Executive Board Notes 9/9/18

F&F: Footloose

  • Director: Babatunde A.

    • Great creative team meeting: covered first week rehearsal schedule, tech week, auditions & callbacks, etc.

  • AD: Abbey M.

    • Picking sides for audition/callback cold readings with Babatunde

    • Full creative team meeting on Saturday to discuss auditions, goals and schedule for first week of rehearsals

    • Set dates for first read through, soft/hard off-book, sitzprobes, and cue-to-cues

    • Meeting with producing team this week

  • TD: Jake T.

    • In the second round of set design; found something that works for everyone

    • Would like to get the design checked out by Alicia

The Nerd

  • Director: Flannery G.

    • Going well!

    • Finished “Wish, Wants, Needs” list for Alicia

    • Has an idea of set vision

    • Hair & makeup and costumes are easy for the most part

    • Lots of props (food?); need some breakable plates (at least 2 a night; sugar glass?)

    • Lights: some monologues that call for spotlights

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

  • Director: Syd R.

    • Creative team met to discuss auditions and callbacks

    • Beginning to think about first read-through, setting goals

    • Splash was incredible: talked with members of multiple cultural groups on campus to talk about goals for the show and share audition information

E-Board Check-Ins:

  • President: Alba

    • Navigating issues with Revival Show ticket sales; in the future, we need to make sure that Eventbrites don’t close too early

    • Ran lights for Summer Show

    • Talked with Flan and Syd about the upcoming weeks and show processes

  • VP: Erin

    • Need to make sure there are chairs in 700 Beacon

    • Theater maintenance: need to paint the stage

    • Looking into getting a vacuum

    • Talking to Arielle about how to get rooms in FitRec for dance; sent her room bookings

  • VPSP: Ariana

    • Did lots of outreach with the BU Arts Fair and Splash and promoting things around Warren Towers

    • Was great to see Revival Show and wrap up that special projec

    • Planning to have more information about COMBAT soon

  • Treasurer: Chrissy

    • Printed No Exit Revival Show flyers

    • Helped run BU Arts Fair and Splash

    • Performed in Revival Show; navigated ticket sale problems

    • Hair event approved on Orgsync

    • Set up Eventbrites for dues, Revival Show, and Footloose

    • Attended BUT GMs

    • Met with Footloose producing team to go over deadlines, processes, and what producing entails

    • Attended SAO treasurer training

  • Secretary: Kim

    • Made poster and printed+cut out flyers for BU Arts Fair and Splash

    • Sent reminder email about the events happening this week

    • Posted for Revival Show, BU Arts Fair, and Splash

    • Helped run BU Arts Fair and Splash

    • Lots of potential new member correspondence

    • Made first GM presentation template, shared it with E-Board and directors, then edited final presentation

    • Received callback schedule from Hair

    • Finished audition forms

    • Footloose creative team meeting

    • Finally saw No Exit!

  • TD: Alicia

    • Revival Show and strike

    • Space is relatively clean and ready for people to come in; a few things to fix

    • Splash - compiled email list with those from BU Arts Fair and Summer Show

    • Digital tech forms are done

    • TD and SM app updated

    • Will email Tsai to schedule a meeting

    • We have an SM and ASM for Footloose!

    • Will be updating Student Theater guide

    • Need to paint the stage

    • Making Techstravaganza schedule