AIC LOOKING FOR YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR MARCH/APRIL 2008

[Roy Janik]

Howdy!

The Austin Improv Collective is now looking for your availability for
Fridays in March and April.

Please pass this announcement on to anyone you think should have it who may not have received it, especially representatives from newly formed troupes.

***PLEASE READ: REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/NOTES***

* If your troupe is scheduled to perform, it should largely be your
known cast that shows up for the slot. If your known cast cannot show
up, tell me in advance so that I can find a replacement. We need the
Friday shows filled with groups that rehearse regularly to ensure a high
level of quality. This means there should be no last minute scrambling
to assemble a group.
* Fulfilling your hosting duties enables you to perform in the next
schedule.
* Hosting is required for troupes in 2 or more shows.
* If you need to swap shows, contact me.
* When hosting, each show needs 4 people.
* If your availability isn't in by the deadline (the 15th), you will not
be scheduled.
* You are responsible for keeping track of when your shows and hosting
nights are.

The dates to keep in mind are:

FEB. 15: deadline for availability to be in
FEB. 20: New schedule distributed.

Please send in your troupe's availability by sending me an e-mail at ROY AT JANIK DOT ORG or by sending me a PM.

***AVAILABLE DATES***

We are seeking availability for the following dates:

MARCH 7TH, 14TH, 21ST, 28TH
APRIL 4TH, 11TH, 18TH (25TH is booked by the LAFF Festival)

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

***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, phone number, and email
3. Ideally, how many shows would your troupe prefer to be in over the two months.
4. dates you will be available to perform
5. dates you will be available host.
6. a brief description of the troupe

***FRIDAY SHOW DESCRIPTIONS***

8PM: The Threefer, featuring 3 troupes with 25 minutes each
10PM: The Double Barrel, featuring 2 troupes with 40-45 minutes each

***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.

Duties include (for both shows):

* 1 tech booth person
* 1 box office person
* 1 ticket taker
* 1 MC (show host)
* Cleaning the greenroom and theater.
* making sure the shows run smoothly.
* Doing anything else the stage manager asks of you.

***FINALLY***

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

You can expect an e-mail sent with a complete March/April AIC
schedule no later than February 20th.

If a problem/conflict/emergency comes up the Friday night of your
performance or hosting, call Ann Wilson, the Hideout stage manager, at
254-366-8936 or me, Roy Janik, at 512-638-7265.

Thanks!

Roy Janik
(scheduling head)

P.S. Come say hi on the forums: http://forum.austinimprov.com