Minutes: 15th February 2010

STaG Board Meeting

15^th February 2010

In attendance: H. Sloan, A. Blundell, R. Jones, S. Gregson, P. Mannion, S. Bradley, K. Nesbitt, T. Mackay, F. Andrew, L. Fenwick, A. Ralston, E. Burckhardt.

Apologies: J. Dyer, T. Eaton.

Agenda

1. New Writing Festival Update
2. G12 Production Fund
3. SRC Top-Up Grant
4. The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
5. AOB

1. New Writing Festival Update

The posters and flyers have been printed and are being distributed around the casts of the four plays. A. Blundell and the NWF committee report that the plays are all doing well.

A. Blundell and S. Gregson met Susan from the Ramshorn and signed the contract. They managed to receive a reduced venue hire price of £1520, and there will be an 80/20 box office split in our favour. As part of the contract, all members who will be performing or working in the Ramshorn have to sign the Health and Safety Agreement and this will take place at the Technical Rehearsals.

There will be a pub quiz fundraiser in the STaG Room on Monday 15^th February and a bake sale on Wednesday 17^th February, outside the QMU, to raise money for the NWF.

K. Nesbitt stated that she was going to be ‘aggressive’ in signing new cast members and techies into becoming real paid-up STaG Members.

For the after-festival-announcement-of-the-winner-party, F. Andrew will be booking Viper or the Tennent’s Bar for a social. He will report back next week.

T. Mackay wished to know if it was worth using the minibuses for transport of props/set/costume to the Ramshorn. This might be unfeasible, however, because designated drivers are not available. It was suggested that there should be a discussion about as many people as possible becoming qualified minibus drivers.

A. Ralston discussed the format of the programme and it was agreed that the goat would be advertised in it.

2. G12 Production Fund

The G12 Production Fund deadline has been extended to the 15^th March. There was no final agreement about what production/slot we should apply for it with, however it was proposed that we apply for a variety of slots/a few production, or perhaps just apply for The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?.

3. SRC Top-Up Grant

The Executive Board met with the SRC to discuss receiving funding for the New Writing Festival. The SRC were impressed with what STaG had achieved as a society and it would be good to continue to keep more in touch with the SRC, to see how they can help us. They are going to give us £500 for the NWF, and help us advertise the society and the festival across campus.

4. The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

The auditions for The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? went well and the play is now cast. There was also lots of shiny new faces at the auditions. According to S. Gregson, a friendly email goes a long way.

5. AOB

A. Ralston – wanted to receive blurbs for the all the plays. A. Blundell is going to make sure the directors know, and K. Nesbitt is also going to circulate these blurbs in the email.

K. Nesbitt – wishes the people who are on social duty to have the correct memberising equipment, so if you could pick it up from her at the board meeting on Monday.

E. Burckhardt – wishes to start a STaG prop and costume inventory, so that directors know what STaG has to offer them. It was suggested that this could be looked into, with J. Dyer, to see how such a system might be put in place.