Executive Board Notes 11/6/16

Show Check-Out

• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner
    • Extremely happy with the way things turned out
    • Would encourage new directors to ask as many questions as possible to people with experience. The set redesign was a bump in the road, and
    • Sam Kinde is a goddess and made it viable to redesign the set. It all worked out wonderfully despite the learning curve!
    • Couldn’t be happier with the cast and their dedication to the show.
  • SM: Catrin
    • It was really good to have had none of the actors double-cast; their other conflicts caused enough stress, and so it was for the best of the cast not to have other show commitments
    • Having the same room for nearly all rehearsals made actors very comfortable in their rehearsal space
    • Line-throughs would have been helpful
    • ASMs were great. They still need a little more experience before head SMing a show, but they’re on the right track and handled stressors fantastically well
    • Having a run on the night of move-in was difficult, but still incredibly helpful
    • Assistants played around with tech during the runs, and then the same person consistently worked on their own tech position during the actual show
    • It could have helped to have had more structure and a sensitive approach toward the heavier material of the show
  • TD: Sam
    • Learned so much throughout the entire process
    • The deadline for wood orders should be clearer for future TDs
    • The relationship between tech and actors should be heavily prioritized
    • Would not recommend having two set changes for a show
    • There should be set roles for each person on the creative team in order to avoid confusion
    • There should be time guidelines for the amount of time spent in the Theater. People left at a reasonable time every night, but it should be stressed that people should not stretch themselves too thin and stay too late in the night
    • A little bit more practice is required for ATDs to head TD
    • Need to clarify the protocols for when shows sell out. Also, we need to determine the amount of people allowed in the booth at one time
    • Didn’t have a lot of full-tech meetings. The individual tech meetings were just as effective
    • At the first tech meeting, TDs should be entirely clear about what each person’s role and time commitments are
    • Most of tech should come to Thursday performances so that they don’t crowd too many seats on the more popular nights
    • Big lighting crews were essential. Having them come in an hour early was incredible for the move-in process
  • Producers: Evan and Danielle
    • Actors loved their images
    • Assistants were very helpful during tech week. It was difficult for Danielle to balance health with producing, though the assistants really stepped up to the plate
    • Steve helped with the promo video, and Dan did a great job with the lobby
    • Dan could head produce again, though Steve could use another semester or two
    • Sold really well, especially with two other shows going on this weekend
      • 55 on Thursday, 79 on Friday, and 102 on Saturday
    • Conner and Cat were great to work with
    • Looking for the remaining receipts for SDRs
    • The t-shirts will be coming this week
    • Dylan dropped in the middle of tech week. Rachel ended up helping out even though there was confusion about her commitments with Sheba
    • Communication on a lot of fronts was a little difficult. Could have done a little better getting in touch with assistants and each other
    • Actors should respect the creative vision and promotional material

Show Check-Ins

• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • Starting full runs this week
    • Steve Marois is guest directing this week
    • Alba has been fantastic all around
    • Cami has been wonderful as well. Had tech meetings with her all day today
    • Lauren and Paulina are doing an impressive job
    • Actors are all back and ready to rehearse
    • If actors want to tech, they should probably do the show furthest from their other tech weeks
  • SM: Alba
    • Went to a run-through of Bird on Wednesday to familiarize self with the process of being in the booth
    • Losing actors last week was rough, but things will start moving smoothly from here on out
    • Headshots happened today
    • First full run will be directly after the Board Meeting
    • Friday is the only night off for rehearsals this week. It’s important to communicate with the actors about how they handle the heavy material night after night
  • TD: Cami
    • Had a tech meeting that went really well
    • Things should go very smoothly for the show
    • Will go to Home Depot to buy paint
    • Going to see a run of the show this week
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • Went to SAO and ordered shirts, submitted a Kinkos order for flyers, and put in the wood order
    • Wood will be delivered tomorrow
    • HwaYoun designed the Warren poster. It’s not yet submitted due to an issue with the file size, but that will be fixed on Monday
    • Had a promo photo shoot
    • Erin will be working on programs, and all assistants will be helping with the lobby
    • Not many SDR receipts have come in (despite Paulina’s reminders)
    • Will be attending both full runs of the show this week
    • Assistants, as well as everyone on the creative team and in the cast, are all phenomenal. Everybody is so cooperative.

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Met with prospective directors
  • Talked to members to keep them enthused. A lot of people are very excited both about how Troupe has been going and how it seems like it’s going to be in the future
• Vice President: Erin
  • Nothing to report!
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Reading Committee happened. Everyone met up on Saturday, and now the only thing left to do is to create formal lists of questions for the prospective directors
  • Representatives from each Committee will be asking the directors questions at the GM
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Working on a Snapchat filter for the Space
  • Updated Producer Feedback form
  • Looking for local business to help fund Troupe events
  • Needs to look into rights for the shows getting pitched
  • Might adjust show budgets for future semesters so that funds can be delegated efficiently
  • Needs to deposit the last of the money from Addams
  • There is a cash deposit option for Eventbrite that can be utilized, so long as the deposit is submitted to SABO
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Jumped into the producing team for Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Sent GM #3 Reminder Email for 11/13
  • Joined and participated in Reading Committee
  • A student from Emerson contacted Troupe about a database for Boston-area theaters to connect and share resources
• TA: Taylor
  • People need to be sat down and trained for designing sets. There were bumps in the road for every show thus far
  • The three strikes for all shows went smoothly. Wandering Minds and OB both returned everything to the Space
  • Filling out rentals with other groups
  • Creating Tech Feedback form for Bird
  • Setting a time limit on the Theater for tech week is a good idea so that people can stay healthy
  • Looked into ordering a dumpster for Space Cleaning
  • Trying to find a good date for Space Cleaning. Will invite other groups to help out
  • Fire Marshall is coming on 11/9. The Theater is all clear, but will do a walk-through of the Space to check in on everything
  • Moving forward, we need to be consistent with capacity restraints in the booth and the rest of the Theater. We should also clarify when members of tech will be seeing the show

Executive Board Notes 10/30/16

Show Check-Out 

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • Overall, very happy with the final product
    • Got a positive response from audience members and the Daily Free Press
    • Great relationship between creative team and tech. Everyone was very dedicated
    • Guest directors were extremely helpful
    • Tech bonding was very valuable and proved to be useful
    • Daniel Stocker was an amazing special boy to work with
    • Directors should pay attention to the amount of dances in the show. People should be prepared for how much choreography needs to be taken care of
    • Double casting should try to be avoided for the future
    • The relationship between cast and tech should continue to be improved. There should be more done to get everyone on a known-name basis
  • Music Director: Daniel
    • The drum rental worked very well. Payments still needs to go through, but that was expected
    • Future MDs should make office hours popular and stressed. Problem areas for music can’t always be fixed in the short rehearsal period and should be supplemented
    • The pit must be committed to tech week. Not everyone showed up on a nightly basis, which caused a rough run during tech week rehearsals
  • SM: Erin
    • For next time, double check access times for Tsai. For Sunday’s performance, we had too little time to prepare because the space was not open until too late in the morning
    • Double casting was not the easiest to work with. We had too many rehearsals with missing cast members
    • ASMs were incredible. Emma is entirely ready to head SM in a later semester. Erin is definitely on the right track
  • TD: Caitlin
    • It would have been best to have had two ATDs. The ATDs who were assigned were both surprised to have been part of such a big production, and so it may be useful to verbally confirm interest level and communicate with ATDs in the future
    • Maggie did an amazing job. After another semester as ATD, she would make a great head TD
    • Should write out a resource for set designing in Tsai
    • Two-week build sessions stretch people thin and are exhausting
    • Needed a bigger build crew, but some lovely volunteers did end up coming to help
    • Tech and crew should introduce themselves to each other and the cast during move-in
    • Tsai staff were extremely helpful
    • Will compile a list of strike felons for Taylor
    • Paulina and Lauren were great to work with and put so much heart into this show. They were so willing to help with tech
    • Overall, super proud of the final product
  • Producers: Kobi and Zoe
    • Tsai staff were very accommodating.
    • Head and assistant producer relationships were very positive, though people should be prepared for the difficult time crunch
    • 652 people came to see the show
    • Everything was under budget
    • Sound budget might not always need to be so high; SAO arranges things with SPS anyway
    • Producers must triple check programs for correct information
    • There are a lot of SDRs left over from previous shows

