    • Big social media push for Seussical
    • Need to have cover photos from producers as soon as they are made
  • TA: Jamie
    • Will assign ASMs like SMs next semester
    • WM will be building in The Space this week
    • SAO will be paying for the dumpster for OB moving into the Space
    • Made a plan for OB moving in next week
    • Spilled paint in a cart during Seuss strike today
      • Using Wit budget to replenish
  • Andy
    • Big project he wants to do
    • Wants to splice up recorded shows
    • Maybe we can make a promo video?