BOARD OF
DIRECTORS – February 20 2007
Meeting
was called to order by President Fred Hundhammer at 6:04pm. Present were Claudia McEwen, Rita Irwin, Paul
Buckley, C. J. Geotis, Sylvia Rickett, Loretta Geotis, Gail Burnett, Suzanne
Terpos. Arnie Steinmetz, Terry McBroom and Tom O’Neil arrived shortly. Absent
were Christine Leird, Ginger Michael, Dona Beckman and Natalia Gimer.
Approval of the Agenda: Motion to
approve, seconded and passed without changes.
Minutes: Motion to approve, seconded and passed.
a) Goodbye
Charlie finished with a total of approx. 1600 in attendance.
b) Body count for January was 2104.
c) One Night Only
earned approx. $6,000 including donations of $630 and hosted approximately 103
attendees. We do have some outstanding
advertising to pay for since “fundraising” is not covered under the TDC grant. Thank
you notes are to be sent out to who donated over and above the price of the
tickets, which is a standard procedure.
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CINEMA
Other
stuff
a) Program
inserts are at the printer for Gigi. Volunteers are welcomed to help collate next
week.
b) Please
email me with any dates that you can volunteer for Gigi, concessions, ushers, etc. Thurs/Fri/Sat and Sun, March
18. March 1 through March 31. NOTE:
If you have friends in mind that might be interested in volunteering for
the first time, they must meet with me prior to show night. If I have enough
interest, I will schedule another volunteer school. If not, please note that a new volunteer must
call me to set up a time to meet with them prior to working.
c) I
have talked with Tom Doerfel of the Doerfel Family a couple of times recently
and he would like to perform at the theatre sometime in the near future. I do not have details from Tom yet as to how
much he would expect to make, how much we could charge
for tickets, etc. They are a unique
family, two parents and 10 children who all play and sing bluegrass music. All reports from those who have attended
performances are excellent. It seems
they perform for tips. They may be around in April, month during which we have
nothing on in the Theatre. It might be successful to have it done in the
gallery, at a cover charge of about $5 and then charge for concessions. Paul
offered to help with lights and Claudia with concessions. It could be a way of
getting people who don’t normally do so to come to our building. Loretta will
find out more details and this will be discussed further next meeting.
d) Received
request from FOP, Tony Russo, for advertising in their yearbook to be
distributed at an “Afternoon of Country Music” on May 20 in
e) Computer replacements still
outstanding. CJ is in touch with the
school contact.
f) You are all invited to the FKWS
opening reception here in the gallery on March 4th at 7:30pm. They
typically set up themselves and clear up afterwards. We are all invited.
g) Please share with your casts and crews
that comp tix need to be reserved in advance just as a regular ticket is,
meaning not on the night of the show on the way in the door. Please remind all those involved in
performances to proceed in the regular manner and book ahead of time.
h)
Thanks to everyone for the
beautiful flowers sent to me in the hospital.
I appreciate all your good wishes. And we are all glad to have you
back!
Committee Reports:
Finance:
Meeting did not occur. Budget will be worked on soon so please get any requests
in to the committee. It was established that there will be a chorus, so there
will be a budget for that. Body count for January was 2104, 1600 of which for
Charlie. Cinema was up by 198. Cash
balance as of Feb 13th playhouse: $ 11086, cinema $2413. Capital
improvement $14958, Operating reserves $ 29559 for a total of $58018 and the
CD, which will mature in June.
VP Production: Report
comprised of news based on the Playreading committee and on the upcoming
season’s schedule (below).
Playreading: Rita passed out a tentative schedule copied below.
Discussion followed, also below.
Marathon Community Theatre
2007 – 2008 Schedule
SUMMER
Clouds Over Sunshine Inn July
26,27,28
Musical by Ben Harrison Aug
2,3,4
Director: Thomas Cullen
Producer: Jackie O’Neal
OPEN AUDITIONS Sept
15,16
Production #1 Nov
15,16,17
California Suite (12 performances) Nov
23,24,25 (mat)
Director: Jorg Gobel (not confirmed) Nov
29,30 Dec 1
Producer: Dec
6,7,8
(4 ½ weeks between productions)
Production #2 Jan
10,11,12
The Smell of the Kill Jan
17,18,19
Director: Rita Irwin Jan
24,25,26 27 (mat)
Producer: Jan
31 Feb 1,2
(4 ½ weeks between productions)
Production #3 Mar
6,7,8
Me and My Girl Mar
13,14,15,16 (mat)
Director: Fred Hundhammer Mar
20,21,22
Producer: Mar
27,28,29
Apr
3,4,5
Easter is March 3rd
(4 ½ weeks between productions)
Production #4 May
8,9,10
Cactus Flower May
15,16,17
Director: Alecia Merel
Producer:
When Fundraiser?
MCT salutes the Gershwin Brothers and Irving Berlin
Director: Laura Hutt
Do we want to try a matinee for the 4th
show?
Should we run more performances of the 4th
show?
Scheduling involves many challenges and has to work
around holidays, avoiding Christmas and New Year, but with performances over
Easter. The usual pattern was maintained. Jorg still needs to be approached to
see if he will agree to direct California Suite. The Smell of the Kill was
chosen over Steel Magnolias. Dates for the fundraiser are still open. Fred
suggests maintaining the successful schedule of the previous years in October
19th and 20th. All agree. If we want to do something else in
February, it can be discussed at a later date. This summer the production will
be reprise of Clouds Over Sunshine Inn. 2008 Summer Readings were brought forward
by Ginger and Jackie, we can put them on for two weeks each, “Vanities” and
“Hot Lovers”, dates will be set next meeting. Motion made to approve the
schedule. Approved with the condition Jorg accepts directing. The motion was
amended to add a third weekend to the end of the last show. Directors also need
to be approved. Motion made, seconded and approved. Despite a hard start, Jorg
is pulling Gigi together nicely. We need to find producers for the 2008 season!
We all thank the Playreading committee for their hard and fruitful work.
Stage
Committee: Needed light bulbs were ordered and arrived.
Building: Paul reported that the emergency lights have been
checked and are in working order. During the Sunday storm the AC unit was
knocked onto Denny’s office and while it still runs, it needs to be reattached.
It is possible the bill may be sent to the roofers, since materials left behind
by them caused the damage.
Entertainment:
Opening night party will happen for Gigi, and Fred is going to approach sources
to obtain donation of a case of champagne.
Membership: The cast list Gigi needs to be checked and any new
members need to enroll.
Other:
Old Business:
New Business: Loretta had a letter from Coca Cola. They are
implementing price increases in February. Loretta wonders whether we should
raise our prices. Fred mentions $1.50 for soft drinks, and Loretta will decide
on final prices for concessions.
Claudia reported hearing comments that we have not
raised our cinema prices in a while, some people suggesting that an increase
would be perfectly acceptable. Since such a large proportion of ticket price
goes back to the movie makers, we tend to prefer to raise the price of
concessions gradually over time, since that revenue comes right back to us.
Good of the Order: Good luck to all in Gigi.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Submitted
by Sylvia Rickett, Secretary