· October 21, 2001 · 
What happened at the Company Meeting

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Summary: Halloween party coming up, Literary Committee Reading Series about to begin, upcoming shows need running crews, and more!
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Business Manager - Carla-Jo Bailey
* We need $2000 for October rent.  We made it up, but we're now paying off Caliban (for their $800 production budget).
* We still need to raise money for November right away.
* This past weekend's box office went towards paying back a loan.
* Please turn in receipts by November 1.

Facilities / Tongue Tied Tales - Kirstin Burbank
* We need to find the dumpster key.  The neighbors are using the dumpster and causing an overflow.
* Aldrich Allen: There's a keyed lock in the office.
* Tongue-Tied Tales opens on Tuesday!  Come see it on Tuesday, PLEASE!
* The show is almost entirely made up of company members!

Artistic Committee - Stephanie Bell, Crystal Keith & Scott Rabinowitz
* Still taking mainstage proposals for the vacated Crash slot until October 31.
* It doesn't have to be a full proposal; we'll take suggestions, hints, and comments.

Literary Committee - Corey Klemow (for Michael Farkash)
* FYI - I am NOT on the Literary Committee; Michael just asked me to make an announcement about the reading series, because he couldn't be here today.
  * October 28 - "Primal Tour", by Michael Farkash
  * November 4 - "Fragging", by Louis Cimino
  * November 11 - "The Perverse Tongue", by George Larkin
  * November 18 - Short Plays
10/30 UPDATE: The short play show on Nov. 18 has been cancelled.

Online Committee - Brad Friedman
* Thanks to Aaron Francis for painting the web address on the front of the theatre!

Hallowen Party / Fool - Gerald McClanahan & Paul Byrne
* Halloween Party - Sat., Oct. 27, after Crime Scream - $15 for CS & party, $10 for just the party
* Paul Byrne: I'm working hard on getting an event licence to sell beer; we need a volunteer to actually deliver the paperwork.  (A volunteer is found.)
* Stephanie Bell: If we're charging $15, we should not also be charging for alcohol on top of that.
* How about free drink tickets?
* Scott Rabinowitz: How about an open bar for an hour?
* Adam Bitterman: If we give the beer away, we don't need a permit.
* Paul Byrne: The permit costs $25; I'm paying for it myself.
* We need bartenders.  (You can keep the tips!)
* There will be a Reiki room; this is a sort of healing energy thing.  I don't necessarily believe in that sort of thing, but I've tried it and it works.
* Need volunteers to help clean up afterwards.
* Bring/donate food if you wanna.  Chips, nibbly things - no hot food, please.
* The permit will also allow selling of alcohol during Caprice.
* FoOL returns this Friday.  Just $5!  Runs through November 9.

Crime Scene - Paul Byrne
* We'd like holiday-themed scripts for Crime Scene in December - Christ Scene is coming!
* Jessie Marion will be directing Steve Tanner's Zeppelin, which will feature a lot of German accents.  There's one other storyline that's about to begin, the the details aren't set yet.

A word from CRYSTAL KEITH:
* If you know the press is going to be here, coming to the show is the best thing you can do to help.
* I'm trying to arrange a display of pieces by local artists on the back wall (behind the risers, leading to the bathrooms) - a gallery with different pieces that will change over time.

A word from BRAD FRIEDMAN:
* We need to do a curtain speech at the start of ALL our shows, to promote our other shows!

Ten Tops - Aldrich Allen
* Scary as Hell 10 Tops on Monday, October 29 - featuring a screening of the film Traditional Family Vampires!

A word from SCOTT RABINOWITZ:
* Please come see The Tempest, which I directed at Pasadena Shakespeare Company.

Publicity - Philip Sokoloff
* Press is coming to Tongue-Tied Tales on Tuesday; please COME!
* All major papers came to see Caprice on opening weekend - 8 critics total.

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Zander Stephano
* READING: Sunday, Nov. 4, probably 1pm at the theatre (before the company meeting)
* AUDITIONS: Sunday, Nov. 11, 10am-6pm & Monday, Nov. 12, 10am-10pm (Sunday & Monday); maybe a third day on the 13th.
* Color-blind casting - we need chameleons; each actor will play about 12 different characters.
* Monologues will be on the website.  Bring in a monologue and I'll direct it in different ways.
* If you'd like to be on the house crew, let me know - I have a stage manager, but the rest of the crew positions are open.

The Holiday Show - Desi Doyen
* We need a running crew!
* Eleven performances - Thursdays-Saturdays, 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.
* Casting is not done yet, but will be announced soon.

A word from MATT SAXE:
* I'm looking into getting us a P.O. Box closer to here, to replace the one in Venice.

A word from PHIL SOKOLOFF:
* There are four more performances of the play I'm in at Theatre West - Ray Bradbury's Falling Upwards.
* Ray Bradbury will be there at the November 1st performance.



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