Minutes of October Board Meeting
At the ACT I Studio

Board Members Present: Joan Cooling, Marcy Horst, Steve Arnold, Linda Radcliffe, Ron Baldwin, Larry Adams-Bowers

Call to Order: 6:35 PM

Motion: (Larry / Linda) To approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Linda presented the board with printed reports. We currently have $8,396.25 in checking. We cleared 915.25 on Sweet Corn Day

Motion: (Steve / Larry) To approve the Treasurer’s Report as corrected. Motion carried.

Season Ticket Sales: Our final total for season tickets sold is 47 adult tickets and 8 student tickets.

Discussion: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum There was an extended discussion of the production and several issues relating thereto. Everyone seemed very pleased with the finished product.

Discussion: Budget Forms Forms were presented and discussed for used in the future for developing show budgets.

Discussion: Director’s Committee Joan appointed a committee for Directors’ Compensation, as per the previous board meeting. The committee will be Steve, Marcy, and Ron. There was also a related discussion of make-up, and it was noted that Colleen Karrick apparently will not be updating our makeup supply. There was a suggestion (serious? Not serious?) that the director’s committee also find a person to update the makeup. Jill Bopp was suggested.

Discussion: Tea and Shakespeare, and Romeo and Juliet Promotion Steve would like to do a performance of Tea and Shakespeare for the board. The opening performance will be Monday, November 12 at the Ray House for PEO. It was tentatively decided that the December 9 board meeting would be held at Steve’s house with a Tea and Shakespeare performance for the board. A suggestion was made for a 3:00 PM Meeting and a 4:00 PM tea. Steve has rehearsal that afternoon and preferred to wait to set the time. Steve also requested that the board allow him to let cast members begin ordering tickets immediately and that they be given a discount for tickets to the first week as a way of getting bigger houses for the first week. The board agreed to this, and a plan to allow cast members a 15% discount for all tickets sold for the first week once that cast member had ordered 15 tickets was agreed to.

Discussion: Costume Shop Concerns It was agreed to table a discussion of costume shop concerns until the next meeting.

Discussion: Play Selection It decided to open a discussion of play selection up to the membership. A meeting would be held (being publicized in Grease Paint) following the November 11 performance of Words and Music by Skeet Powers.

Directing Assignments Larry informed the board that he would not take charge of the poetry reading or direct Titanic Disaster Hearings. Steve would do Titanic and Beverly Adams-Bowers would take over the poetry reading.

Motion: (Larry/Linda) To adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:24 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Steve Arnold
Secretary

The morning following this meeting, board members received a lengthy e-mail message from Larry resigning his position on the board and resigning as the play selection chair. He cited numerous grievances against a variety of individuals and groups.

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