Show Check-Out

The Addams Family
- Directors: Lauren and Paulina
  - Overall, very happy with the final product
  - Got a positive response from audience members and the Daily Free Press
  - Great relationship between creative team and tech. Everyone was very dedicated
  - Guest directors were extremely helpful
  - Tech bonding was very valuable and proved to be useful
  - Daniel Stocker was an amazing special boy to work with
  - Directors should pay attention to the amount of dances in the show. People should be prepared for how much choreography needs to be taken care of
  - Double casting should try to be avoided for the future
  - The relationship between cast and tech should continue to be improved. There should be more done to get everyone on a known-name basis
- Music Director: Daniel
  - The drum rental worked very well. Payments still needs to go through, but that was expected
  - Future MDs should make office hours popular and stressed. Problem areas for music can’t always be fixed in the short rehearsal period and should be supplemented
  - The pit must be committed to tech week. Not everyone showed up on a nightly basis, which caused a rough run during tech week rehearsals
- SM: Erin
  - For next time, double check access times for Tsai. For Sunday’s performance, we had too little time to prepare because the space was not open until too late in the morning
  - Double casting was not the easiest to work with. We had too many rehearsals with missing cast members
  - ASMs were incredible. Emma is entirely ready to head SM in a later semester. Erin is definitely on the right track
- TD: Caitlin
  - It would have been best to have had two ATDs. The ATDs who were assigned were both surprised to have been part of such a big production, and so it may be useful to verbally confirm interest level and communicate with ATDs in the future
  - Maggie did an amazing job. After another semester as ATD, she would make a great head TD
  - Should write out a resource for set designing in Tsai
  - Two-week build sessions stretch people thin and are exhausting
  - Needed a bigger build crew, but some lovely volunteers did end up coming to help
  - Tech and crew should introduce themselves to each other and the cast during move-in
  - Tsai staff were extremely helpful
  - Will compile a list of strike felons for Taylor
  - Paulina and Lauren were great to work with and put so much heart into this show. They were so willing to help with tech
  - Overall, super proud of the final product
- Producers: Kobi and Zoe
  - Tsai staff were very accommodating.
  - Head and assistant producer relationships were very positive, though people should be prepared for the difficult time crunch
  - 652 people came to see the show
  - Everything was under budget
  - Sound budget might not always need to be so high; SAO arranges things with SPS anyway
  - Producers must triple check programs for correct information
  - There are a lot of SDRs left over from previous shows