Show Check-Ins

• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner
    • Did a lot of full runs this week. Stopped full runs just short of the point of exhaustion and gave the cast a break before tech week
    • Worked with Anything Goes to arrange that both casts see each other’s shows.
    • Promotional material went out this week
    • Someone from the Daily Free Press will be coming to see the show
    • Move-in happened today, and things are looking very positive; acting is solid, and tech is phenomenal
  • SM: Catrin
    • Did three runs in a row. ASM line notes have improved
    • Seeing Anything Goes was really positive for cast morale. Had difficulty with communication from OB’s SM team
    • Tech has been great to work with in nearly every department
    • Will be calling at 6 for tech week and 6:30 for performance nights
    • Line memorization has improved, but could be precarious. Actors are ready but should continue studying
  • TD: Sam
    • Lights came for move-in an hour early. This is a really great idea for future move-ins
    • A small issue with the set. It was originally too large, but things were changed. Changing sets during the show shouldn’t be too difficult to manage
  • Producers: Evan and Danielle
    • T-shirts have been ordered a little later than they were expected. The assistant did not finish in time for the deadline. Had to redesign the shirt at the last minute without the help of the assistant who dropped the ball
    • Assistants have overall been difficult to communicate with
    • Cassidy Donohue really helped with promotional material
    • The Eventbrite link went up late, but that seemed to work out in terms of timing in conjunction with Anything Goes promo
    • Headshots will be this week, and plenty of promotional material will be going out this week
    • Went to SAO a few times this week and delegated reimbursements
    • Very under budget at the moment
    • Many actors directly confronted the producers and Andy about promotional material, pressing them for things to get out sooner
    • Only two shirts have been paid for so far
    • Dan Leary has been fantastically helpful
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • TAs should not direct shows
    • Issues with scheduling runs with the full cast. Actors are pressing for full runs, yet they are consistently sending Alba new conflicts
    • Running into issues with cast members teching during Bird tech week
    • Alba is an angel sent from above, and the creative team as a whole has been amazing
    • First full run will be on Saturday after a week of problem scene work
    • It was really positive to have actors perform in front of a guest audience member
    • The show has heavy material, and so rehearsal have ended with “compliment circles” in which people compliment their team one by one
  • SM: Alba
    • Hard off book happened. Actors should be more confident in themselves.
    • ASMs have been good with line notes
    • Losing Chris to Anything Goes and Becca to Bird
    • Will have cast bonding to see both Anything Goes and Bird
  • TD: Cami
    • More department meetings happened this week
    • Met with set dec. last week, so now all departments have been consulted
    • Full crew meeting will be on Sunday
    • Looking for new scenic artist
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • Had meetings with assistants. HwaYoun Kang will design the poster. All assistants seem very excited to work
    • Photo shoot will be on Sunday, 11/6
    • Nobody’s made any Amazon requests. Deadline for requests will be 11/2
    • Finalized t-shirt design. Will make a Google form for shirts and bios soon
    • Need to talk to Cami about photo shoot and wood order

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Talked to a lot of members, specifically from the Addams cast. They had extremely positive experiences
  • Talked to people about pitching and garnered a lot of interest
• Vice President: Erin
  • Got glow tape for the Space
  • Went to SAO sexual assault training
  • Put in reservations for next semester’s audition rooms. Shouldn’t have any problems
• VPSP: Sydney
  • The BUT Formal went very smoothly and people seemed to enjoy it. It should be continued
  • Pitches have been submitted, and Reading Committee has been assigned, and everything should be all set and ready on 11/6 in time for the GM on 11/13
  • Senior Divas Showcase is in the works
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Talked to Lucas from OB about creating geotags for shows. May start doing these with producers
  • Got iPads for Shiney James was incredibly helpful and very sweet
  • Sent out producer feedback forms for Feedback has been positive and informative for the future
  • Wants to look into getting Troupe-specific Eventbrite swipers so that we may do at-the-door sales
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Published Stupid F%&king Bird Facebook event
  • Submitted Bird event to ArtsBoston, Daily Free Press, and General BU calendars
  • Met with Lucas from OB to talk about choosing the charity for the Senior Divas Showcase; posted on Facebook to have seniors send in ideas
  • Will be stepping in to help with Stupid F%&king Bird admission on show nights
• TA: Taylor
  • Future TAs should make sure to hold groups accountable for safety trainings
  • All groups have completed safety training
  • Addams move-in, show, and strike happened. Sent feedback forms to tech to see how the show went. Waiting on responses, but the show was, overall, a challenging process
  • Rena and Jeff from Tsai were very clear and helpful to work with. People should not be afraid to ask them questions, because they are valuable and friendly
  • Wants to meet with Erin and Caitlin to add tips for F&F Weekend into the TA guide.
  • Two weeks of build might be necessary for shows of this size
  • Made an Excel sheet to share with the TAs of other groups and TDs for Troupe shows. It has details about which groups are using the Space and when
  • People from a local high school cane to see Addams and want to meet with Christy to talk about her costume design
  • Bird move-in could have used extra help
  • A lot of things are missing from the Space
• Steve
  • Rena was very impressed with the build crew and producers
  • We owe Tsai three Phillips #2 drill heads

Executive Board Notes 10/16/16

Show Check-Ins

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • The full runs have been going well and are definitely performance-ready
    • Danny Ehrenpreis came in to guest direct, and Steve Marois will be coming to give his feedback on Monday
    • The SM team and Caitlin have been a godsend this week
    • Were unable to attend today’s sitzprobe due to move-in.
    • Really excited for opening night on Friday! Move-in was today, and everyone’s very excited to put on the full production
  • Music Director: Daniel
    • Sitzprobe went incredibly well!
    • Got the keyboard patches. They work and sound great
    • Drums were dropped off at Tsai today. Still waiting on a payment from SAO
  • SM: Erin
    • Unable to rehearse in Tsai on Monday so that lights can continue working, but will be doing a full run in the Student Theater with major props until in the meantime
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Paint finished up this week
    • Move-in was today. Most departments appear to be in a good place
    • Because the set isn’t completely up, set dec hasn’t finished
    • Will be finishing the set on Monday between 9 and 2
      • The MC cannot attend, so looking for extra sets of hands to help finish
  • Producers: Kobi and Zoe
    • Everything’s going well! The Warren poster should be up this week
    • Ticket sales haven’t been the best, but they’re expected to get better throughout the week
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner
    • Two full runs this week. Things are bumpy but not bad
    • Hard off book was this week
    • Had a guest director come in. She gave really helpful feedback
    • Will be losing an actor for other conflicts this week, but things will continue moving along
    • Had character meetings this week
  • SM: Catrin
    • Ran line notes for hard off book. ASMs are still learning.
    • Actors got a bit of a wake-up call regarding their memorization with the hard off book deadline
    • Have communicated clearly with actors about conflicts and shouldn’t be approached with any new ones
  • TD: Sam
    • Meeting with MC about cut list this week
    • Looking to reuse stuff from Addams to save money
    • Got email check-ins from departments
    • Needs to get keys for the Theater to be able to show lights their inventory
    • Trying to work out build week scheduling
  • Producers: Evan and Danielle
    • Finished poster design for the show and submitted it to SAO
    • Gave a much earlier deadline than normal to give a bit a wiggle room to the assistants who are still learning graphic design
    • Working on shirt design with an assistant
    • Assigned Dan Leary to plan out lobby decorations
    • Considering making a promo video if everything continues to be ahead of schedule
    • Haven’t had group meetings with assistants, but looking to plan things soon
    • Waiting to hear from props about budget needs
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • No rehearsal this week
    • Everything is in a really good spot. Almost done blocking the show entirely
  • SM: Alba
    • Blocking should be complete by Monday
    • Did line-throughs with actors in lieu of group rehearsals and will probably continue them throughout the process
    • Soft off book is this coming week. Will be doing a soft line-through
  • TD: Cami
    • Had a department meeting with props that went very well—they plan on checking out what’s available in the Space this week
    • Has meetings scheduled for all other departments this week
    • Will be attending rehearsal on Thursday and Sunday
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • Met with Andy

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Posted in the Facebook group and reached out to people personally about pitching for One-Acts and the spring season
  • Moved stuff from SAO to the Space
• Vice President: Erin
  • Reached out for a potential BUT Formal photographer
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Apart from the photographer, everything for the formal is set and organized
  • Looking to create a photo booth for the formal
  • Two people have applied for reading committee, and some have expressed interest about pitching
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Met with Lauren and Paulina—set deadlines for Amazon orders and talked about potential poster design ideas
  • Evenly distributed the cost of new paint among all the shows’ budgets
  • Must finish E-Board OrgSync trainings in order to get access to a free Warren poster
  • Will figure out the lights situation for Bird this week
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Published Facebook event for The Addams Family
  • Submitted The Addams Family event to the ArtsBoston, Daily Free Press, and general BU calendars
  • Put Stupid F%&king Bird poster image on its website page
  • Ashley from the BU Taiwanese Association reached out asking if Troupe would like to be part of their fall concert. All have decided not to participate.
• TA: Taylor
  • Addams build and move-in happened!
  • The Space needs some new supplies (including paint, plywood, and 2x4s)
  • Two-week builds are not ideal, but Addams’ made it easier to get projects done on schedule (shout-outs to Brian, Kevin, Alicia, and Sam for their help)
  • Addams move-in happened today! Caitlin and Maggie have been handling the process very well
  • Bird and Sheba are having their department meetings this week, and both TDs will be attending full runs of their respective shows
• Steve
  • Helped with Addams paint and move-in
• Eric
  • Got the keyboard patches for Addams

