[SDS] Society Day Recap

[Natalie Barillaro]

I still have Con Brain, sorry guys.

Elections are in EAS222, not BC. That would be dumb. Thanks to Kelly for
the catch!

Natalie Barillaro
Stevens Institute of Technology Co-op '17
Computer Science Major
Vice President, Stevens Dramatic Society Spring 2016
Arts and Music Subcommittee Head, 2016
Stevens Student Ambassador, Tour Guide

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Natalie Barillaro <nbarilla at stevens.edu>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> If you'd like to know what we discussed last week at Society Day, here it
> is:
>
>
> *Non-Mainstage Opportunities*
> The society seems to have reached a consensus on the issue of recruitment
> and retention: the best way to increase both is to keep people involved.
> The best way we can do that is with smaller shows that are not tied to the
> mainstage production. Some ideas thrown around were a set of one-acts, a
> 24-hour show, and even a series of smaller plays rehearsed during the
> summer and performed in Hayden at the beginning of the semester.
>
> While there seems to be a lot of interest for these types of shows, the
> efforts of the executive board are usually concentrated on the mainstage
> production. As a result, they do not have much time to produce anything
> else. We've decided to open this responsibility up to the society. How?
> Through an application process, of course!
>
> If you have a plan for a smaller show next semester, please apply here
> <http://goo.gl/forms/cUNCs96YXJ>. The next eboard can/will review them
> and put together their fall season accordingly. By filling out this
> application and having your proposal approved, you will hold full
> responsibility for the production of this show. It's a *big deal*.
>
>
> *Show Selection*
> Next we discussed mainstage shows. Here is a list of some of the shows
> that were discussed as well as the points we made about them.
>
> *Metamorphoses *(Proposed by Liz Lamb)
>
>    - Comedy/Drama (series of vignettes)
>    - Based on Ovid's tales. The theme is change.
>    - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphoses_(play)>
>    - 5m/5f/ flexible
>    - We would need a pool, but Carl said as long as Liz is in charge of
>    the pool we can do it
>
>
> *Almost Maine *(Proposed by Kathy Nevola)
>
>    - Romantic Comedy (Vignettes)
>    - Vignettes about love & romance
>    - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost,_Maine>
>    - 2-14 men, 2-8 women (flexible)
>    - Flexible set
>
>
> *Reckless *(Proposed by Kathy Nevola)
>
>    - Comedy Drama
>    - This woman realizes her husband hired a hitman to kill her on
>    Christmas Eve. Hilarity (?) ensues
>    - Info <http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=1238>
>    - 4m/5f (doubling
>    - Flexible set
>
>
> *Rumors *(Proposed by Katie Brown)
>
>    - Comedy
>    - It's a farce. There's a gun. What else do you need to know?
>    - Wikipedia <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumors_(play)>
>    - 4m/4f +2
>    - Interior Set
>
>
> *Hound of the Baskervilles *(Mark Cirnigliaro)
>
>    - Drama
>    - You know, like Sherlock Holmes
>    - Info <http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2470/hound-of-the-baskervilles>
>    - 5m/5f
>    -
>
>    Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Opportunity for Spectacle
>
>    Period Costumes
>
> *The 39 Steps *(Mark Cirnigliaro)
>
>    - Comedy/Farce
>    - "Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of
>    Monty Python and you have *The 39 Steps*, a fast-paced whodunit"
>    - Info <http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/1920/39-steps-the>
>    - 3m/1f  (Many suggested the small cast size could play well into
>    having multiple smaller shows throughout the semester)
>    -
>
>    Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
>
>    Period Costumes
>
>
> There were others, but they weren't recorded and I have no recollection of
> them! Please continue to put your ideas in this little form here
> <http://goo.gl/forms/IlcLqo3j85>.
>
>
> See you all TOMORROW for elections, 9PM, BC222. If you're a member (which
> means you can vote), PLEASE come. If you can't vote, you are welcome to
> come anyway and offer up discussion.
>
> Bye!
>
>
> Natalie Barillaro
> Stevens Institute of Technology Co-op '17
> Computer Science Major
> Vice President, Stevens Dramatic Society Spring 2016
> Arts and Music Subcommittee Head, 2016
> Stevens Student Ambassador, Tour Guide
>
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