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ARCHIVE OF MINUTES FROM COMPANY MEETINGS PAST! -
6/20/2004 Summary: Dark Night shows announced, elections postponed, discussion of late-night shows, MemCom term length extended, proposal re: show proposals, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/6/2004 Summary: A woman named Julie goes to a meeting. People talk about stuff (including Sacred Fools Membership). [Full Minutes...]
5/23/2004 Summary: A man named Tom goes to a meeting.  A short story with a surprise twist ending. [Full Minutes...]
5/9/2004 Summary: Financial woes, discussion of ticket prices & length of show runs, and more! [Full Minutes...]
4/18/2004 Summary: July/August shows chosen, AC seeks short-run shows, help sell a car, Bingo fundraiser needs prizes donated, and more! [Full Minutes...]
4/4/2004 Summary: Reading coming up, Literary committee needs volunteers, Midnight Brainwash Revival auditions, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/21/2004 Summary: Proposal deadlines looming, 360 is coming, dues discussion, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/7/2004 Summary: Statement from the Board/new Board member, invoice info needed for NEA grant, and more! [Full Minutes...]
2/22/2004 Summary: AC needs proposals & producers, View of the Dome needs crew (and can pay the stage manager!), rehearsal space sought, and more! [Full Minutes...]
2/8/2004 Not currently available.
1/18/2004 Not currently available.
1/4/2004 Not currently available.
12/21/2003 Not currently available.
12/7/2003 Summary: Elections, Membership discussion, EMail fundraising initiatives, and more! [Full Minutes...]
11/16/2003 Summary: Nominations, proposals, lots of discussion. [Full Minutes...]
11/2/2003 Not currently available.
10/19/2003 Summary: Spring season announced, report from the Board of Directors, and more! [Full Minutes...]
10/5/2003 Summary: A Dr. Jeuss Christmas is coming, Fast & Loose is coming, Frankenstein in Love needs backstage help, announcement of an important grant, parking lot painting imminent, and more! [Full Minutes...]
9/21/2003 Summary: Frankenstein in Love about to open and needs help, Naked Holidays auditions coming up, change in meeting time for October, and more! [Full Minutes...]
9/7/2003 Summary: More TYA sought, comp policy, Naked Holidays still seeking scripts, Music Night coming, and more! [Full Minutes...]
8/17/2003 Summary: Strike next Saturday night, uncashed checks about to be cancelled, Holon auditions next weekend, discussion of whether to keep paying light & sound ops, and more! [Full Minutes...]
8/3/2003 Summary: Discussion of admin changes, new Managing Director office hours, Fast & Loose coming up again, producers needed, and more! [Full Minutes...]
7/20/2003 Summary: Friday Late-Night show announced, grant received for Development Director salary, SAA elections, and more! [Full Minutes...]
7/6/2003 Summary: AC looking for Fast & Loose producers, 360 Fundraiser needs auction items and food, new tech staff, Membership voting, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/15/2003 Summary: Help needed for Don Juan, Tabloid Frenzy, 360 and Wench Upon the Stage, strike and build dates, Membership proposal voted on, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/1/2003 Summary: Some administrative changes, lots of help needed on many fronts, Fast & Loose coming up, closing night party planned for Crime Scene, space search update and more!  [Full Minutes...]
5/18/2003 Summary: AC picks some shows and workshops and calls for more submissions, La Bete and Crime Scene cancelled, 360 fundraiser seeks performers, Literary Committee seeks help, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
5/4/2003 Summary: Membership Committee elections, new Goals for the company, summer late-night show announced, 360 fundraiser update, Message Board debate, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
4/20/2003 Summary: La Bete opening moved up for summer fundraiser, said fundraiser needs help, Artistic Roundtable imminent, discussion about the nature and purpose of company meetings, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
4/6/2003 Summary: Dark Night during Strange Beliefs chosen, volunteers needed for marketing duties & ideas, discussion of company objectives and structure, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
3/16/2003 No minutes were taken.