Executive Board Notes 10/9/16

Show Check-Ins

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • Full runs are starting this week
    • Invited tech to come to the runs
    • Went to pit rehearsals
  • Music Director: Daniel
    • The pit and cast are in a great place, musically
    • The keyboard patches have been paid for and were supposed to have been sent to Eric
    • Violin dropped, but in contact with another
  • SM: Erin
    • Not here this week, so Emma P. took over and did a fabulous job
      • She is ready to be a head SM
    • Everything is blocked (save one dance number), and the first full runs will be this week
    • Hard off-book on Saturday went fantastically well
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Build and paint have begun
    • Reusing a lot of stuff in the Space to make building easier
    • Last tech meeting was this week, and everything seems to be going well
    • This week is all about painting. If anyone is available to help, any assistance is appreciated
  • Producers: Kobi and Zoe
    • Warren poster is ordered
    • Shirts will be available this week
    • Working on getting more mics
    • Working on submitting the digital posters
    • Meeting set for Tuesday to organize the Link table
    • Programs are almost done
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner
    • The cast has begun full runs
    • Choreographer taught half of the show’s movement piece. She will be back next week
    • Guest director didn’t come this week, but will be at rehearsal on Thursday
    • Department meetings have been going well
  • SM: Catrin
    • Will finish a full rehearsal schedule soon
    • Mostly off-book. Hard off-book is Saturday
  • TD: Sam
    • Had department meetings with most departments
    • Ryan is doing so well with the set design and hopes to have it checked by David, the MC, so that the cut list can get done as soon as possible
    • Lights is going to be an intensive department
      • Wants to know the status about acquiring more source 4s
    • Producers: Evan and Danielle
      • Going to talk to Sam about budget soon
      • The final illustration of the poster should be done soon
      • In contact with assistants—they are doing a lot to contribute to graphic design and lobby ideas
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • Character meetings and rehearsals have been going on
    • Scheduling issues are causing some problems
    • Many actors are getting off-book!
  • SM: Alba
    • Essentially finished blocking act 1
    • In preparation for an emotionally heavy scene, the team will talk to all of the actors for the sake of comfort
    • Soft off-book on 10/17 – scheduling with individual actors to run lines with ASMs
    • Having trouble with last-minute conflicts after the schedule has already been solidified
  • TD: Cami
    • Scheduled most department meetings—will schedule set dec meeting soon
    • A set design is finished
    • Everything is going well
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • Will meet with assistants soon about what they’re most interested in

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Went to the SAO Student Theater meeting
• Vice President: Erin
  • Went with Danielle to SAO to meet with Crystal and Nora about divvying up the Student Theater in the Spring semester. Everything stayed the same, but One-Acts are now moved up one week (to the week of 4/16)
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Had coffee with Maria about formal. Everything is well under control
  • Kickball is on Monday!
  • Two people have reached out about Reading Committee. Will continue to advertise
  • Has an Improv Asylum gift card that can be used as an award for a future event
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Got three iPads for F&F Weekend
  • Talked to SAO and SABO to get Square for at-the-door ticket sales
    • May want to get our own
  • Almost 95% of people have paid dues!
  • Will start getting the crewneck sweatshirt designed and ordered
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Contacted people who had not yet paid dues
  • Sent out GM #2 Email
• TA: Taylor
  • Safety trained the Addams MC, TD, and ATD
    • Three additional safety trainings planned.
  • Build and paint have started. Shout-out to Dylan Herina for lending his car
  • For future F&Fs, the scenic artist should get the paint themselves
  • Joined rewards program with Home Depot to share among Troupe
  • Move-in should go well. Everything is getting done either early or on time
  • Coordinating the double build-week between Bird and Anything Goes
• Steve
  • Joined build and paint week
• Eric
  • Has an invoice for the keyboard patches, but doesn’t have the actual patch. Will reach out for access

Executive Board Notes 10/2/16

Show Check-Ins

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • Have been running act 1, which is very solid. Will block and run act 2 this week
    • Had tech bonding on Friday as well as a tech/cast joint bonding on Saturday
    • No major troubles. Full runs should start by next week
  • Music Director: Daniel
    • Finished the entire show at pit rehearsal for strings, reeds, and brass
    • Act 1 runs have gone extremely well, musically
    • Office hours are proving to be very useful. Many are utilizing this time and show real improvement in rehearsal
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Had meetings for set design and lights
    • Getting wood was a problem, but Andy helped out and got it all delivered today
    • Build starts on Tuesday
    • Head of hair and makeup dropped, but somebody took their place
    • Tech meetings all went well. Loves the crew.
    • Splitting up build and paint due to complications
    • Met with Taylor multiple times and got a lot of problems fixed
  • SM: Erin
    • People are solidly off book for act 1, and Saturday’s full run of act 1 had minimal line notes
  • Producers: Kobi and Zoe
    • T-shirts are ordered
    • Photo shoot on Friday went well
    • Poster should be done tomorrow, and the Warren poster request should be submitted directly afterward
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner Reed
    • Blocked the whole show
    • Will be doing full runs very soon
    • Met with set design and had a very productive time
    • Guest directors and choreographers are coming within the week
  • TD: Sam
    • Department meetings will be this week
    • The set won’t be too demanding
    • Got a second lighting co-head
    • Head of hair and makeup dropped, so Taylor took their place
  • SM: Catrin
    • Rehearsals are scheduled through the 16th
    • There will be some major scheduling conflicts soon, but things will be worked out
    • Soft off book on Thursday, and hard off book on the 15th
  • Producers: Evan and Danielle
    • Worked on shirt and poster designs
    • Hoping to have shirts done within the week
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • Rehearsals are going well
    • Meetings with producers have been great
    • Scheduling a meeting with set design soon
  • TD: Cami
    • Had no tech meeting this week, but will be holding a full crew meeting on 10/9
    • Hoping to meet with Jeremy to nail down the set design so that wood can get ordered as soon as possible
  • SM: Alba
    • Actors have a lot of conflicts
    • Had first cast bonding last night. Everyone gets along, which is great, but that causes some extra chatter
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • Met with Taylor and Christy and set deadlines for posters, t-shirts, etc.
    • Have to meet with assistants, but Addams conflicts are making things difficult
    • Set an Amazon wish list deadline

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Had coffee with Chris Kuiken again. Went well!
• Vice President: Erin
  • Will meet with SAO about dates with DHD and other theatre groups
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Kickball is 10/10 from 10–1. People can meet at Bay State and travel together or meet everyone at the Common
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Met with SAO and got a lot of things done
  • In order to make wood orders, we need to make a cart on Home Depot and then make the order over the phone (alongside someone from SAO)
  • Wants to contact facilities about repainting the lobby and fixing the door handle in the Producer’s Booth
    • Erin will take this on
  • Marisa Mendes sent an extremely helpful email about the lights we need for the Theater. She also made an Amazon wish list
  • Needs to meet with producers
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Updated the website calendar
• TA: Taylor
  • Sam and Cami are having department meetings this week (Caitlin has already had hers)
  • Addams had a tech bonding, which was an awesome idea. Would recommend that we do this among more tech crews
  • Looking for an ATD for Addams

Executive Board Notes 9/25/16

Show Check-Ins

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • Have been having rehearsals. Almost done learning act 1
    • Actors are getting along extremely well
  • Music Director: Daniel
    • Rehearsed with the rhythm section of the pit. Got through all of act 1
    • Met with individual characters to go through act 1 solos with blocking
    • Holds office hours twice a week; three people have already stopped by
    • Learned all big ensemble numbers for act 1
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Tech lists came out this week
    • Some people have already dropped; lost an ATD
    • One ATD has finals during tech week. Communicating efficiently with Taylor
    • Had tech meeting today. Went very well
    • Made a doodle poll for department heads to mark their availability for department meetings
    • Met with MCs to order wood. We move in in three weeks!
  • Producers: Kobi and Zoe
    • Met with assistants and are working on divvying out individual assignments
    • Photo shoot this Friday at noon
    • Having difficulty getting in touch with department heads
    • Shirts and bio form is live!
  • SM: Erin
    • Made rehearsal schedule for the entire process (subject to change)
    • Soft and hard off book dates are set.
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner Reed
    • Blocked all of act 1
    • Got a stage manager! Decided to plan schedule at least two weeks ahead of time
    • Met with Sam and ATDs about the tech vision
    • Met with producers
  • SM: Catrin
    • Set soft and hard off book dates; will have two full weeks to rehearse fully off book
    • Will have blocked everything by Saturday
  • TD: Sam
    • Met with Conner and ATDs. Everyone is getting along so well.
    • Had tech meeting. A lot of people showed up
    • Not doing department meetings yet for Addams Family’s sake
  • Producers: Evan and Danielle
    • Met with Conner and discussed vision.
    • Met assistants. Everyone has different interests, giving the producing team a really good-looking balance
    • Set an end date for final t-shirt and poster designs
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • Planned out some scheduling with Alba
    • First read-through tonight
    • Met with Cami about tech
    • Very excited for all new tech and producer assignments
  • SM: Alba
    • Conflicts have been difficult to schedule around, but everything’s working out
    • Soft and hard off book dates set
    • Three weeks of rehearsals have been scheduled
  • TD: Cami
    • Really excited for the ATDs and other tech crew
    • Read the script; very excited to get started
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • Haven’t done all too much due to Addams
    • Will meet with Christy and Taylor this week
    • Met assistants at the tech meeting

