Executive Board Notes 2/19/17

Show Check-Ins

  • God of Carnage
    • Directors: Erin and Maggie
      • Just had the first run in the Theater
      • Everything is going so, so well!
    • SM: David
      • Everyone is completely off-book
      • Today’s run went extremely well
      • The show is about 1 hour and 10 minutes
      • Call time will be 6PM throughout the week
    • TD: Brian
      • Moved in today. Everything was very efficient
      • Everything was moved in and set up within the first three hours
      • Call time is noon tomorrow
      • ATD has been amazing to work with
      • Got a piece of art donated from Olivia Williams for set dec. It would be a great idea to continue reaching out to CFA students for donations
    • Producer: Elle
      • All marketing materials are finished
      • T-shirts have been delivered
      • The poster is going up this week
      • Programs have been printed
      • Will be decorating the lobby this week
  • Twelve Angry Jurors
    • Director: Cassidy
      • The show is fully blocked, and the cast has run through the entire show twice since finishing blocking
      • The show is fully blocked, and the cast has been able to run through the entire show twice since blocking
      • Everyone is really starting to have a sense of their characters. Character meetings have been very constructive
      • This is the first full week with a complete cast. Things are infinitely better in terms of collaboration and professionalism
    • SM: Ariana
      • Very excited to have been able to run through the show
      • Conflicts are starting to die down
      • Hard off-book on Thursday; everyone is doing well in terms of lines
    • TD: Sam
      • Set design is in progress
      • Props and set pieces (combs and a water jug) have been ordered
      • Costumes have been phenomenal. Went to rehearsal and got approval from Cassidy
      • Talking about getting some of the crew to rehearsals
    • Producers: HwaYoun and Andy
      • Headshots begin tomorrow. Working on scheduling a second date for those with conflicts
      • Haven’t spent much money
      • Promotional materials are in the works
  • The Fantasticks
    • Director: Ellie
      • We have scripts! A huge thank you to everyone who made it happen
      • Rehearsals have been fantastic (ha ha ha)
      • Everyone has been working so well as a team
    • SM: Rachel and Chrissy
      • Scheduling rehearsals for the week; will email the cast soon
      • Connecting with the TD and Ellie for future photo shoot dates
    • TD: Devika
      • Held most department meetings this week. More have been scheduled for Tuesday
      • Took a lot of tech notes and reviewed a to-do list with Ellie
      • Will be sitting in on rehearsals soon
    • Producer: Brittany
      • Had another producer meeting; assigned different tasks to each member
      • Have preliminary ideas for every design
      • Set tentative dates for photo shoots and a promotional video

E-Board Check-Ins

  • President: Danielle
    • Filled out a mid-year review survey from SAO
  • VPSP: Sydney
    • Reached out to Girls’ LEAP again and still have not gotten a response
    • Made an Amazon Wish List of things we need for the Theater, Space, etc.
    • Added more to the VPSP guide about Reading Committee and Pitches
    • People who want to roast someone should email scharvat@bu.edu before Spring Break
    • Reached out to Shiney James on Monday to discuss the upcoming Summer Show. No response, but will follow up on Monday
    • Pulling shows from the Play Library to have available for prospective directors
  • Treasurer: Andy
    • Needs to buy a bulletin board. Purchased things from the Amazon Wish List, including a vacuum (thanks, Summer Show!), gloves, etc.
    • Fantasticks scripts are in, and rights are all paid for
    • Talked to Chris and Dylan Herina about getting new makeup and a new makeup kit
  • Secretary: Nathan
    • Published God of Carnage Facebook event
    • Registered God of Carnage on the ArtsBoston, Daily Free Press, and General BU calendars
    • GM2 Facebook event will come out this week
    • Carly from TodayTix is looking for a member of Stage Troupe to help represent the BU community in New England’s first “Next Generation” event, which connects industry professionals and college theatre groups (Danielle is open to joining)
  • TA: Chris
    • OB rented the cyc and projector
    • For 20-Minute Musical, OB submitted a security deposit. Worked with SAO to make the collaboration go smoothly
    • The Playwright’s Theater matinee performance interfered with VagMo’s build time, so the Athena Players have gotten another time scheduled
    • God of Carnage build week was great. Brian was really well organized.
    • The leak in The Space is still in question
    • All the oil-based paint has been picked up
    • Will make moves on getting the source-four lights with AB Funding
    • Not certain about whether the Fire Inspection happened. Everything should be up-to-code regardless
    • Will not be voting for BUSTies hosts; recently applied as a contender