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Summary: Financial status update, January shows
announced, readings coming up, and more!
MINUTES TAKEN BY JOHN WUCHTE
MANAGING
DIRECTOR (Adam Bitterman)
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Past
debt is clear.
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After
November Rent paid will have $3,000 in the bank
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The
TV show MONK paid us for the use of our parking lot for 2 days @ $500/day.
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Adam
noticed one day that the SPACE across the street was holding auditions and
people were parking in our lot. Got
info on the people and sent a note addressing renting the parking lot for the
actors or else they may be towed.
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SPAM
SCAM has been extended. We are
keeping the $10 ticket price. Must
support the extension of shows. ie box office…
LOU BURNSTEIN – Couldn’t we
offer the casting people use of our space as a rental?
ADAM – sure.
If someone wants to look in to that, great.
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We
began a discussion of the $18 ticket price and have we seen any differences.
Adam began speaking and something transpired among a few members and Adam
cut himself off and sat down.
The meeting moved forward.
ARTISTIC
COMMITTEE (David Mcintyre and Padraic Duffy)
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FINER
NOBLE GASES – directed by Aaron Francis.
Dates Fri 10/Sat 8 (may change)
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FINN
IN THE UNDERWORLD – directed by Eric Werner. (NOTE: 2 days following the
meetings were denied the rights to produce the play.
Project off the table as of 11/9/04)
WUCHTE - are there royalties? (Mcintyre – we will know on Tuesday)
BRANDON CLARK – Rep idea good.
Exactly how many shows? What
days? Why this certain number of
shows.
AC – trying something new.
Dates may change. We felt the shows would work better in this configuration.
Wanted to give equal performance opportunities.
One show works better as a late night (Gases). We schedule accordingly so
we could do late night shows as well (F&L).
WUCHTE – how is the $800 budget
working? One show?
Both? Each? (AC and MD had
not come to a decision)
JOE JORDAN – is it harder to get
reviewers without a Thursday?
AC – each show would have it’s
own opening weekend. We have been
getting good coverage and except for the LA Times it should all be good.
PHIL SOKOLOFF – of course, easier
of an 8pm show.
WUCHTE – It’s all about the
cost effectiveness of the performances. How
much are we expending and can we warrant that many performances.
We should also find a marketing idea and utilize one postcard.
What is the ticket price going to
be? TBD.
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AC
still accepting proposals for Dark and Late night projects.
Wuchte – what is the set for the
next cycle? AC – a room.
SAA
Andy out.
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Requesting
3 more people for phone tree.
PRODUCTION
MANAGER (PETER MATTSSON)
Out. No report.
HOUSE
(RUTH and BRANDON)
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THANKS!!!
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Fresca
is back.
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Keep
prodding people to sign up for Ralph’s 3% offer.
FACILITIES (Lou)
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Front
halogen light needs to be replaced. Lou
said he would fix it.
WUCHTE – reminded about wobbly
railing on lighting booth stairs.
LITERARY
(Mcintyre)
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LOTS
OF READINGS. (See Backstage page of
website for details.)
My Uncle Sam.
Ivona.
You Never Can Tell.
Russell Dobular.
MY
UNCLE SAM
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Auditions
– December 10-12. David LM
coordinating.
Wuchte – so we are casting but
not beginning rehearsals until January? David
– correct.
PUBLICITY
(Phil Sokoloff)
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LA
TIMES saw Spam Scam as soon as we went to a Friday performance.
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Don
Shirley – editor – saw Dubya for an article.
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Dean
Cameron on Motleyfool.com website.
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Backstage
West feature article on Klemow and Quiet, Please.
10
TOPS
Aldrich and Jen Hamel did a sorta
performance style piece that both confused and delighted the company.
Coming December 6. 10 featured acts.
CLEAN UP
- be on the lookout for announcements about theater clean up.
Minutes taken by John Wuchte, and edited and
posted to the web by Corey Klemow.
Contact Corey with corrections and clarifications.
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