3/2/2003 Summary: Deadlines for show proposals, Mechanical Rabbit and Valparaiso need help, final Listen To This coming up, discussion of online forums and new bylaws, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
2/16/2003 Summary: Deadlines for July/August show proposals, EdgeFest Future Project looking for ideas, Peer Gynt strike, parking lot and space search discussion, Mechanical Rabbit and Valparaiso need help, Crime Scene discussion, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
2/2/2003 Summary: Discussion of AC term length, election speeches & elections, Valparaiso and Literary Committee need staff, discussion of Crime Scene is discussed, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
1/19/2003 Summary: Nomination of electoral candidates, Valparaiso needs help, shows opening this week, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
1/5/2003 Summary: March/April Dark Night picked, Mechanical Rabbit auditions this week, discussion of Structure and Membership, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
(Rest of 2002 Minutes were sent via SAA EMail.  Not currently archived.) 
4/7/2002 Summary: Fall season announced, the French love Jack, big summer fundraiser and Crazyface need help, discussion of possible parking lot rental, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/24/2002 Summary: Several projects need help (Jack, Slow & Tight, and Crime Scene), upcoming fundraiser needs help, discussion of finances and online minutes, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/10/2002 Summary: Several projects need help (LACER outreach, Slow & Tight, Jack and Crazyface), Grants and Literary need help, parking lot and membership benefit discussion, and more! [Full Minutes...]
2/17/2002 Summary: Notes on safety, Literary Committee needs volunteers, Uncle Tom's Cabin strike details, Crazyface auditions, casting discussion, and more! [Full Minutes...]
1/13/2002 Summary: May/June Mainstage announced, fundraisers being planned, help market Uncle Tom, Jack reading and auditions coming up, election speeches, and more! [Full Minutes...]
12/16/2001 Summary: Fundraising updates, strike and build this Saturday night, casts of Uncle Tom and DumbShow announced, Election nominations, restructuring proposal, and more! [Full Minutes...]
12/2/2001 Summary: Big Fundraising bash coming up next week, bash and various shows need help, Dumb Show auditions coming up, details on Election dates and membership application, restructuring proposal debated and voted on, and more! [Full Minutes...]
11/18/2001 Summary: Big Fundraising bash coming up soon, Holiday Show opening soon and needs some help, Elections upcoming, Dumb Show auditions upcoming, and more! [Full Minutes...]
11/4/2001 Summary: Debate and vote on the future of our space, fundraising efforts organized, and more! [Full Minutes...]
10/21/2001 Summary: Halloween party coming up, Literary Committee Reading Series about to begin, upcoming shows need running crews, and more! [Full Minutes...]
10/7/2001 Summary: Many, many, many ways you can help the theatre (Business Managers need help, Halloween and New Year's Eve parties need planning, shows need crew members), audition and reading dates announced for the Holiday Show and Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lit. Committee Reading series announces some titles and calls for further submissions, details on availability of Mainstage proposals, and more! [Full Minutes...]
9/23/2001 Summary: Fast & Loose next weekend, Low Budget/High Return and Caprice need help, possible involvement with Theatre L.A. Playwriting Festival, and more! [Full Minutes...]
9/9/2001 Summary: Many fundraisers coming up, Caprice Dark Night announced, another Fast & Loose coming up, new play development series coming up, Caprice needs ASMs, and more! [Full Minutes...]
8/19/2001 Summary: Special admin elections held, lots of box/concession slots to fill this cycle, and more! [Full Minutes...]
8/4/2001 (The Retreat) Summary: Committee formed to find Board of Directors, Dark Night submission deadlines announced, Artistic Committee Election Speeches, and more! [Full Minutes...]
7/22/2001 Summary: Two Mainstages cancelled, proposals being accepted for Mainstage and Dark Night slots, talk of hiring fundraisers and grantwriters and maybe other staff, Comedy of Errors strike and Caliban build next weekend, retreat coming up in two weeks, and more! [Full Minutes...]
