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
