Executive Board Minutes 2/3/19

Show Check-Ins:

Tech Show

  • SM: Marcella M.

    • Jesse is organizing tech meetings during rehearsals—TBD; will be sure to be there for that

    • Read through was very fun

Charity Show: The Burials

  • Directors: Sean D. and Aisha S.

    • Auditions went great

    • One actor dropped the show—working on filling the role

  • TD: Brian R.

    • Talked to Alicia about different scene settings

    • Making progress on projection planning

    • Setting up materials for tech crew

    • Looking forward to Tech Meeting tomorrow

  • Producers: Devon M. and Lena M.

    • Planing headshots/photoshoot

    • working on a graphic for stickers, shirts, etc.

    • Will talk to Chrissy re: paperwork for Everytown

Noises Off

  • Director: Taylor H.

    • Met with Alicia to go over set elements, door placement, for blocking purposes

    • Started blocking

    • Prepared callback materials

    • Allocated responsibilities with ADs

    • Talked with Kendall about promoting the show off-campus

    • Matt will join for auditions

    • Can’t be at auditions on Tuesday until closer to 7 and cannot be there after 7 on Wednesday—working with ADs to organize auditions; will make announcement at GM

  • TD: Katie L.

    • Reading through the script and making note of tech elements

    • Creative team meeting on Sunday to discuss set design and props, which will be introduced into rehearsals as early as possible

    • Attending Tech Meeting tomorrow

    • Planning on starting to have department meetings starting next week—super excited!

  • Producer: Kendall G.

    • Excited about 3 assistants—reaching out to them tonight to arrange a meeting for the week

    • Full creative team meeting went really well

    • Trying to meet with Taylor, Emilee, and Siena to talk about creative vision

    • Met with Chrissy

  • SM: Matthew D.

    • Rehearsal schedule nearly finalized; should be able to send it out by tonight

Assassins

  • Director: James R.

    • Had first read-through on Saturday—cast is amazing, very excited

    • Met with Abbey to discuss rehearsal schedule (short- and long-term)

    • First rehearsal tomorrow

    • Met with Chynna and Rachel on Saturday to discuss producing ideas

    • Met with Erin and Alicia to talk about various tech elements

    • Looking forward to tech meeting

  • MD: Doug B.

    • Finished all learning tracks

    • Working on click track for entire show

    • Pit nearly filled out

    • Musical callback cuts have been selected and prepared

    • Hoping for extra pipe and drape to surround pit backstage (Alicia: if we don’t have pipe and drape available, we can make barriers out of set pieces, blankets, etc.)

  • AD: Amanda R.

    • Collecting lots of research for each individual role: finished last night and made accessible to people to prepare for auditions

    • Blocking 3 scenes—did research to prepare

  • Choreographer: Kim Z.

    • Auditions went well (dance callback was super fun!)

    • Attended read-through; cast is amazing—can’t wait to work with them

  • TD: Erin C.

    • Met with James and went through script and score thinking about tech elements

    • Will tape out the set plan on the floor in 700 Beacon

    • Tech meeting tomorrow and a TD meeting this week

    • Will talk with producers about working with SPS

  • Producers: Chynna B. and Rachel R.

    • Very productive meeting with James and Mandy

    • Working on a rough marketing timeline

    • Went over individual focuses

    • Will reach out to assistant producers to set up a meeting

E-Board Check-Ins:

  • President: Alba

    • Ran auditions and callbacks, then mediations and negotiations for casting

    • Opened the Space for OB to have their tech meeting

    • Received an email from Erin from SAO—will find a good available time to meet

    • We need one more elective training to fulfill Troupe’s requirements—Alicia volunteered

    • Setting up meetings with creative teams to go over

    • Office hours will now only be on Mondays from 12-2 PM

  • VP: Erin

    • Ran auditions

    • Created callback schedules for people called for multuple shows/grows

    • Talked to people from WM and SS for feedbcak on joint holding rooms

    • Devon has Student Theater next weekend for The Burials

  • VPSP: Ariana

    • Helped run auditions

    • Preparing for TA Event: Alicia’s Amazing Aquatic Adventure

    • Made TA Event Facebook Event cover photo; sent to Kim

    • Officially has two event managers for BUSTies and currently looking for assistants, which is super exciting! Still also looking for hosts and seniors who want to be roasted

    • BUT Formal: Wandering Minds and Shakespeare Society not keen on moving the event off-campus; Wandering Minds suggested looking at alternative dates

    • New shirt order link is finally live until the 17th—will share in Facebook group

    • Sharing SM advice with Harrison

  • Treasurer: Chrissy

    • Helped run auditions and callbacks

    • Had a head producer workshop

    • Sending out a message tonight to all the producing teams

    • Announced assistant producers—great teams all around

    • Received confirmation for The Burials payment; waiting to hear from rights company to make sure they received it

    • All Eventbrites and Orgsync events are approved and live

    • Waiting to hear MA MTI rep for new contract for Assassins with full reference score

    • Dropping off money from assassins at SAO (probably tomorrow)

    • Making promo materials for tech show

    • Still working on communicating with SAO re: reimbursement process

  • Secretary: Kim

    • Contacted directors with information about the audition, callback, and casting week process

    • Very busy with Assassins auditions, callbacks, and casting all week

    • Posted and sent out callback lists and cast lists

    • Published Tech Meeting FB Event

  • TD: Alicia

    • Assigned SMs and TDs!

    • Met with SMs to talk about expectations for the process and go over information

    • Met with James and Erin about Assassins tech needs

    • Met with tech contact for VagMo and sent a rental agreement

    • Helped run auditions

    • Opened up tech form; closes Tuesday

    • Scheduling Tech Show rehearsals for the week; met wit hJesse on Thursday to go over tech things. Super excited!

    • Space is fixed; hopefully we won’t have any further issues

Marcella M:

  • Class Gift Committee looking to see if Stage Troupe is interested in performing on Giving Day—possibly Assassins