BUGS General Body Meeting

May 4, 2006

Lady Chancellor's Report

• We have a director - Jes is doing Ruddigore!
• talking to Moses Brown about space - should have a response next Thursday
• We did a concert!
• it was terrible
• "but we got a hundred dollars!" - Malka
• consensus favorite part - Charlie playing the mouth piano
• We have a production staff - except for lighting designer (Spencer Brody?)
• Production Meeting next Thursday at 8:30
• email Jes if you're interested

• Other events coming - wait for Martha

Ward in Chancery's Report

• She will be president
• Assistant make-up artists are needed
• She is production manager
• Creative ways to cast extra people - later
• Jack can do make-up
• We are also looking for apprentices in general
• Free printing for the first couple weeks when we come back

-Alyssa will mete out printing tasks

• We're looking for free stuff from local businesses - let Alyssa know

 

Pirate King's Report

• Director tableslips - oh well
• Start working on designs for next semester
• Take the giant banner out of Michelle's room

 

Queen of the Faeries Report

• "We're losing our two big leads - and Jonathan also"
• So - we're having activities during Orientation
• email Martha about singing during Orientation
• Dorm storming - email Martha if you're interested
• Maybe we can get here early (be Bears)
• Patterthon - we have the Faunce Steps
• October 21 st , 3:00 and we're in the program!
• Martha is in charge of rehearsals for patterthon which will start as soon as we get back
• Martha will talk to Jes about what we did last year
• Talk to everyone about getting money
• We have a cast party this Saturday!
• It will start at 10:00 in ADPhi lounge
• It's free! And unlimited alcohol (for everyone who is of age <wink,wink>)
• Talk to Malka about spending excess flex points

 

First Lord of the Admiralty Report

• Malka will go shortly to change our address
• We're trying to get a grant from the CAC
• Also looking at Rhode Island state grant

 

Grand Inquisitor Report

• UCS for Cat III status
• Weekend before Spring Break for our show Spring '07
• 2 weeks after Spring Break is what we want; otherwise what we had this semester
• We're meeting tomorrow at 2:00 in front of ADPhi to move stuff (Board, Jack & Charlie.)

 

*Jes is looking forward to us (her) being a finalist for one of those award thingys*

 

Sorceresses Report

• We want pictures
• BUGS tech listserv for Alyssa

 

Other items of discussion

• Where are the DVDs?
• Steve has Pirates
• Josh and Martha have Iolanthe
• "Malka has spoken" - eep!
• We're still missing stuff.
• Contact SASA. maybe?
• Crappy policemen's costumes?
• Swords?

 

Announcements

None

 

Amendments:

• Add section e) to Article II, section 10: "The D'Oyly Carte shall only select a show from the works of Gilbert &/or Sullivan."
• No discussion
• Amendment passes
• Change the purpose statement, add a sentence at the end of it: "BUGS productions shall be open to as many members of the Brown community as finances and space permit."
• Ron: "unless you really suck, you'll be able to do something for the show"
• Alyssa - if we're using small space, no money, what do we do?
• Michelle - protection for the board members from people complaining
• Jes - we need something to fall back on, but not too vague
• Amandeep - why can't we say: it's BUGS' policy to be as inclusive as possible
• Claire - people will be forced to take people that they don't want
• Jes - if there comes a time we absolutely must not let everyone in; this is here for the spirit of the club
• Ron - carrying a tune thing - why audition?
• Alyssa - An idea "Casting, however, will be limited to those who can carry a tune."
• Malka - If we did have to limit it to a number of people, we select by audition; the director does the casting
• Jack - perhaps we should add that final casting decisions are made by the director
• Nick - incompetent tech people are bad too; not a hard and fast statement
• Alastair - agrees with Nick - whatever species the director is, the director will audition; the idea that we have five people who can sing, and eight people who can sing as equally as bad as each other.
• Claire - friendly amendment: "Limitations will be at the discretion of the director."
• Martha moves the previous question - it passes

• The amendment as amended passes

• Amendment - change a simple majority part of amending the constitution to "3/4 of BUGS members present"

• Amandeep - are there quorum rules?

• Martha moves the previous question

• Amendment passes

• Amandeep's Amendment: Add part b) to Article V Section 2: "Amendments may only be ratified at a previously announced general body meeting with at least half of the D'Oyly Carte present."
  • Ron moves the previous question

  • Amendment passes

Other Business

• Malka wants to know if anyone wants to go to the Campus Market after this meeting
• Nominations of people for useless offices
• Alyssa - nominates Alastair's mouth
• Jes - nominates shoes with holes in them for trying to get anywhere
• Alastair's mouth is nominated for a useless office
• Condemnations
• Ron - condemn the seniors to death for being traitors and leaving
• The seniors are condemned to death
• Martha moves to close business

 

Announcements 2:

• Alyssa - with respect to all the things she announced earlier - new email:
  • ~~editted for privacy~~
• Kate - we need a rehearsal pianist
• Ron - let him know when to come out and see it
• Jes - come to the party Saturday

 

Meeting is adjourned