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Had coffee with Chris Kuiken. Went very well; feels positive about Troupe/OB solidarity
• Vice President: Erin
  • Got rooms for all the shows!
  • Made an SM guide for future seasons
• VPSP: Sydney
  • COMBAT happened! Very stressful but equally successful.
    • Having specific contacts for individual groups and individual departments within the groups was very helpful
  • Meeting with Maria to talk about kickball and the formal
  • Going to the CSC to pick up donated costume pieces
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Emailed all producers and TDs with their budgets
  • Updated producer guide
  • Made a list of non-dues-paying techies and had them contacts
  • Made appointments with SAO about an SDR mishap for the ice cream social
  • Will hopefully get new lights with Troupe money soon
  • Needs to meet with head producers in person
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Created COMBAT and Techstravanganza events. Social media traffic has been consistently active
  • Updated email list and contacted finalized techies about paying dues
  • Updated website with TD and producer information
• TA: Taylor
  • Tech lists went up. 82 people were assigned to the shows. Some dropped, some were added on, but things are in the process of getting settled.
  • Need to resolve an issue with lighting design assignment gaps
  • Techstravaganza was stressful but successful. Not a huge turnout, but those who came learned a lot
  • Will make a Techstravaganza guide
  • Had tech meetings all afternoon. The TDs are all so competent, and things seem like they’re going to go well!
• Eric
  • Someone from BU Academy is looking to do some kind of partnership between the Academy and Troupe

Executive Board Notes 9/18/16

Show Check-Ins

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • Read-through yesterday; rehearsal today
    • Finding out future rehearsal schedule
    • Looking to make a cast feedback Google form
  • Music Director: Daniel
    • Has been having pit rehearsals. Four songs away form finishing the show
    • Rehearsed two big group numbers with the cast
    • SAO needs a W9 from the drummer before funding
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Went to read-through and made notes of tech elements
    • Finalized set design
    • Needs to email tech crew the second tech lists come out
    • Wants to order wood ASAP
  • Producers: Kobi and Zoe
    • Has photoshoot planned for the first weekend of October
    • Zoe is working on t-shirt design
    • Funding approval in the works
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner Reed
    • Talked to old directors and got a lot of really good guidance regarding the auditions process
      • Recommends having directors discuss who will be called back at the end of each rehearsal
      • Has first read-through tonight
      • Playing around with a rough rehearsal schedule
    • Producer: Danielle and Evan
      • Recently assigned! Will sit down with Conner this week to discuss the producer vision and plans
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • It worked well to have individual sides at auditions, followed by paired sides with assigned partners at callbacks
    • Reached out to past directors for help. Make spreadsheets that helped organization. Decided to take pictures of the auditionees in order to remember them well
    • In the future, we need to avoid squatting rooms for callbacks. For something so pertinent, it really hurts us
    • Really excited for the cast! First read-through will be later this week
    • Will be meeting with Anything Goes’ creative team to make sure the lead is shared efficiently
  • Producers: Paulina and Lauren
    • Got assigned recently. Will schedule with Taylor and Christy to talk about the show’s vision

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Congrats on casting!
  • Auditions happened. We had so many new members come in to audition; thrilled about the turnout
• Vice President: Erin
  • Working on getting rooms for rehearsals. Got rooms for Bird for most days (but not on Tuesdays). Addams has the Student Theater for two weeks.
  • Squatting for callbacks was difficult. The problem with room reservations shouldn’t happen again
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Ice Cream Social went extremely well. Made a poll for preferred flavors, and many new freshmen came and stuck around for a while
  • The CSC contacted us and offered free leftover costumes for the taking
  • Had coffee with Maria from OB. Kickball is October 8th. Talked about formal, and has a really good plan going
  • COMBAT had plenty of sign-ups
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Dues went really well this year. Made sure that people paid dues before being allowed to audition at callbacks – Nathan emailed those who hadn’t paid with a reminder and did not permit them to check in to auditions before paying
    • Wants to do a similar thing with techies
  • Did SAO training through OrgSync
  • Assigned head producers for all shows. Will be able to assign a good amount of assistants for each show
  • Eventbrite for Addams is up and ready to go
  • Wants to make producer tutorial videos for future producers
  • Will meet with head producers soon to discuss the season’s themes
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Wrote callbacks and cast list blurbs and published the posts as quickly as possible
  • Updated “Current Season” pages with cast lists and posted the link to Addams’ Eventbrite on its page
  • Made tech meeting and ice cream social event. Social media has been active and responsive. Has drafts started for COMBAT and Techstravaganza
  • In order to complete the email list, needs the emails of everyone who paid their dues as well as everyone assigned to a tech position
• TA: Taylor
  • The tech meeting with really successful. Over 50 new people have applied, along with 15 new potential ATDs.
  • Has to communicate with OB so as not to conflict Anything Goes’ crew with Bird
  • Has potential TD for COMBAT
  • Hopes the tech lists will be out by Wednesday at the latest. Wants to get TDs and SMs by Monday night or Tuesday morning at the earliest
  • Planning Techstravaganza. We have a lot of new people but not too many returning tech, so we’re on the lookout for event leaders

Fall 2016 Cast Lists

Ah, it’s happened! After a full straight hour (or two) of refreshing this page, the cast lists have APPEARED! Thank you all for all your patience tonight! If you were cast, congratulations! You’ll be hearing from your new directors soon, so stay tuned!

If you were not cast, our hearts go out to you. This is a hard, hard feeling to sit with, and there’s little we can say to stifle it. But please try to understand that this in no way means that you’re not a good actor; this semester’s audition pool was huge and full of amazing talent, and so this entire week’s process was extremely competitive. Even if you were cast, we absolutely want you to stick around—there’s still plenty for everyone to do with Stage Troupe.

Opportunities are still available for people wanting to act, tech, and/or produce!

First off, our Tech Meeting is this Saturday, 9/17, at 1:00PM in “The Space.” Even if you’ve never teched before, our team of techie Troupies want to show you the ropes (and lights, and lumber, etc.)! We at Stage Troupe thrive with the mantra “Learning by Doing.” This is a great time to learn something new and still be a part of our Stage Troupe family. Tech is a crucial part of the theatre, and we would be nothing without the help of our techies. Hop on down to the tech meeting, even if you’re on the fence, and see what you might be interested in!

Another opportunity you have to help run our shows is to PRODUCE! Producing consists of the marketing, promotion, and ticketing elements of theatre! As a producer, you can learn how to dabble in graphic design, format show programs, and have your work spread across campus to promote our Fall 2016 season! If you’re interested in producing, you can fill out a producer form and email it to our Treasurer, Andy Moeller, at moellera@bu.edu.

And remember, if you still want to act this semester, we’ll be providing details for our One-Acts and Monologues Festival later in the semester. The Festival will take place in December, and it will provide a whole bunch of new opportunities for you to act, tech, and produce!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to audition this semester. We were blown away by all the new faces and all the amazing talent you guys brought to the audition rooms. We can’t wait to see more of you all throughout the semester!

The Addams Family Musical:

Morticia Addams: Danielle Diamond

Gomez Addams: Evan Creedon

Wednesday Addams: Rachel Smith

Pugsley Addams: Cassidy Donohue

Lucas: Nathan Wilgeroth

Mal: Esiri Madagwa Jr.

Alice: Ellie Lavelle

Fester: Andy Moeller

Grandma: Tori Jones

Lurch: Dylan Herina

Ancestors: Gwyneth Codd, Connor Gallacher, HwaYoun Kang, Jamey Miller, Elliott Pope, James Robson, Faith Reed, Maggie Skaza

Stupid F%&king Bird:

Con: Zachary Prescott

Dev: Jordan DeFilippo

Emma: Mary Kate Heagerty

Nina: Olivia Wiles

Mash: Tori Mueller

Trigorin: John Kinde

Sorn: Eli Saracino

Come Back, Little Sheba:

Doc: Chris Kuiken

Lola: Lauren Linn

Marie: Meaghan Collins

Turk: Nick Staffaroni

Mrs. Coffman: Becca DeGregorio

Bruce/Milkman: Ryan Kelly

Ed/Messenger: Bradley Noble

Elmo/Postman: Sophia Pouzyrev

Fall 2016 Callbacks List

I know, I know. You’re gonna ⌘F your name and skip past this lil’ blurb. That’s cool—just make sure you scroll back up and read this once you’re done! Did you get a callback? If so, congrats! Callbacks will be Thursday, 9/15, from 5:30PM – 10:00PM in CAS 312. You’re expected to arrive at 5:30 and stay for the entirety of the auditions.

