Executive Board Notes 9/23/18

Show Check-Ins

F&F: Footloose

  • Director: Babatunde A.

    • Cast doing really well with material

    • Having character meetings with individuals

    • Had a tech meeting today

    • Had cast bonding event

  • AD: Abbey M.

    • Ran first solo rehearsal doing character work

    • Collaborating with Babatunde on blocking

    • Attended photoshoot on Saturday: it was awesome

  • TD: Jake T.

    • Had first tech meeting with full tech crew today

    • Having department meetings this week

  • MDs: James R. and Doug B.

    • Had second pit rehearsal; went well

    • Most of big numbers are taught

    • Had a few people drop

    • Having lots of office hours with individuals; great experience

  • SMs: Lena J. and Jen M.

    • Sent our rehearsal schedule

    • Collected all statements of expectations from cast

    • Met ASM, Matthew

    • Establishing a system for blocking notes

  • Producer: Cami M.

    • Photoshoot went really well

    • Aiming to have Warren poster ready no later than Friday

  • Choreographer: Kim Z.

    • Cast is doing really well with choreography

    • Went to first half of second pit rehearsal

    • Went to photoshoot to help direct shots, set poses, etc.

    • Held dance office hours

The Nerd

  • Director: Flannery G.

    • Didn’t have full cast rehearsal this week due to conflicts

    • Took time at every rehearsal to get to know each other, which was fun

    • Awesome to have a tech team!

  • TD: Zach L.

    • Had first tech meeting

    • Grateful for knowledgeable tech team members!

  • SM: Rachel R.

    • Met the cast, tech team, and one of the ASMs

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

  • Director: Syd R.

    • Learning music at an insane speed, which is helping

    • Blocking and choreography can be exhausting

    • Performing “Hair” at Drag On Fire

    • Starting to have character meetings

    • Glad to see cast enjoying process

  • MD: Ben C.

    • Learning the music crazy fast

    • Cast is working very hard

    • Sorting out the pit

  • Choreographer: Arielle K.

    • Finished two of the bigger dance numbers

    • Cast bonding on Friday

    • Everyone’s having a lot of fun and getting along so well

    • Went through script with Syd

  • SM: Ariana T.

    • Sent out an initial email to cast

    • Getting everyone’s conflicts sorted out

    • Handed out statement of expectations today

    • So glad to have Harrison as an ASM

  • TD: Brain R.

    • In the midst of putting together a shared tech folder

    • Syd’s clear and thorough vision is amazing

    • Setting a tech meeting for this week

E-Board Check-Ins:

  • President: Alba

    • Ran props/set dec workshop for Techstravaganza

    • Took photos of Techstravaganza and shared with Kimmie

    • Got ice cream for and ran ice cream social (having non-dairy options is important!)

    • Writing for COMBAT this week

  • VP: Erin

    • Went to Footloose tech meeting

    • Gave theater keys to James so he could get keyboard; got the keys back

    • Navigating booking conflicts with OB

    • Sent out theater bookings to SMs

    • Talked to a bunch of members for feedback about rehearsal process

    • Got statements of expectations back from Footloose

  • VPSP: Ariana

    • Joined Hair team as SM and Footloose team as Set Dec

    • Met with Erin Murdock from SAO about large-scale event planning

    • Led SM workshop at Techstravaganza

    • Ice cream social went well

    • Planning COMBAT and navigating conflicts; reached out to Abbey

  • Treasurer: Chrissy

    • Met with Footloose producers earlier in the week; talked about future plans and photoshoot details

    • Helped with Footloose photoshoot

    • Opened up the theater so Kendall could get gels; will be returning them this week

    • Led costumes workshop for Techstravaganza

    • Put out a producing email

    • Working on creating producing teams and budget allocations for each show

    • Went to SAO re: rights

    • Talked to Jake and Cami about going to SAO re: Footloose wood order

  • Secretary: Kim

    • Made and posted lots of promotional material for ice cream social, Techstravaganza, and COMBAT

    • Helped with Techstravaganza; 10/10 will do it again

    • Lots of Footloose work this week

    • Will be promoting Tech Olympics

  • TA: Alicia

    • Put tech lists out

    • Met with Jake, Jeff, and Tom from Tsai to talk about Footloose

    • Met with Footloose LD

    • Corresponding with other TAs and TDs re: safety training

    • Ran Techstravaganza

    • Had tech meetings for Footloose and The Nerd

    • Ice cream social