First Meeting

It's real? It's happening? YES! It's all starting to come together.

We had our first meeting Mon Nov 22nd. We had to do it really late because one of my actors had another rehearsal and other actors were rehearsing for the New Student Review, which I had directed two scenes in as well. I have to say- the night didn't go as professionally as I'd like it to- but it was a lot more fun than I expected! I am friends with all of them in general. This wasn't on purpose, I promise you, but only comes naturally because there are about 60 people in our department and we are constantly working together on shows and behind the scenes and have classes together or find that our schedules match and we talk in the green room. We were slow to start and the meeting went a little longer than planned. I wish I could get on top of keeping things organized.

Our agenda consisted of:
1. Thank You
2. Introduction of cast and crew
          -we said our names, where we're from, what year we are, what our part in the show is and what our
            favorite place to go as a child was
3. Timeline
        -read through during finals week
        -dec 3rd designs are due
        -collaborate everyone's schedule
        -week of Feb 8th is tech week
        -performance dates
        -taking it on the road depends on school and hospital preference
                         -missing class
4. Introduction of the show
        -Characters
        -Setting
        -Synopsis
        -Proposal
                -Concept
        -Playwright Bio
        -History
5. Children's Theatre
        -What is it?
        -Why is it important?
        -Absurdist trends
        -Hospitals and Schools
6. Blog (this!!!!)
7. Scripts
8. Contact Sheet
9. Goals
10. Questions
11. Thank You Thank You Thank YOU :-)

I basically went over everything they needed to know to get started. They listened patiently, even though at times I didn't think they cared, I know that I was just getting nervous. This peice is very important to me and I wanted them to really get that. I also wanted them to understand that they didn't have to do this. I'm not paying them. They don't get credits. They don't get to meet great connections. They aren't getting much out of it- however, I appreciate it more than they know. I love them dearly for commiting to this production.