If you have a conflict or decide to drop a callback, please email stage@bu.edu with the details of your scheduling conflict along with the names of the shows for which you were called back. Also, if you haven't paid your dues, you must get that done before you go in for your callback. Otherwise, you won't be allowed to audition!

Our deepest condolences go out to those who were not called back. This moment blows, but there are still plenty of fantastic ways you can get involved with Stage Troupe. First and foremost, you can come tech for us! Join us at our Tech Meeting, which will take place on Saturday, 9/17, at 1:00PM in our build space. You do NOT need to have any experience with tech in order to join our crews! Opportunities abound for both newbies and connoisseurs alike!

If you’re still really aching to put yourself up onstage, keep in touch with us so that you can stay up-to-date about our One-Acts and Monologues Festival in December.

We were so happy to see all of you at auditions this week, and we’d love to see each and every one of you throughout our Fall season! (And, of course, BREAK LEGS to those who were called back!)

The Addams Family Musical:

Gwyneth Codd

Evan Creedon

Becca DeGregorio

Danielle Hope Diamond

Cassidy Donohue

Connor Gallacher

Sebastian Gallego

Dylan Herina

Kaitlyn Jones

Tori Jones

HwaYoun Kang

Ryan Kelly

Annalies Kleyheeg

Ellie Lavelle

Esiri Madagwa Jr.

Marcella Mazzenga

Jamey Miller

Andy Moeller

David Murauskas

Jenna Perlman

Elliot Pope

Eric Prochnow

James Robson

Faith Reed

Julia Rowley

Linda Seminario

Maggie Skaza

Rachel Smith

Sarah Sosland

Alex Wodsworth

Nathan Wilgeroth

Stupid F%&king Bird:

Hanna Anderson

Kendall Beach

Gwyneth Codd

Meaghan Collins

Evan Creedon

Jordan DeFilippo

Becca DeGregorio

Danielle Hope Diamond

Samantha Dooley

Mary Kate Heagerty

Kaitlyn Jones

John Kinde

Keira Leventhal

John Libby

Liam McParland

Idine Mousavi

Tori Mueller

Brandon Musick

Emma Parkinson

Zachary Prescott

Eli Saracino

Sarah Sosland

Nick Staffaroni

Olivia Wiles

Nathan Wilgeroth

Emily Zisko

Come Back, Little Sheba:

Meaghan Collins

Becca DeGregorio

Kaitlyn Jones

HwaYoun Kang

Ryan Kelly

Chris Kuiken

Ellie Lavelle

Lauren Linn

Marcella Mazzenga

Bradley Noble

Roberto Nunes

Sophia Pouzyrev

Alba Romero

Kailen Santos

Eli Saracino

Sarah Sosland

Nick Staffaroni

Maria Elisa Vallejo

Emily Zisko

Executive Board Notes 9/11/16

Show Check-Ins

• The Addams Family
  • Directors: Lauren and Paulina
    • Had a creative team meeting
    • Got scripts!
    • Troupe now has a piano – Andy will help get it out of the workshop in time for auditions
    • Will have a side in addition to music auditions
  • MD: Daniel
    • Got the pit budget approved
    • Got an email from the keyboard programmer – he’s hesitant to contribute due to copyright issues, but it will all be settled by paying an extra fee
    • Found a violinist, still looking for a trumpet.
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Met with Taylor to work on set design
    • Needs to coordinate a meeting with the woman at Tsai
    • Met with Daniella at the creative team meeting. Wants to show her the space/set design she’ll be working with as choreographer
  • Producers: Zoe and Kobi
    • Made hard deadlines for the Warren poster, link table, etc.
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner
    • Hashed out audition and callback sides
    • The sheet music for the show is arranged and ready – comfortable teaching the music, but still looking around for someone to help
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Taylor and Christy
    • Picked sides for auditions
    • Callback sides are in the works
    • Taylor has to be at work until 6 on Monday and will have to be late to callbacks.
    • Christy is trying to get out of a conflict during callbacks
    • Will bring in another person to sit in at auditions for line reading

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • The GM is tonight!
  • SPLASH went super well. Having techies around really helped exhaustive recruitment
  • No longer doing the performance showcase on Thursday
  • Met with Chris K. about Troupe/OB auditions. Things seem like they’ll go smoothly between the groups this week
• Vice President: Erin
  • Got rooms for auditions. We’ll have to squat for one room on Wednesday, but everything else is sorted out.
  • Called facilities about opening KCB for the GM
• VPSP: Sydney
  • We have signups for COMBAT. All groups have been emailed
    • Emailed call sheets detailing the entire COMBAT process, including a tech schedule for each group
    • We have Mugar for COMBAT rehearsal space
  • Made a game plan for the Ice Cream Social
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Had a meeting with Kobi and Zoe. Very productive!
  • Will contact SAO about the AB funding status
    • Looking to buy new lights if they pull through
  • Bought a keyboard for Troupe. We might look into making a rental agreement for it
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Emailed other groups about the t-shirt display – will make posts around social media to get Troupies to donate
  • Shakespeare Society contacted us looking to have our E-Boards meet. We’ll arrange something after all our auditions
  • SPLASH went extremely well. We got 203 signups, and they were all contacted about the GM
  • Made audition room signs
• TA: Taylor
  • First tech meeting on Saturday! Excited to meet with everyone
  • New tech forms and TD app are up on the website – will post about it this week
    • Deadline to submit: 9/18, 11:59PM
  • Wish/want/need lists are gathered from all creative teams
  • Techstravaganza is in the works. Will meet with Camille about how to make it go smoothly.

Executive Board Notes 9/4/16

Summer Show Check-Out

• Director: Joe
  • Uncooperative actors
  • Sydney did an amazing job, and SMs are critical for a process as long as Summer Show
  • We should coordinate more with BU to fill seats beyond the excursion. We should be a thing everybody doing summer staff sees, not just the excursion.
• TD: Brittany
  • Congrats to everyone working on the show – it went well. Thanks to Sydney, Erin, and Taylor for representing Board and working on the show
  • The long time frame and the casual nature of summer made it difficult to get people to commit. Many people dropped and made the process difficult.
  • Would recommend having dates set in stone earlier on.
  • Doing the tech runs the day before performances got to be a lot – maybe only do runs in the first couple of weeks and then only do it again if necessary.
  • Thanks to Marissa, Jordan, and Tyler Armey for their commitment.
•  Taylor
  • Please, never do sand again. Strike went well but took a long time because of it.
• SM: Sydney
  • Actors didn’t respect the rehearsal process – hard to communicate with, and many failed to show up to rehearsal
  • As the summer wore on, the production’s energy got stale
  • The tech team did an amazing job and had a really solid experience and sense of community.
    • Communication and bonding are intrinsic parts of the show experience, and directors and TDs should be aware of their responsibility in setting the social tone.
• Producer: Christy and Zach
  • The Q&A worked really well and should be kept for future shows
  • Got a sign-up list started
  • Social media promotion went well
  • Headshots should be tackled very early on; it was hard to get all the actors together at once
    • Headshots for both actors and tech might be something to look into
  • Maybe do more well known shows in the summer to attract more freshmen
  • E-Board needs a consistent expectation of what the show is – is this a show for freshmen or a promotion for Stage Troupe? If both, things should be restructured

Show Check-ins

• The Addams Family
  • Director: Lauren and Paulina
    • Mostly blocked – reworking blocking around a new set design
    • Trouble getting in touch with Daniella
    • Is it possible to get an SM early on?
  • MD: Daniel
    • We need a keyboard for rehearsals
    • Most of the pit is secured, but we need a violinist and trumpeter
    • Talking about the pit budget – need a drum set. Will email Andy the quotes
  • TD: Caitlin
    • Has to redesign the set after learning some limitations
    • Would like to take the directors into Tsai so that everyone can understand the space they can work with
  • Producers: Zoe and Kobi
    • Have a loose timeline for the production process
• Stupid F%&king Bird
  • Director: Conner
    • Things are going great!
• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Director: Christy and Taylor
    • Have a running list of wish/wants/needs for tech
    • Picked audition sides
    • Excited for Splash! and auditions

