E-Board Check-ins
Emma:
giving updates to directors when she gets them
set up lobby for COMBAT, watched COMBAT
approved Eventbrite for Mermaid
Stella:
put in form for Eventbrite for Mermaid
scheduled rehearsal rooms
went to COMBAT
Guin:
did COMBAT
Jack:
none
Melina:
went to COMBAT and helped a bit with strike
promoted COMBAT
Warren graphics did not go through – note to self: send them in much in advance
updated social medias with Fall banner
Rayna:
attended Mermaid tech meeting
added/removed/moved a few people on tech lists
let OB into space for keyboard and to do some inventory a few different times
updated rental inventory for other groups
figuring out shared build week with OB (drowsy and sfb)
met with Molly on Thursday to go over inventory; set purchase order deadlines for fambiz
mic rental things aaaaa
COMBAT (I am tired) - another light is #dead
started making list of purchases for ab funding
SFB CT meeting and tech meeting
TLM paint meeting
sent out email about safety trainings and tech leadership workshop
Steve:
nothing!
Show Check-Ins
The Little Mermaid (Family & Friends Weekend Show)
Hadysha Miller (Director):
people who got covid will be returning on Monday
Production is on its way, we are getting costumes ready and we need to get the production schedule and instrument schedule complete for Lex in Tsai they state: "I've attached the draft of your production schedule and the instrument schedule document. Please complete both and submit them to us by Monday, October 3 along with your set drawings."
I know Emma has set drawing and tech info so she will elaborate on that
Getting a full ensemble together for rehearsal has been very tough but we are managing the best we can.
Amy Fryda (Music Director):
almost all of the songs for The Little Mermaid are learned (yayayay)
Sitzprobe is next Sunday, with musicians (BM and MM) from BU, Berklee, and New England Conservatory
Stella said Student Theater and CSC is available for pit
Emma Neary (Technical Director):
first tech meeting last Monday
individual tech meetings today
pulled costumes in Space, set pieces
finalized wood and paint order
meeting with ATD almost daily
planning out build and tech schedules
Lex will need to approve tomorrow
mapping out costume and mic switches
sent out email for CT
Daphne Parker (Producer):
currently organizing the photoshoot, working on promotional material, and putting the finishing touches on blocking
Madison McCormack (Stage Manager):
instated masked rehearsals this week until (at least) tech week
3 COVID, 1 mono
do COVID tests weekly
Sitzprobe rooming problem
request for non-masked rehearsal for Sitzprobe
would be a benefit, but maybe not safe
remediation rehearsals
two days for absentees this week and next week
would like to meet with Lex with ASMs
will look at tech meeting schedule
Mackenzie Hackett (Choreographer):
none
Fiona Brymer (Choreographer):
none
A Small Family Business (Fall Mainstage Show)
Gavin Mastella (Director):
This week we focused on blocking the show. This is something that I've been extremely nervous about doing basically since I pitched the show, but it's been going surprisingly well, and we've blocked most of the show with minimal confusion. I'm very grateful to my cast and fellow creative team members for pushing through such a complicated show to block, especially considering that it was written for a full 2 story set with like twice as many rooms. We were originally going to have soft off book this coming week but decided to push it back to next week to give people a bit more time to really get the blocking down before taking their scripts away.
Molly Flanigan (Technical Director):
teched for COMBAT
met with Renata about base budget
met with Rayna earlier this week on inventory
met with ATDs for the first time
met with Rayna and CT about set design
hosted first tech meeting for SFB
Mariam Hydara (Assistant Director):
2 more scenes to block
dipped toe into blocking (charge!)
harder than expected
Renata Feinstein (Producer):
met with my APs for the first time
met with Molly to go over our budget
Macy Bornstein (Stage Manager):
been at rehearsals and blocking
working on making rehearsal schedules sooner
issue: communicating on time
met ASM today
Ride the Cyclone (Fall Mainstage Show)
Guin Keith (Director):
grabbed package from SAO
had two rehearsals
4 upcoming this week
have future schedules ready, will send to Stella 2 weeks at a time
1-on-1 meeting with members
sheet music had no pre-recorded track
Jack will be on it
Jack said it is split – “show-ready” and “stage tracks”
could be as early as 4 weeks before show
Claire Parrell (Technical Director):
attended SFB meeting and costumes for Mermaid
about to send tech email to techies
first meeting this Friday
meet with set designer this week
going to send email to Jack about budget for Cyclone
baseline tech stuff is already determined
question for Guin: is it possible to get script uploaded online for tech drive?
Guin will send digital copy
Madeleine Clinch (Music Director):
none
Sarah Valger (Assistant Director):
got two wonderful new ASMs (Simone and Tara)
modified content that made cast uncomfortable after last week’s read-through with Guin
had first rehearsal on Tuesday where we were able to block the whole first scene
Ian Aquino (Producer):
producing team is continuing to work on producing ideas
Zoe Larrimer (Stage Manager):
helped manage rehearsals this week
introduced my ASMs to the cast and met with Guin to schedule rehearsals for the rest of the semester
communicated these to Stella and have begun contacting the CFA to see about reserving rehearsal spaces and getting ID swipe-access to practice rooms to have one-on-one vocal rehearsals
planned some bonding events with Guin
sent info about one event to Claire to share with tech
also sent out weekly rehearsal email to the cast
Guin Keith (Choreographer):
none
Next semester calendar:
tentative dates
Auction: February 10
Tech Show: February 17-18
Theater in Action: February 23-25
BUSTies: April 30
Pitching rules:
musicals are only allowed in the Fall
1 musical in the spring only
Theater in Action cannot be a musical (please)
open soon – in November
GM #2 near mid-October
separate voting for pitches by musicals and straight plays
in the past: separate GMs!
Emma could make pitch form by end of week
Guin gets Theater in Action by end of week
OB wood order at the Space:
need to receive wood order on September 6, 2-6pm
Stella will be there to lock and unlock
Keys :(:
Space key got lost in the past!
incoming TD does not have
Emma has Space key
could give it up if needed
Gavin gave Sienna some keys
maybe President is not supposed to have Space key…
Rayna may be missing a Space key
talk to Steve to see if TD after current TD is supposed to have Space key
if so, Emma will give it to Rayna
Social event????:
Stage Troupe social – apple picking?!??!?!?!
whole membership event ideas
ice skating in Fall
meet and greet
jeopardy
book club
brainstorm ideas to present next week