Minutes: 14th September 2009

In attendance: H. Sloan, R. Jones, A. Blundell, S. Gregson, P. Mannion, M. O’Neill, L. Fenwick, F. Andrew, A. Ralston

Apologies: J. Dyer, K. Nesbitt, T. MacKay.

Welcome Back!

Agenda
1. Fringe
2. Freshers’ Week
3. New Talent Play
4. Community Theatre Primary Schools Proposal
5. Board Trip
6. AOB


1. Fringe
Everyone was generally very enthusiastic, but it agreed it will be useful to build on ideas from this year and years previous. P. Mannion will meet with Fringe people and write out some constructive criticism for next year. F. Andrew suggested trying different venues, but ties with the Bedlam Theatre and EUTC cannot be ignored in the decision-making process. It was suggested that maybe we could try a week at the Fringe. Publicity this year was very good, and we should keep building on the years previous, audience numbers were very positive.

2. Freshers’ Week
Freshers’ Week is going well. The visit to Murano Student Flats was a very useful tool in making Freshers feel welcome into the society. Rota for the stall had been worked out, ensuring that a Board Member was present at all times. There is a plan to rearrange the STaG Room for the showcase. Please plug the Wild Goose Chase – Glasgow Guardian were very excited by the prospect. M. O’Neill suggested a Freshers’ Week post-mortem, which will be discussed in a few meetings, to reflect on the positives and negatives of Freshers’ Week and obtaining new members.

3. New Talent Play
Billed as a mixed bag, two nights of New Talent and new members – please encourage people to audition. We have booked Qudos for the 11th and 12th of October, with Qudos until 1am on the Monday for the aftershow party! There are seven proposals from Philippa Mannion, Hannah MacKenzie, Hannah McCormack, Ben Watson, Luke Mason & James Cathcart, Katherine Nesbitt and Matt Griffin.

4. Community Theatre Primary Schools Proposal
L. Fenwick has proposed workshops for Primary Schools, as part of her course at the RSAMD. Hoping to start after the October Break at about three or four Primary Schools, with a few STaG members who are interested. The budget was agreed at £100, but L. Fenwick is going to apply for a community grant to try and get some financial assistance as money is tight. All were agreed that is it is an excellent idea and should go ahead. M. O’Neill said it would excellent publicity if people who were doing the workshops could be interviewed by Guardian, Qmunicate etc.

5. Board Trip
It has officially been changed and will now be on the 17th – 18th October, provisionally. This is the weekend after the New Talent Play and the week before Peribanez. We are to encourage the new board members to attend.

6. AOB
L. Fenwick – is going to set up a community blog, that will be linked to the website, when that is up and running.

H. Sloan – block bookings at the QMU will be arranged and at present J. Dyer and A. Ralston are the two people allowed to book rooms at the QMU.

R. Jones – still looking out for STaG Nights committee members, so please get in touch, and spread the word around that STaG Nights will need a Floor Manager.

M. O’Neill – The publicity committee have met for the first time, and there was a rundown of what was discussed – website set up through wordpress.com hopefully, using everything to our full advantage, Glasgow Guardian – using them, finding photographers, having a standard model for all our posters and flyers, targeted flyering at lectures, faculties, discussions about tactics for Peribanez.

That’s it, see you next week.