E-Board Check-ins

• President: Danielle
  • GM 1 is Sunday 7:30PM in KCB 101!
  • Splash! is Saturday, 9/10
  • We are participating in the BU Fall Arts Fair
  • Got Stage Troupe buttons
  • Performance showcase on Thursday, 9/15. Will contact former “Window Husbands” cast for a revival.
  • Tech Meeting is at 1PM in The Space on 9/17
  • T-Shirt Display is still happening! If anyone has shirts from previous shows, give them to E-Board
  • Got an email from Wandering Minds asking us not to do One Acts in the Student Theater. Told them that the dates are set.
• Vice President: Erin
  • Called facilities to get KCB unlocked in time for the GM
  • Worked with SAO about room reservations for GM 1, auditions, one-acts auditions, and BUSTies, but is having difficulty with audition rooms for Wednesday. Talking to them on Tuesday.
  • BUSTies is on 5/2 in Photonics
  • Will talk to directors about room reservations for rehearsals
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Met with Danny and planned out all special projects on a Google Calendar for the whole semester
  • Ice Cream Social on 9/17 at 3PM in the Theater! Planned with Maria from OB about inter-group involvement
  • COMBAT is 9/23 at 8PM. WM, OB, and Liquid Fun have all been confirmed to participate.
    • Due to the spontaneous nature of COMBAT, will ask for a brief synopsis of the performances to check for reason for trigger warnings
  • Corresponded with a Shakespeare Society Alum about the group’s involvement in COMBAT. Things did not go smoothly, but we still never got in contact with anyone who is currently in charge of Shakespeare Society.
  • Met with Maria from OB to compare calendars. Kickball is planned for 10/8 at 10AM. We’ve also been invited to the OB picnic.
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Looking into a Troupe keyboard
  • Got Kobi and Zoe for F&F Weekend producing
  • Worked with Nathan on merch survey over the summer. Crewneck sweaters will be available soon. But first we need to sell more t-shirts!
  • Needs to contact Shiney about F&F tickets.
  • Submitted the AB Funding form. Asked for money for lights, Warren posters, etc.
  • Looking for more businesses to help us with sponsorship and funding. (Possibly Insomnia Cookies?)
  • Will submit a producer feedback form for Summer Show and will continue to use them throughout the year.
  • Needs to check producer’s booth for what we need
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Facebook event for GM 1 went live today. Drafts for auditions, the tech meeting, Ice Cream Social, and Techstravaganza exist and are in the works
  • Made info sheets for Splash!, The Theater Now, and the Fall Arts Fair
    • Will need help with printing
  • Only the The Theater Now coordinator has responded – Nathan will promote Troupe on Monday, 9/12 in his class
• TA: Taylor
  • We need to communicate clearer expectations for Summer Show.
  • Tech team solidarity should be emphasized more! It did great things during Summer Show. Tech feedback surveys were great and Brittany got great reviews as a TD
  • Assigned TD for Addams Family: Caitlin. Working on the set for it so that the wood order can be made
  • There is a fly problem in the Student Theater’s green room area
  • Will post tech form applications on social media around the time of Splash!
  • We should find a way to assess tech retention
•  Eric
  • The new key arrangements will be dealt with next week
  • We need the Student Theater to be clean for SAO next week
  • The new amp was purchased, but unsure about what its current status is
  • No word from the Fire Marshall (no news is good news!)

Executive Board Notes 4/30/16

Board Check Ins

• President: Michael
  • Did The Space contract ever make it into the hands of Baby Board?
• VP: Alison
  • Had the GM
  • Constitutional amendment got passed
  • Called again to get the Theater lights and door fixed
  • Still working on the VP guide
  • Put in the order for graduation cords already – 21 seniors signed up
• VPSP: Danny
  • BUSTies happened
  • Going to talk with Sydney when she gets back stateside
  • Fixed a lot of the VPSP guide – updated it and filled in missing information
  • Want to do Space signing with seniors on May 8^th at 7PM
  • Will do senior picture after all school commencement
• Treasurer: Brittany
  • Had to do a lot on the fly for BUSTies because attendance was much higher than usual
  • Going to fix a lot of the Treasurer guide
  • Have to make sure we get Stupid F%#king Bird rights – working on it
• Secretary: Karlie
  • Put the updated constitution on the website
  • Almost done with Secretary guide
• TA: Jamie
  • EHS came and got all the empty paint. Still we need to schedule a separate time to pick up old batteries and appliances
  • Dumpster never got picked up from Space Cleaning; will email about it
  • Need sign ups for summer show; plan to have the list by Friday
  • Marisa sent us information for all the new lights and lighting supplies that we need.
    • Amazon list and ALPS information included
    • Will forward to Andy/Taylor
  • Got a list of stuff the Space needs from Space Cleaning
    • 3 inch screws
    • 5 gallons white paint
    • Painters' tape and small brushes
  • Rentals that still need to be paid:
    • Willing Suspensions $370 - lights and pipe and drape
    • On Broadway $350 - lights for Spelling Bee
    • Wandering Minds $40 - furniture for Bent and She Kills Monsters

Summer Show 2016 Cast List

A huge thank you to all who came out and auditioned for Summer Show 2016 – especially in the midst of final projects, papers, and exams. Without further ado here is the cast list for Summer Show 2016, Finding the Sun. Fergus: Kobe Yank-Jacobs; Ben Moll Edmee: Becky Ittner Henden: Evan Creedon Cordelia: Lucy Gamades; Rachel Skalka Gertrude: Grace Candan Daniel: Chris Remillard; Conner Reed Benjamin: Richard Von Itter Abigail: Emily Gianvecchio; Tori Mueller

Please note that the roles that have multiple individuals cast are double cast to accommodate conflicts throughout the summer; there will be no understudy actors in this production.

If you were not cast, you can absolutely still be involved in Summer Show, as we’re still on the hunt for fabulous technicians and producers! If you’re interested in teching, email our Technical Advisor, Jamie Johannsen, at jamiejn@bu.edu. Looking for more of a budgeting/marketing type of gig? Email our Treasurer, Brittany Kamson, at bkamson@bu.edu.

Again, thanks so much to everyone who auditioned, and congratulations to those cast!

Executive Board Notes 4/24/16

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Michael
  • Would like to speak at the beginning of BUSTies
  • Met with Danielle
• Vice President: Alison
  • Working on graduation cords – will handle purchasing them
  • Compiled and printed the amendments to Article 13 of the constitution
• VPSP: Danny
  • Had four individual roasting meetings with people who couldn’t attend the workshop
  • PowerPoint for BUSTies is looking good. Hanna and Ali are doing great
  • SAAD committee responded, nominations are ready to go
    • Anyone who has questions or concerns are free to contact Danny directly
  • Approved requests for roast extensions (Monday or Tuesday at the latest)
  • Trophy heads are in
    • E-Board will assemble BUSTies trophies on Wednesday
  • Summer show auditions are Monday (4/26) and Tuesday (4/27) from 7:30 – 10pm in PSY B43
  • Ballots for BUSTies voting are printed. Absentee ballots are due by Monday at noon
• Treasurer: Brittany
  • Picked up the Warren poster for One Acts
  • 31 tickets sold for BUSTies—everyone should buy tickets!
  • Still need to know the dates of Summer Show so that we can get show rights
• Secretary: Karlie
  • About 60% of the way done with the Secretary guide - will be finishing it up soon
  • Sent out GM reminder email last night
  • Going to blast BUSTies and Summer Show auditions on social media – will be posted on the website sidebar, Twitter, and Facebook, and will be announced at the GM and in the GM recap email
  • Posted in the Facebook group about the nurse's mental health presentation and got a solid response; emailed the presentation and instructions to those interested
• TA: Jamie
  • Space cleaning went well and everything got done
    • All shows met the time requirement
    • Wishes that OB had come earlier to take apart their own materials. In the future, we should discuss having people who use the Space be involved in Space Cleaning
  • OB is going to help buy a new table saw
  • New lights/hair and makeup supplies are coming soon
  • Building the “Before I Die” wall on Monday at 6pm
  • Almost done with TA guide
  • Sharing the Space with OB was difficult this semester, so we separated things to help clear up confusion
• President Elect: Danielle
  • Planning to decorate the producer’s booth with old Troupe t-shirts. Accepting donations!
• Treasurer and Secretary Elect: Andy and Nathan
  • Met to plan next year’s new Troupe merchandise. Will release a Google Form in the summer to gauge membership interest

Executive Board Notes 4/17/16

One Acts Check-Ins

• Director: Brittany
  • Very happy overall
  • One Acts is best when done in the theater
• Director: Danielle
  • Highly recommends musicals for One Acts
  • MDs should have a separate piano player
  • The Student Theater is thus far the best place for One Acts
  • Actors are people before they’re actors—make sure they are allowed to eat before warm-ups
  • Actors should be respected at warm-ups and shouldn’t be forced to do anything they don’t want to do
• Director: Karen
  • It was very fun. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
• TD: Devika
  • Went really well
  • Left the Space open after strike for American Idiot
  • Left lights, two ladders, gel frames, and wrenches for the people who are in the Student Theater next
  • Suggests getting a new makeup kit (or 2) and new foundation
  • A lot of lights aren’t working and many gel frames are bent/not usable
    • Suggests the next show in the Student Theater should get a bigger lighting budget to fix what’s broken
  • Has space/theater keys and will arrange something with whomever needs to pick them up
• SM: Alba and Caitlin
  • Felt disrespected by some directors
  • Frustrating to have people argue against inconvenient call times
  • People should commit to tech week as if it were a mainstage
  • Some second-semester seniors checked out and didn’t set a good example
  • Because more people take on unfamiliar tech roles with One Acts, they should communicate more and ask for help when confused
• Producing: Brittany
  • Had a hard time producing and directing at the same time. Disappointed not to have had more people sign up/participate