Show Check-Ins

Stupid F%&king Bird
- Director: Conner
  - Did a lot of full runs this week. Stopped full runs just short of the point of exhaustion and gave the cast a break before tech week
  - Worked with Anything Goes to arrange that both casts see each other’s shows.
  - Promotional material went out this week
  - Someone from the Daily Free Press will be coming to see the show
  - Move-in happened today, and things are looking very positive; acting is solid, and tech is phenomenal
- SM: Catrin
  - Did three runs in a row. ASM line notes have improved
  - Seeing Anything Goes was really positive for cast morale. Had difficulty with communication from OB’s SM team
  - Tech has been great to work with in nearly every department
  - Will be calling at 6 for tech week and 6:30 for performance nights
  - Line memorization has improved, but could be precarious. Actors are ready but should continue studying
- TD: Sam
  - Lights came for move-in an hour early. This is a really great idea for future move-ins
  - A small issue with the set. It was originally too large, but things were changed. Changing sets during the show shouldn’t be too difficult to manage
- Producers: Evan and Danielle
  - T-shirts have been ordered a little later than they were expected. The assistant did not finish in time for the deadline. Had to redesign the shirt at the last minute without the help of the assistant who dropped the ball
  - Assistants have overall been difficult to communicate with
  - Cassidy Donohue really helped with promotional material
  - The Eventbrite link went up late, but that seemed to work out in terms of timing in conjunction with Anything Goes promo
  - Headshots will be this week, and plenty of promotional material will be going out this week
  - Went to SAO a few times this week and delegated reimbursements
  - Very under budget at the moment
  - Many actors directly confronted the producers and Andy about promotional material, pressing them for things to get out sooner
  - Only two shirts have been paid for so far
  - Dan Leary has been fantastically helpful
Come Back, Little Sheba
- Directors: Christy and Taylor
  - TAs should not direct shows
  - Issues with scheduling runs with the full cast. Actors are pressing for full runs, yet they are consistently sending Alba new conflicts
  - Running into issues with cast members teching during Bird tech week
  - Alba is an angel sent from above, and the creative team as a whole has been amazing
  - First full run will be on Saturday after a week of problem scene work
  - It was really positive to have actors perform in front of a guest audience member
  - The show has heavy material, and so rehearsal have ended with “compliment circles” in which people compliment their team one by one
- SM: Alba
  - Hard off book happened. Actors should be more confident in themselves.
  - ASMs have been good with line notes
  - Losing Chris to Anything Goes and Becca to Bird
  - Will have cast bonding to see both Anything Goes and Bird
- TD: Cami
  - More department meetings happened this week
  - Met with set dec. last week, so now all departments have been consulted
  - Full crew meeting will be on Sunday
  - Looking for new scenic artist
- Producers: Lauren and Paulina
  - Had meetings with assistants. HwaYoun Kang will design the poster. All assistants seem very excited to work
  - Photo shoot will be on Sunday, 11/6
  - Nobody’s made any Amazon requests. Deadline for requests will be 11/2
  - Finalized t-shirt design. Will make a Google form for shirts and bios soon
  - Need to talk to Cami about photo shoot and wood order

E-Board Check-Ins

President: Danielle
- Talked to a lot of members, specifically from the Addams cast. They had extremely positive experiences
- Talked to people about pitching and garnered a lot of interest
Vice President: Erin
- Got glow tape for the Space
- Went to SAO sexual assault training
- Put in reservations for next semester’s audition rooms. Shouldn’t have any problems
VPSP: Sydney
- The BUT Formal went very smoothly and people seemed to enjoy it. It should be continued
- Pitches have been submitted, and Reading Committee has been assigned, and everything should be all set and ready on 11/6 in time for the GM on 11/13
- Senior Divas Showcase is in the works
Treasurer: Andy
- Talked to Lucas from OB about creating geotags for shows. May start doing these with producers
- Got iPads for Shiney James was incredibly helpful and very sweet
- Sent out producer feedback forms for Feedback has been positive and informative for the future
- Wants to look into getting Troupe-specific Eventbrite swipers so that we may do at-the-door sales
Secretary: Nathan
- Published Stupid F%&king Bird Facebook event
- Submitted Bird event to ArtsBoston, Daily Free Press, and General BU calendars
- Met with Lucas from OB to talk about choosing the charity for the Senior Divas Showcase; posted on Facebook to have seniors send in ideas
- Will be stepping in to help with Stupid F%&king Bird admission on show nights
TA: Taylor
- Future TAs should make sure to hold groups accountable for safety trainings
- All groups have completed safety training
- Addams move-in, show, and strike happened. Sent feedback forms to tech to see how the show went. Waiting on responses, but the show was, overall, a challenging process
- Rena and Jeff from Tsai were very clear and helpful to work with. People should not be afraid to ask them questions, because they are valuable and friendly
- Wants to meet with Erin and Caitlin to add tips for F&F Weekend into the TA guide.
- Two weeks of build might be necessary for shows of this size
- Made an Excel sheet to share with the TAs of other groups and TDs for Troupe shows. It has details about which groups are using the Space and when
- People from a local high school cane to see Addams and want to meet with Christy to talk about her costume design
- Bird move-in could have used extra help
- A lot of things are missing from the Space
Steve
- Rena was very impressed with the build crew and producers
- We owe Tsai three Phillips #2 drill heads