Show Check-Out

Stupid F%&king Bird
- Director: Conner
  - Extremely happy with the way things turned out
  - Would encourage new directors to ask as many questions as possible to people with experience. The set redesign was a bump in the road, and
  - Sam Kinde is a goddess and made it viable to redesign the set. It all worked out wonderfully despite the learning curve!
  - Couldn’t be happier with the cast and their dedication to the show.
- SM: Catrin
  - It was really good to have had none of the actors double-cast; their other conflicts caused enough stress, and so it was for the best of the cast not to have other show commitments
  - Having the same room for nearly all rehearsals made actors very comfortable in their rehearsal space
  - Line-throughs would have been helpful
  - ASMs were great. They still need a little more experience before head SMing a show, but they’re on the right track and handled stressors fantastically well
  - Having a run on the night of move-in was difficult, but still incredibly helpful
  - Assistants played around with tech during the runs, and then the same person consistently worked on their own tech position during the actual show
  - It could have helped to have had more structure and a sensitive approach toward the heavier material of the show
- TD: Sam
  - Learned so much throughout the entire process
  - The deadline for wood orders should be clearer for future TDs
  - The relationship between tech and actors should be heavily prioritized
  - Would not recommend having two set changes for a show
  - There should be set roles for each person on the creative team in order to avoid confusion
  - There should be time guidelines for the amount of time spent in the Theater. People left at a reasonable time every night, but it should be stressed that people should not stretch themselves too thin and stay too late in the night
  - A little bit more practice is required for ATDs to head TD
  - Need to clarify the protocols for when shows sell out. Also, we need to determine the amount of people allowed in the booth at one time
  - Didn’t have a lot of full-tech meetings. The individual tech meetings were just as effective
  - At the first tech meeting, TDs should be entirely clear about what each person’s role and time commitments are
  - Most of tech should come to Thursday performances so that they don’t crowd too many seats on the more popular nights
  - Big lighting crews were essential. Having them come in an hour early was incredible for the move-in process
- Producers: Evan and Danielle
  - Actors loved their images
  - Assistants were very helpful during tech week. It was difficult for Danielle to balance health with producing, though the assistants really stepped up to the plate
  - Steve helped with the promo video, and Dan did a great job with the lobby
  - Dan could head produce again, though Steve could use another semester or two
  - Sold really well, especially with two other shows going on this weekend
    - 55 on Thursday, 79 on Friday, and 102 on Saturday
  - Conner and Cat were great to work with
  - Looking for the remaining receipts for SDRs
  - The t-shirts will be coming this week
  - Dylan dropped in the middle of tech week. Rachel ended up helping out even though there was confusion about her commitments with Sheba
  - Communication on a lot of fronts was a little difficult. Could have done a little better getting in touch with assistants and each other
  - Actors should respect the creative vision and promotional material

Show Check-Ins

Come Back, Little Sheba
- Directors: Christy and Taylor
  - Starting full runs this week
  - Steve Marois is guest directing this week
  - Alba has been fantastic all around
  - Cami has been wonderful as well. Had tech meetings with her all day today
  - Lauren and Paulina are doing an impressive job
  - Actors are all back and ready to rehearse
  - If actors want to tech, they should probably do the show furthest from their other tech weeks
- SM: Alba
  - Went to a run-through of Bird on Wednesday to familiarize self with the process of being in the booth
  - Losing actors last week was rough, but things will start moving smoothly from here on out
  - Headshots happened today
  - First full run will be directly after the Board Meeting
  - Friday is the only night off for rehearsals this week. It’s important to communicate with the actors about how they handle the heavy material night after night
- TD: Cami
  - Had a tech meeting that went really well
  - Things should go very smoothly for the show
  - Will go to Home Depot to buy paint
  - Going to see a run of the show this week
- Producers: Lauren and Paulina
  - Went to SAO and ordered shirts, submitted a Kinkos order for flyers, and put in the wood order
  - Wood will be delivered tomorrow
  - HwaYoun designed the Warren poster. It’s not yet submitted due to an issue with the file size, but that will be fixed on Monday
  - Had a promo photo shoot
  - Erin will be working on programs, and all assistants will be helping with the lobby
  - Not many SDR receipts have come in (despite Paulina’s reminders)
  - Will be attending both full runs of the show this week
  - Assistants, as well as everyone on the creative team and in the cast, are all phenomenal. Everybody is so cooperative.

E-Board Check-Ins

President: Danielle
- Met with prospective directors
- Talked to members to keep them enthused. A lot of people are very excited both about how Troupe has been going and how it seems like it’s going to be in the future
Vice President: Erin
- Nothing to report!
VPSP: Sydney
- Reading Committee happened. Everyone met up on Saturday, and now the only thing left to do is to create formal lists of questions for the prospective directors
- Representatives from each Committee will be asking the directors questions at the GM
Treasurer: Andy
- Working on a Snapchat filter for the Space
- Updated Producer Feedback form
- Looking for local business to help fund Troupe events
- Needs to look into rights for the shows getting pitched
- Might adjust show budgets for future semesters so that funds can be delegated efficiently
- Needs to deposit the last of the money from Addams
- There is a cash deposit option for Eventbrite that can be utilized, so long as the deposit is submitted to SABO
Secretary: Nathan
- Jumped into the producing team for Stupid F%&king Bird
- Sent GM #3 Reminder Email for 11/13
- Joined and participated in Reading Committee
- A student from Emerson contacted Troupe about a database for Boston-area theaters to connect and share resources
TA: Taylor
- People need to be sat down and trained for designing sets. There were bumps in the road for every show thus far
- The three strikes for all shows went smoothly. Wandering Minds and OB both returned everything to the Space
- Filling out rentals with other groups
- Creating Tech Feedback form for Bird
- Setting a time limit on the Theater for tech week is a good idea so that people can stay healthy
- Looked into ordering a dumpster for Space Cleaning
- Trying to find a good date for Space Cleaning. Will invite other groups to help out
- Fire Marshall is coming on 11/9. The Theater is all clear, but will do a walk-through of the Space to check in on everything
- Moving forward, we need to be consistent with capacity restraints in the booth and the rest of the Theater. We should also clarify when members of tech will be seeing the show