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Michael
  • Plans to meet with Danielle
  • Should look over contract with new board to recap the year and plan for next
• VP: Alison
  • Tried to call someone to fix blue lights and slamming door, but got no response; will contact emergency facilities to get it done
• VPSP: Danny
  • About to order 45 trophy heads for BUSTies, totaling about $130
  • Needs to set a date to make trophies with old/new Board (tentative: Tuesday, 4/26)
  • Will make a Facebook poll to see if the membership is interested in Troupe graduation cords.
  • Canceled SHOWcase due to conflicts and low interest
  • Had a successful roasting workshop and is offering individual meetings for BUSTies roasters
  • The audience really enjoyed One Acts, and the attendance was impressive
  • SAAD committee responses are overdue as of tonight
  • Sent out Nomination Committee poll—due Saturday 4/23
  • Tried to get information about the Summer Show timeline but didn’t get a response. Plans to reach out in-person, or Steve will contact someone
  • We should reserve a room in Photonics for next year’s BUSTies ASAP
• Treasurer: Brittany
  • Will plan to make a detailed list for future Treasurers about everything they must do for BUSTies
  • Finally got all the Parent’s Weekend money back from SAO
• Secretary: Karlie
  • In Las Vegas for the week - no check in
• TA: Jamie
  • Courtney Bayruns sent us an explanation of what’s wrong with the sound board and how to deal with it
  • The dumpster has been reserved for Space Cleaning
  • American Idiot rented a lot of stuff, and they have been great to work with
  • A lot of lights are broken—plans to fix at Space Cleaning
  • Needs to find people to help build for Actively Moving Forward on 4/26
• Eric
  • It will cost $200 to replace the amp in the theater

• Paulina and Lauren
  • Got a choreographer for The Addams Family—Daniella Forero
• Chris
  • Revised the amendment to the constitution according to E-Board’s requests

BUSTies 2016 Hosts and Fall 2016 Show Order

After seeing the presentations from two extremely impressive BUSTies hosting teams today, we are excited to announce that Alexandra Edwards and Hanna Anderson will be teaming up to host BUSTies 2016! Additionally, we have selected Abby Kass and Faith Reed to be the BUSTies Event Manager and Assistant Event Manager, respectively. Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 28th at 6PM in Photonics Room 906 because this is one night you certainly do not want to miss! Look out for the Facebook event soon!  

Also, we decided the show order for our Fall 2016 season. It is as follows:

The Addams Family, October 21st, 22nd, and 23rd

Stupid F$&king Bird, November 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Come Back Little Sheba, November 17th, 18th, and 19th

Have a great night, Troupies, and we'll see you all at our Spring 2016 One Acts, Monologues, and Musical Numbers Festival this Friday, April 15th, and Saturday, April 16th, at 8PM in the Student Theater at Agganis Arena!

Executive Board Notes 4/10/16

One Acts Check Ins

• Director: Brittany
  • Did a run through today
• Director: Danielle
  • The show looks good
  • Did a run today
  • Daniel Stocker will be accompanying – he will not be there this Wednesday so they will be using rehearsal tracks then
• TD: Devika
  • Move-in was fast
  • Had rough runs of every show as well
  • Might get to do some programming tonight
  • Need to still figure out set changes
  • Some of the blue safety lights are not working in the theater
• SM: Alba and Caitlin
  • Put up pipe and drape today
  • There was a “run of sorts” today
  • Paper tech is happening tomorrow at 5PM
  • Alba will be backstage during the show and Caitlin will call the show
  • Going to send out an email of the actors’ call time
• Director: Karen
  • Monologuers are great
  • Jenna is sick but still doing very well
• Producing: Brittany
  • Just shared profile picture and cover photo for One Acts
  • Doing headshots tomorrow
  • Warren poster is going up tomorrow

E-Board Check Ins

• President: Michael
  • Do we have all of the show posters from this semester? – Yes, we will schedule
  • Trophy case for Producer’s booth will finally be researched
• VP: Alison
  • Got an email from Joe McLaughlin about our sound system troubles
  • Ran Sound of Music Night with Karlie
  • Have Honor’s College Symposium during Space Cleaning – will miss it
  • Gave keys to Alba
• VPSP: Danny
  • Will chat with Sydney on Skype in the coming weeks
  • Sent out emails about BUSTies yesterday
  • BUSTies Event Manager will be Abby Kass and Assistant Event Manager will be Faith Reed
  • Roasts are due to Abby Kass on Thursday, April 23^rd at 8PM
  • Hosting a roasting workshop that will be on Satruday, April 16^th from 3:30PM-4:30PM
  • Joe McLaughlin might have to miss some audition dates – going to inquire further
  • Tech for Summer Show will be decided post GM #5
  • Figuring out Tech Week for One Acts with the SMs – cancelled the Thursday run so the cast will be able to attend American Idiot
  • Capture the Flag went super well – something to be continued
  • Looking for 3 more people to roast still
  • Movie Night is the same night of Game of Thrones premiere – going to poll whether of not we will watch this or something else
  • Baby board needs to start thinking about E-Board superlatives
• Treasurer: Brittany
  • BUSTies Eventbrite is done
  • Going to get the poster for Play It Again, Sam
  • Have to pick producers for Summer Show
• Secretary: Karlie
  • Nursing program director reached out about using Troupies to read real life statements from individuals grappling with mental health for her presentations; emailed her and said we would love to help, and waiting on a response
  • Have to renew domain for the Stage Troupe website; Nathan will be doing this
  • ESA awards – we got 3 nominations, one of which we were the only group nominated, so we auto-won!
  • Won’t be at board next week
  • Made the One Acts Facebook event
  • Going to introduce Nathan to the press contacts that I built up this year
  • Need to make BUSTies Facebook event
  • Met with Nathan for the first time
• TA: Jamie
  • Gave keys to Devika and to Caitlin for One Acts
  • Went through tech feedback surveys for Play It Again, Sam – people were mad about having two runs in one night during tech week
  • Karlie sent strike felon email to strike felons from this semester
  • Facilities fixed smoke detector in The Space
  • Environmental Health and Safety will come and pick up excess paint from The Space
  • A lot of Film and TV students have been approaching Jamie for props and costume pieces for their production classes – only really letting people who are Troupe members borrow things
  • Last night Wandering Minds could not get into their storage space so they left stuff at our Space overnight
  • OB built this week
  • Other theater groups need to tell us when they want us to take the Stage Troupe sign in the lobby of the Student Theater down so we can do it safely and put it back up correctly
• Eric
  • Will collect keys from current E-Board officers on May 1^st redistribute them to Summer Show
  • We should figure out our baby board and current board food gathering soon
• Andy
  • Cody Sloan reached out to Andy about being the official videographer for next year

Executive Board Notes 4/3/16

Show Check Ins

• Play It Again, Sam
  • Director: Daniella
    • Overall good experience – from before casting to the end of the show
    • TD and the producers have been great
    • Board needs to even more clearly delineate roles from the beginning – make this even more explicit
    • Make sure that techies visiting rehearsals tell the SM that they are coming in advance and to come on time so they do not disrupt rehearsal
    • Is there any way for us to ask SAO not to schedule rehearsals next to a cappella groups? It makes it very hard to stay focused during rehearsal
  • TD: Chris
    • Shortest strike he has ever been to – especially with having a set of that size
    • E-Board needs to tell directors the rules for strike more clearly
    • A lot of people were not respectful of him as a TD; felt that he needed to be more firm than other TDs
    • Advice for other TDs:
      • Be ambitious – take risks and try new things because we are capable of it
      • Be in constant communication with your creative team
      • Don’t be scared to be firm, especially at strike
      • Communicate with ATDs earlier
  • Producers: Paulina and Karen
    • OB American Idiot promotion did not affect ticket sales in absolutely any way
    • In the future, producers should delegate to assistants more
    • Sold out two shows and sold well on Thursday (50 something)
    • Expensive show; still need everyone’s receipts but we did well
    • Feel free to take risks with decorating the lobby – it certainly pays off
  • SM: Nicolette
    • There were some scheduling problems, so just send out a schedule early and make sure SM, directors, and actors are on the same page from the beginning
    • Memorization went really well and tech week was good, despite her stomach flu
    • Constant communication with ASMs is always good, because making them feel involved the entire time is vital for making the process go smoothly
• One Acts and Monologue Festival
  • Director: Brittany
    • Had a rehearsal on Saturday – it was amazing
    • Have a cast bonding planned on Friday
  • Director: Brittany
    • Had rehearsals with Jenna Pearlman and Abby Kass
    • Already set up rehearsals for Joe McLaughlin and Jenna again
    • Really helpful to have the SMs
  • Director: Danielle
    • We have had 4 rehearsals
    • Music is completely learned – had a quasi sitzprobe today
    • Just need to block stuff with full cast and Katilyn
    • Has been super helpful to have Daniel as just an accompanist so she can focus on teaching the cast the music
  • Director: Emma
    • Had first rehearsal, have the rest of rehearsals planned out for the week
    • Actors are in a good spot to be off book by the deadline
  • SM: Caitlin
    • Learned how to make a Google calendar
    • Alba and Caitlin have both been messaging Alison for rooms
    • Lots of rehearsals are happening this week
    • Decided on the show order this week – it is flexible though
  • Producers
    • Just made the cover photo and poster
    • Brainstorming lobby ideas
  • TD: Devika
    • Can definitely be at both days of the show (it was previously in question)
    • Department meetings went well; will follow up this week and make sure everyone's getting a move on – will look in the space with props and costumes soon
    • Might reach out to someone else about working on sound with Erin but not sure yet

