E-Board Check-ins
Emma:
just vibing and helping where she can!
Stella:
scheduled rehearsals for shows and emailed SAO to hurry up on confirming the spaces
got Safety Trained at the Space with Rayna
got my ticket for The Little Mermaid
Guin:
secured Haunted House director
sent out Haunted House, One Acts forms
need to find pitch form for One Acts
Jack:
quite busy!
put out mic fire – coming tomorrow (hopefully!)
trying to track down missing costumes
ordered props for SFB
ordered directions for lobby of Mermaid
Melina:
connected with Daphne to advertise Mermaid
spotlights and Instagram takeovers
Rayna:
received TLM wood order and dealt with Home Depot shenanigans (shoutout to Liv and others for helping)
safety trained Stella :)
attended a couple days of build/paint but was #sick and studying for midterms
helped with TLM move-in
Steve:
nothing!
Show Check-ins
The Little Mermaid (Family & Friends Weekend Show)
Hadysha Miller (Director):
mersisters bought their own skirts
asked Emma about reimbursements – can try to return it back and reimbursements could take months
conch – can pitch in for that
Amy can’t be here for Monday, Tuesday during Tech Week
need a music person – can ask pianist
Mackenzie found a pianist who needs payment
can we ask the cast for $5?
Jack says he trusts her judgment!
does our piano have a peddle?
ask pianist for peddle
need piano amp – asking Berkeley
talked to H&M
sending reminder email
Amy Fryda (Music Director):
felt pretty confident in the cast's singing abilities
harmonies are clicking
people are making their entrances at the correct time
main concern is underscoring
extremely confident in the pit's musical abilities
working with pianist tonight
running whole show
Emma Neary (Technical Director):
sending daily emails
will include base coat for H&M
build week happened
stress… but went well…
set looks good downstairs
costuming hiccups
solved! people wanted to buy own stuff
moved some people from paint to build
sent out Tech Week schedule
almost everyone remembered to bring stuff
respectful cast and crew!
everyone is dismissed except lights
Daphne Parker (Producer):
gathering content to promote show on social media
finishing up everyone’s headshots and bios
helping out with polishing blocking and scene transitions before full run throughs as AD
Madison McCormack (Stage Manager):
Mackenzie Hackett (Choreographer):
Fiona Brymer (Choreographer):
A Small Family Business (Fall Mainstage Show)
Gavin Mastella (Director):
soft-off book went well
actors are really starting to hit their stride with these characters
hard off book is next Thursday
tech team came in to watch and help with costumes and set stuff
going to try to be more precise with the movements of the actors to make sure they're going to fit inside the set
having to adjust to the actual size during tech week might be jarring depending on how close we've gotten to that size when taping it out on the floor thus far
Molly Flanigan (Technical Director):
met with costumes, props, and lights teams to touch base and make sure we have everything we need
submitted purchase orders
attended some rehearsals, in order to try to coordinate the show’s big stunt, and to take costume measurements
helped a bit with the little mermaid’s build week and with today’s move-in
Mariam Hydara (Assistant Director):
went to rehearsal this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and part of Saturday
pushed through the soft-off book
trying to gain the skills needed to become a more effective director when it comes to the smaller details
excited to start hard offbook in a few days as well
planning for a creative team meeting
Renata Feinstein (Producer):
made a calendar mapping out producing things for the next couple of weeks before the show
made a reservation for a warren towers poster :)
planning to meet with my APs this upcoming week
Macy Bornstein (Stage Manager):
went soft off book this week
Molly came to a few rehearsals and measured costumes
Ride the Cyclone (Fall Mainstage Show)
Guin Keith (Director):
big week!
two changes to cast list
moved cast member up and used callback list
three CT meetings, two more next week
pre-Mermaid viewing
merch!
Claire Parrell (Technical Director):
been busy with Little Mermaid and planning logistics for Cyclone
talking to Hal about scheduling department meetings and aiming for times when everyone in each department can meet
probably after Little Mermaid/FamBiz - late October to mid-November
made a Google drive and gradually adding bits and pieces to it
Madeleine Clinch (Music Director):
Sarah Valger (Assistant Director):
Ian Aquino (Producer):
planning to meet with creative team about producing ideas, photo shoots, and more
working on more budget stuff (and all that jazz)
Zoe Larrimer (Stage Manager):
worked on dance and vocal rehearsals this week
worked on emailing our new rat to catch them up on everything
created and emailed schedule for next week
Guin Keith (Choreographer):
Pitches:
sent out form
Theatre in Action will be sent to Guin
General Meeting #2:
date: Sunday, November 6 at 6pm
over-explain pitches in email
one musical limit
3 in total - Theatre in Action, two other mainstages
Reading Committee:
give them 2/3 days
pitches are due Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 pm
Guin picks hers, texts E-Board, announce at GM 2
if you don’t get any, extend deadline at GM 2
Special Projects:
Haunted House and One Acts form
Brooke (director) for Haunted House
audition date:
two places in mind: any staircase, CSC, library in CAS, Space
Eventbrite questions:
can we do refunds?
yes i guess lols