AIC LOOKING FOR YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

[Roy Janik]

The Austin Improv Collective is now looking for your availability for Fridays in September and October. Please forward this message to anyone you feel might need it.

Please send in your troupe's availability before AUGUST 13th. PM or e-mail is fine

In this message:
1. Available Dates
2. What information to provide
3. Show Descriptions
4. Friday Night Hosting Duties
5. Stay in touch

1. AVAILABLE DATES

We are seeking availability for the following dates:

September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 5, 12, 19, 26

Please try and make your troupe as available as possible. This will make scheduling dramatically easier.

2. INFORMATION TO PROVIDE
Please provide answers to the following questions when replying. Try to keep the numbered list format intact so that e-mails can be processed as quickly as possible.

1. Name of troupe
2. Contact's name
3. Contact's phone number
4. Contact's email
5. Which time slots/shows are your troupe’s preferences.
6. Ideally, how many shows would your troupe prefer to schedule over the two months.
7. dates you will be available to perform
8. dates you will be available host.
9. (optional) a brief (4-5 sentence) description of the troupe for use on websites and other promotional material
10. (optional) a link to a high-quality photo of your troupe for use on websites and other promotional material
11. (optional) your troupe's website/myspace, whatever.

2.1 EXAMPLE RESPONSE
For example, here's a response from a fictional troupe, Team Awesome:
1. Team Awesome
2. Adam T. Awesome
3. 555-AWSM
4. adamizawesome@gmail.com
5. Team Awesome prefers Threefer Madness slots, but we'll take anything.
6. We'd love to perform in up to 3 shows.
7. We're available to perform on any day in September.
8. We're available to host on any Friday , but would prefer October 19th.
9. description: Team Awesome is made up of Austin's most experienced imaginary improvisers. With a combined 200 years of made-up experience, Team Awesome promises to shock and awe audiences with their bombardment of call-backs, quick edits, and amusing facial expressions.
10. Here's a picture of Team Awesome that we like: http://tinyurl.com/36ahxg
11. Team Awesome's website is http://www.teamawesome.ca

3. SHOW DESCRIPTIONS
3.1 THE THREEFER
day/time/location: Fridays, 8pm, at the Hideout
description:
A showcase of three up-and-coming troupes, each with their own unique style. New teams, old pros, regional and national performers, improv, sketch and the occasional experimental form - each team gets 25 minutes to mesmerize you with their own brand of weird science.***

*** (two shows or more scheduled obligates you to one Friday Night Hosting Duty---see below)

3.2 DOUBLE BARREL IMPROV
day/time/location: Fridays, 10 pm, at the Hideout
website: http://doublebarrel.austinimprov.com
description:
Two experienced, proven improv troupes. Roy Janik and Kaci Beeler host with a western flair. 35 minute slots for experienced, proven improv troupes***

*** (two shows or more scheduled shows obligates you
to one Friday Night Hosting Duty---see below)

4. FRIDAY HOSTING DUTIES
7:30pm-11:45pm

HOSTING IS REQUIRED ONCE FOR EACH LOCAL TROUPE WITH AT LEAST TWO SHOWS SCHEDULED.

HOST TEAMS will be in the command of Ann (or another stage manager) who will be present each Friday to supervise and make sure you are keeping the place clean and functional. It's our playground. Let's help make it awesome.

Duties include:

* Providing a Tech person for The Threefer and Double Barrel
* Providing Box Office Person for The Threefer and Double Barrel
* Having someone take tickets outside the theater door.
* Helping to clean the greenroom and theater before/between/after shows
* Providing snacks for Teams and yourself (optional)
* making sure the shows run smoothly.
* Doing anything else the stage manager asks of you.

5. STAY IN TOUCH For news, discussion, schedule changes, casting info and anything else related to Austin Improv, go to the AIC forums at http://forum.austinimprov.com

For the current weekly schedule, head to http://www.austinimprov.com

You can expect an e-mail sent with a complete SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER AIC schedule no later than August 20th.

If a problem/conflict/emergency comes up the Friday night of your performance or hosting, call Ann Wilson, the Hideout stage manager.

Thanks,
Roy