E-Board Check Ins

• President: Michael
  • Will be sending cast feedback form to Play It Again, Sam cast
• Vice President: Alison
  • Got a lot of rooms for One Acts
• VPSP: Danny
  • Sent out the nom com email to the directors
  • Made a Google form for all of nom com
  • Found out a lot about Saad committee this week; thank you to one of out past VPSPs, Celia
  • Talked to VPSP candidate, Sydney Charvat, this week about the position of VPSP
  • Idine will be accompanying Joe McLaughlin at One Acts Festival for his monologue
• Treasurer: Brittany
  • Sent out producer feedback for Play It Again, Sam
  • Going to talk to producers of Glass about their feedback
  • Going to set up BUSTies event soon
• Secretary: Karlie
  • butv10 piece on Glass came out on Thursday
  • The Daily Free Press emailed and asked about reviewing Play It Again, Sam – said that was ok and sent them production photos but they haven’t responded to follow up or posted the review; will follow up again
  • Made GM #4 Facebook event and sent out reminder email
  • Made ballots for E-Board elections
• TA: Jamie
  • Went through tech feedback for Glass – much less negative feedback on tech for this semester compared to last semester
  • WM built in The Space this week; all was fine except they were not thrilled with having to halt build during Playwright’s Theater performances
  • Space Cleaning will be Sunday, April 24^th at 12PM; ordered the dumpster
  • Sent out Play It Again, Sam tech feedback
  • Going to email strike felons to respective TDs
  • We need to address the speakers being broken in the theater ASAP
  • Fire alarm in The Space keeps beeping
• Chris
  • Proposed amendment to Article 13 of the Constitution that further describes roles of Producer and Technical Director
  • Currently the Constitution does not reflect what actually happens in practice with these two roles

Executive Board Notes 3/27/16

Show Check Ins

• Play It Again, Sam
  • Director: Daniella
    • Excited to see what happens when actors get onstage
    • Had a slight issue with costumes going into this week – figured it out
  • TD: Chris
    • Had build week and it was great
    • OB cleaned up The Space really well for us post-Bee
    • Had a challenging time with people dropping throughout the process – particularly affected costumes department
    • Might be good for us to have an incentive system in place so that people actually sign up for the GSU Link and Move-In
  • SM: Nicolette
    • Line notes have been a breeze – actors are totally on top of their lines
    • One of the ASMs is a little flakey – not sure how present they will be this week but we will see
  • Producers: Paulina and Karen
    • Photoshoot was very rough – everything that could have went wrong went wrong, but it ultimately turned out well
    • Profile videos are out
    • Started doing the lobby today
    • Karen is teaching assistant producer, Lauren, Photoshop
    • Called OO Shirts and cried and now the shirts will be in on time
• One Acts
  • Director: Emma
    • Have yet to have a rehearsal but that’s because Nicolette is SMing Sam – things will kick into high gear next week
  • Director: Brittany
    • Had first read through with cast – in really good shape
    • Can’t really do anything this week because of Play It Again, Sam
  • Director: Danielle
    • Had a read through today and it was amazing
    • Planning on doing some rehearsals this week
  • Musical Numbers & Monologue Director: Karen
    • Scheduling rehearsals during the day this week
  • TD: Devika
    • Can’t be at Opening Night of One Acts because she is teching a non BU show
    • Going to meet with ATD Kevin after he gets back from Easter
  • Producer: Brittany
    • Sending Head Producer the guide because she has never produced before
    • Poster needs to be done by the end of this week
  • SMs: Caitlin and Alba
    • Had a meeting with Devika and Danny about what they will be doing throughout this process; they will be the liaison between each show’s directors and its actors in scheduling rehearsals and such
    • Will be emailing actors this week to get their schedules
    • Trying to figure out the responsibilities of each SM during tech week - who will be taking line notes, who will be backstage and who will be calling the show

E-Board Check Ins

• President: Michael
  • Excited to elect Baby Board
• VP: Alison
  • Constitution changes will be talked about in closed board
  • Mediated One Acts with Jamie
  • Gave keys to Play It Again, Sam
  • Got One Acts some rehearsal spaces
• VPSP: Danny
  • Ordered the two sheet cakes for BUSTies
  • Brittany gave him list of all the seniors in Troupe and a BUSTies budget
    • Will be sending the non-dues paying seniors in Troupe an email asking them to pay dues in order to get roasts/attend BUSTies
  • Have to discuss Summer Show deadline – E-Board will read the show before next week’s GM so we can decide what we want to do
  • One Acts is cast and tech/producers are assigned
  • Order of One Acts in festival will be discussed tonight with Devika
• Treasurer: Brittany
  • We’ve only received ¼ of the Parents Weekend money from last year – need to talk to SAO to get the other ¾
  • Got the Glass poster from marketing department
  • It was extremely difficult to find producers for One Acts
  • Gave Danny the budget for BUSTies
  • Will make the EventBrite for BUSTies within the next week
• Secretary: Karlie
  • butv10 piece on Glass will be released tomorrow, says Alexa from the outlet
  • Made Sam Facebook event
  • Started making Secretary guide for next year’s Secretary
• TA: Jamie
  • Had problems with SAO delivering wood for Play It Again, Sam
  • Woman from SAO’s Excellence in Student Activities Awards reached out to Jamie about building a set for the awards; Jamie will make a set design for her and will help her build it alongside her team
  • Going to meet with Student AMF about the “Before I die…” project
  • One Acts tech lists are finalized; very difficult to make lists, per usual
  • WM is building in The Space next week and they are renting stuff from us
  • Spelling Bee needs to pay us back for the lights
  • Making a new TA guide

Spring 2016 One Acts, Monologues and Musical Numbers Festival Cast Lists

Thanks to everyone who came out to audition for our Spring 2016 One Acts, Monologues a and Musical Numbers Festival – we had some absolutely incredible talent walk through our doors! Go ahead and search for your name on the list! If you got cast – congratulations! You’ll be hearing from your director very soon!

If you did not get cast – we know, this moment sucks. There’s no getting around it. But, there are still opportunities to get involved with Stage Troupe this semester! If you’re interested in doing tech for the Spring 2016 One Acts, Monologues and Musical Numbers Festival we offer positions in every tech department. To do tech for One Acts, kindly email our Technical Advisor, Jamie Johannsen, at jamiejn@bu.edu. If you’d like to try your hand at producing for One Acts, shoot an email to our Treasurer, Brittany Kamson, at bkamson@bu.edu. Thanks again to everyone who came and auditioned and we hope to see you at the One Acts, Monologues and Musical Numbers Festival on Friday, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th at 8PM!

Controlling Interest

Jack: Nick Staffaroni

David: Alicia Giannetti

Steven: Chris Remillard

Brad: Shane O’Connor

Ashley: Becca DeGregorio

Bethany: Sam Kinde

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible: Nathan Wilgeroth

Captain Hammer: Victor Kholod

Penny: Kaitlyn Jones

Moist/Male Anchor: Danny Ehrenpreis

Bad Horse #1/Female Anchor: Karlie Fitzgerald

Bad Horse #2/Hammer Groupie #1: Victoria Jones

Bad Horse #3/Hammer Groupie #2: Faith Reed

Mayor/Hammer Groupie #3: Andrew Moeller

Post-its (Notes on a Marriage)

Actor: Kobe Yank-Jacobs

Actress: Nicolette Forsey-Smerek

Monologues

Paulina Ke

Abby Kass

Joe McLaughlin

Musical Numbers

Jenna Perlman