Executive Board Notes 1/31/16

Show Check Ins Dog Sees God

  • Director: Karen
    • Callbacks were a bit messy
    • Google Drive wasn’t as effective as it could be
    • Talked with creative heads
    • Starting rehearsals tomorrow
    • Had read through
    • “I’m Dog Sees God excited!”
  • TD: Sam
    • Went through all of tech elements that Karen wants this week
      • Will meet more
    • Excited for tech lists
  • Producer: Danielle
    • Planning to have the poster done by the end of the week
      • Thinking of doing comic sketches for it or maybe photoshoot – still deciding
    • Want to do a promo video like we did for Skriker
    • Want to do minimal lobby display to conserve budget
    • Going to host a talkback with the charity
    • Charity gave us mugs to us to sell
  • SM: Erin
    • Have everyone’s conflicts and made a rehearsal schedule for next week
    • Have a cast bonding planned already
    • Shooting for a full run through next Sunday
    • Hard off book for 2/12
    • Dividing up custody of Danny with SM of OB’s Spelling Bee Brittany Jenkins

The Glass Menagerie

  • Director: Victor
    • Auditions went pretty smoothly
    • Had read through
    • Sat down with Alison
    • Went over all of the tech elements with TD
      • Concerned about process of whittling away props
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Went to the read through
    • Don’t have an ATD yet but working on it with Jamie
    • Want to talk to other TDs about tech meeting times
    • Will focus on making assistants feel valued
  • Producer: Andy and Emma
    • Discussed making a promo video for the show
  • SM: Alison
    • Scheduled out this week’s rehearsals and working on a recurring weekly schedule

Play It Again, Sam

  • Director: Daniella
    • Auditions were smooth, callbacks a bit hectic
    • Great first read through
    • Chatted with Nicolette about first rehearsal this coming Thursday
      • Will be doing character development
    • Talking with TD, Chris tomorrow
    • Will chat with producers sometime this week
  • TD: Chris
    • Read through the play – made lights and sound cues list
    • Need to structure department and tech meetings better
    • Will meet with Daniella about creative vision
  • Producer: Paulina and Karen
    • Going to read the play
  • SM: Nicolette
    • Have cast conflicts

 

Board Check Ins

  • President: Michael
    • Accepted a lot of OrgSync requests
  • VP: Alison
    • Got a lot of rooms for each week night until each show’s tech week
  • VPSP: Danny
    • Mentors/Mentees went really well
      • Some mentees didn’t show up but it was worth it
    • TA Event
      • Coming up soon
      • Will plan E-Board skit this Wednesday, 10PM, Student Theater
      • Need to print out so many TroupeBux
      • E-Board responsibilities:
        • Michael: bucket
        • Karlie: Vanna White
        • Jamie: crew
        • Brittany: TroupeBux
        • Alison: dessert cutter
      • Will be auctioning off dates with 4 Charity Show cast members
      • Karlie will make dessert ballots and gift certificates for intangible gifts
      • Michael bought the plaques for the Theater
  • Treasurer: Brittany
    • Second batch of stickers will be here 2/2
    • Got auction items from the charity
    • Have official Insomnia Cookies day on 2/22
      • Karlie will make the Facebook event
    • Karlie will Instagram tech show posters
    • Producers have been assigned
      • Assistants will be assigned soon
    • Producer’s workshop went super well
    • Got 2 out of 3 show posters and need a Tech Show one
    • Andy wants to get a new hard drive because it only has an ethernet connection which is outdated
      • Found a new one that is only $150
      • Paulina might have one that we can
  • Secretary: Karlie
    • 105 auditionees last semester
    • 87 auditionees this semester
    • Michael did WTBU radio interview for season
      • Coming out on Tuesday
    • Received email from someone filming a "Donald Trump parody video" to the tune of Hamilton who is looking for singers
      • Definitely no official Stage Troupe affiliation will happen but will inform membership of the opportunity
    • Photographer, Cydney Scott, will be coming to shoot this Wednesday’s Tech Show rehearsal for BU Today
  • TA: Jamie
    • Emailed prospective techies from Break the Ice and auditions
    • Environmental Health and Safety are coming Monday to pick up old paint
    • Had a successful General Tech Meeting
    • TD's and SM's are assigned
      • Still looking for an ATD for Menagerie
      • did one safety training today and need to do the other next weekend
    • Will try to have tech lists out ASAP
      • Numbers are weirdly low this semester