7/8/2001 Summary: Bylaws being rewritten and clarified, Saturday Summer shows coming and need help, first Writer's Group meeting and Fooling Around Day are next week, the Retreat is coming up, the SAA needs various information, TWO productions of Fast & Loose coming up very soon, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/24/2001 Summary: Carnival and Comedy of Errors opening weekend coming up and some help is needed, Saturday Summer late night Series announced, a proposal is made regarding the announcement of our seasons, FoOL is back, Brenda Varda needs help with various projects, some info on the Retreat and Fooling Around Day, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/10/2001 Summary: Elections (part one), new company members announced, new Artistic Committee member sought (Bryan's moving away!), fundraiser and various shows need help, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/3/2001 Summary: Shortest Election speeches ever, a new perk for company members is announced, Fundraising and Action Committee meetings next Sunday before the company meeting, Listen to This is back tomorrow, Caprice reading coming up, submissions for the Addiction project due in less than a week, FoOL is back and looking for new members, various shows need help (see the items highlighted in boldface) and more! [Full Minutes...]
5/20/2001 Summary: Elections coming up, new member applications due, summer replacements for Crime Scene sought, several readings coming up, Managing Director and Business Managers need help, Comedy of Errors needs precussionists, and more! [Full Minutes...]
5/6/2001 Summary: Uncle Vanya changes venues, deadline for "Addiction" one-act submissions extended, Grants Committee needs input from Founding Members, KidGrimm! and mural project need help, Caliban announces auditions and needs production staff, regular meetings started to discuss the company's direction and generate motions to propose at company meetings, and more! [Full Minutes...]
4/22/2001 Summary: Comedy of Errors auditions, Uncle Vanya cast announced and needs a bit more crew, a box office record is set, KidGrimm! is back and needs some help, "Carnaval" benefit and community painting day coming up, CRASH and Babel getting underway soon and need participants, the Grants committee needs help, the Literary Committee announces a new one-act project, a proposal is made that starts a dialogue about the nature of company membership and our community, and more! [Full Minutes...]
4/1/2001 Summary: Comedy of Errors and Uncle Vanya need lots of production help, the Fundraising Committee needs help and new members, financial situation update (it's looking good!), "Active House Manager/Usher" position clarified, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/18/2001 Summary: 2001/2002 season announced, April Fool's Day fundraiser invites available, overview of Jan/Feb earnings, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/11/2001 Summary: Uncle Vanya reading rescheduled and auditions announced, many fundraisers planned and need some help, producer needed for Best of L.A. Fest show, theatre cleanup and painting jobs this week, one-time-only advance sign-up for Ten Tops, and more! [Full Minutes...]
2/18/2001 Uncle Vanya comes to Sacred Fools (and may go to Russia!), financial woes explained, an update on the liquor situation, fundraisers coming up, Chopin strike and Feet build announced, Feet needs several volunteers, and more! [Full Minutes...]
2/4/2001 The Admin Committee addresses the company as a whole, two fundraisers coming up and need your help, the Literary Committee presents a new potential ongoing monthly show, Feet and FOoL need board ops, Rik starts marketing and ad "machine", and more! [Full Minutes...]
1/21/2001 The Artistic Committee proposes a project to the company and fields a potential renter, Fundraising kicks back into gear and plans a party, neighborhood performance of Grimm! planned and needs some help, stray costume pieces and Dubya TVs going bye-bye, FEET cast announced, and more! [Full Minutes...]
1/7/2001 2001/2002 schedule announced, Artistic Committee Survey, mural project gets underway, important warning about office computer, costumes being organized, and more! [Full Minutes...]
12/10/2000 Summary: Fifteen new company members and a new Admin staff voted in, deadline for proposals for a late-night Friday show during Feet, New Year's Eve Fast & Loose announced, Mural project help needed, nameplate fundraiser underway, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
12/3/2000 Summary: Fundraiser mailing NEEDS addresses, Holiday party in early planning stages, Gatsby needs an ASM, Artistic Debates announced, Election Speeches, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
11/19/2000 Summary: Feet director and Dark Night shows announced, Managing Director position restructured, Grimm! auditions announced, Online Box Office open, important box office/concession changes, and more!  [Full Minutes...]
