Sunday, May 11, 2008

MINUTES 3

1. Directorial Vision

Think: What is the significance of reformation to us?

Debbie hopes that all of us will form a directorial vision that we are convicted in so that we will know the purpose of the play as we carry out our duties.

Focus of the play:

  1. How we made a stand to separate from the Roman Catholic church.
  2. How God works through one man
  3. Always God-centred!!

2. Roles (with datelines in red)

Scriptwriter: JQ

-Finish script before leaving for Vietnam. (ie 14 May)


Stage manager: Brian

-duties of SM include arranging rehearsal schedule, blocking and cueing.

-Get actors’ schedule on availability of dates for rehearsal (weekday nights, weekend) from now till Oct 26 by Wednesday, 14 May

-Note: Debbie will be away from 13 June to 9 July.

Publicity: Grace

-publicity should start in early August and peak in September

-find out from Bro Eric the usual number of invites for cantanta

-booklet

-the booklet should be something that people can bring home and think about reformation

-‘proposed contents’ to be sent to Debbie by 12 June

-poster

-find out number of posters to print by 31 May

-show designs to Debbie by 12 June
-ask bro Eric, Yong Hwee, Elvin to design also

-tell Lingting estimated budget after getting 3 quotes by 30 May

Costumes: Joyce

-ask design team to do a small research on Martin Luther’s time (6th century)

-for example, is it an oppressive period?

-general atmosphere, background, what do the people wear

-can get ideas from the movie too

-do a design brief of the costumes of all the characters (what they are wearing)

-distribute among team members

-can be drawn or printed from online search

-do all of the above by 31 May

-tell Lingting estimated budget by 30 May (get help from phoebe, dawn)

-finish the minutes and send to the relevant people (DONE! J)

Elliot

-help out in costumes

-check if it is possible to have a performance after morning service on 26 Oct by 31 May


Props: Elvin

-Debbie needs the general plan for the 7 scene (layout of props on stage, how the scene changes will take place, what is the door)

-decide what items you want for the set (blocks? Wood?)

- by 8 June ( before departure)

-tell Lingting estimated budget for props. (Debbie suggested $200 for props) by 30 May

Treasurer: Lingting

-get verbal consent from Rev. Quek first.

-compile the various estimated budget from Grace, Elvin, Joyce by 31 May

-propose directly to the session

3. Any Other Business

-Rehearsal would be done scene by scene so only those people involved in the scene will need to come down.

-Production/ Admin Meeting

-Twice a month

-first one on 31 May, 3pm

-subsequently, it’ll be 2nd and 4th Saturday after Debbie comes back

-2nd meeting will be on 12 July, 2nd Saturday (correct me if I’m wrong. It was said to be on 9th July but that is a Wednesday)

-Full dress rehearsal tentatively on 3 October

-Technical run tentatively on 10 October

-for the long term, the costumes can be stored on the 3rd floor, then move them to the 2nd floor as it gets closer to the performance.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

1st Rehearsal

yep its the 1st ever rehearsal, Sunday, 11th May after SGBF.

looking forward to it

Casts & Roles

Main Cast:

Martin Luther
- Ivan
- Brian

Narrator
- Kang

Staupitz
- Elvin
- Bro Henry (tentative)

Mother
- Debbie

Girl
- Jing yi
- Petrina

Tetzal
-danny
-jing he

Eck
- Lingwei
- Brian


Minor roles:

Companion 1
- Chan

Companion 2
- Raphael

Kidnapper
- Tim
- Zhong Yan

Knight
- JQ

Counsellors (diet of worms)
- Jon.tay

Emperor
- Jason

Beggar
- Brian


Department heads:

Director
- Debbie

Stage manager
- Debbie’s choice

Costumes
- Joyce

Props
- Elvin

Technical director
- Joel.lim
- Zhuang
- Chee Chang

Publicity
- Grace


Creative team:
Joyce
Elvin
Dawn
Phoebe
Lingting
Huimin
jQ