SUBMIT AVAILABILITY FOR THE JULY/AUGUST SHOWS BY JUNE 12TH

[Roy Janik]

Howdy!

The AIC is now looking for your availability for Fridays in July & August.

Please read the announcements below, and also answer all the questions. Please try to answer in order and by number, so it's easier to process.

***REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/NOTES***

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* A renewed emphasis on quality will help shape this schedule. As such
* shows may not be as equally distributed as in the past.
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* Fulfilling your hosting duties enables you to perform in the next
schedule.
* Hosting is required for troupes in 2 or more shows. Hosting is
appreciated even if you only have 1 show.
* 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 12th), 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:

June 12th: deadline for availability to be in
June 17th: New schedule distributed.

Please send in your troupe's availability by PMing me or emailing me at ROY AT JANIK DOT ORG

***AVAILABLE DATES***

We are seeking availability for the following dates:

JULY 4, 11, 18, 25
AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 22

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? I will treat this number as a maximum, so don't be shy.
4. How often does your troupe rehearse?
5. What other shows does your troupe perform in? How often?
6. dates you will be available to perform
7. dates you will be available host
8. a brief description of the troupe

***FRIDAY SHOW DESCRIPTIONS***

8PM: Threefer Madness, 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 July/August AIC
schedule no later than June 17th.

Thanks!

Roy Janik
(scheduling head)