11/5/2000 Summary:  Admin elections and the Edge of the World Festival coming up, Chopin in Space auditions announced, various tech help needed for several shows, Crime Scene ticket prices discussed, much important fundraising news and initiatives, and more! [Full Minutes...]
10/22/2000 Summary:  Feet needs a new director,a VERY special guest is expected at Ten Tops, another liquor update, readings, strikes, auditions, and more! [Full Minutes...]
10/8/2000 Summary:  Dubya 2000 opening this week and needs some final help, credit card ability coming this week, mainstage ticket price vote, Halloween Party in planning stages, more Retreat follow-up news, deadline for early 2001 Dark Night proposals announced, and more! [Full Minutes...]
9/24/2000 Summary:  Darkfall Dark Night chosen; the Edge of the World is upon us; ANOTHER garage sale next weekend, plus another fundraiser that night; Dubya build and Halloween party/fundraiser need help; and more! [Full Minutes...]
9/10/2000 Summary:  A ROCKIN' productive meeting! Many fundraiser initiatives, new Marketing Committee heads elected, Dark Night proposal deadline, liquor legal trouble update, Dubya 2000 needs various help and so do various parties and strikes and builds, FAST & LOOSE coming up, and more! [Full Minutes...]
8/20/2000 Summary:  Cut, Poison & Burn needs some final help before opening night, Dark Night proposal info, Jessie Marion needs men, and more! [Full Minutes...]
8/6/2000 Summary:  Sacred Fools SHUTTING DOWN!? Incredibly important retreat news!; readings scheduled for Darkfall, Grimm! and new works; fundraising and other cash-flow news; why the Cut, Poison & Burn build is more important than most; and more! [ Full Minutes...]
7/23/2000 Summary:  Sacred Fools gets raided and becomes a real crime scene! Dubya 2000 begins auditions! 2G's and Sweet & Sour re-open! And a total of 6 different Fools shows now running! And much more...[Full Minutes...]
7/9/2000 Summary:  Important retreat news; grants in the works; new box/concession rules; Cut, Poison & Burn, Slasky 2000, and Dubya 2000 need various help; and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/25/2000 Summary:  Mainstage prices raised, various shows need lots of help, July 10 fundraiser planned and needs help NOW, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/11/2000 Summary:  Sylvain's return, Outreach 2000: The Vote, new company members, set strikes and SAG strikes, Slasky Awards rescheduled, upcoming auditions, and more! [Full Minutes...]
6/4/2000 Summary:  Election nomination speeches, financial woes and possible solutions, new Industry Comps policy, Slasky Awards return (and need help planning the PARTY), and more! [Full Minutes...]
5/21/2000 Summary:  Final 2000/2001 Mainstage shows announced, writers needed for Dark Night proposal, Elections upcoming, new lighting equipment rules, new Crime Scene pricing, and more! [Full Minutes...]
5/7/2000 Summary:   Cleaning, sound ops and other volunteer work needed; resource book sign-up; retreat in planning stages, and more! [Full Minutes...]
4/16/2000 Summary:  Secondary rehearsal space discussed, Brides strike announced, 2 Gs and Icarus & Aria need volunteers, fundraising events planned, resource books planned, script workshopping planned, and more! [Full Minutes...]
4/2/2000 Summary: More L.A. Weekly Awards information, a change in Mainstage Season 2000, auditions for 2 Gs continue, new pricing for program ads, Gerald McClanahan scores an interview and wins big bucks, and more! [Full Minutes...]
3/19/2000Summary: Mainstage Season 2000 announced (congrats to all who proposed!), L.A. Weekly Awards information, The Brides gear up for a party (and opening night), and more! [Full Minutes...]
Company Meeting Minutes were not taken prior to 3/19/2000

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