SUBMIT AVAILABILITY FOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 BY AUG. 12TH

[Roy Janik]

Howdy!

The AIC is now looking for your availability for Fridays in September and October.

A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS, TO EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE:

* THE SHOW ORDER IN THE FINAL SCHEDULE IS FIXED, UNLESS A CHANGE IS APPROVED BY ME
* ANSWER THE AVAILABILITY QUESTIONS IN THE ORDER AND FORMAT PROVIDED.
* HOSTING IS REQUIRED FOR TROUPES IN 2 OR MORE SHOWS
* IF YOUR AVAILABILITY ISN'T IN BY THE 12TH, YOU WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED
* IF YOU NEED TO SWAP OR CANCEL SHOWS, CONTACT ME.
* A FREE NOTES SERVICE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL TROUPES. SEE NOTE BELOW

The dates to keep in mind are:

August 12th: deadline for availability to be in
August 17th: new schedule distributed

Please send in your troupe's availability by PMing me or sending me an email at ROY AT JANIK DOT ORG.

***AVAILABLE DATES***

We are seeking availability for the following dates:

SEPTEMBER 5, 12, 19, 26
OCTOBER 3, 10, 17, 24, 31*

*on the 31st, halloween, on the double barrel is available

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

***INFORMATION TO PROVIDE***

Answer the following questions in the order and format provided. If you feel like you've answered question 9 satisfactorily in the past, just leave it blank.

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. How does your troupe promote/advertise itself?
6. What other shows does your troupe perform in? How often?
7. dates you will be available to perform
8. dates you will be available host
9. a brief description of the troupe
10. (optional) If you would like someone to give you notes, say so here.

***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 the 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.


***FREE NOTES***
If you're performing in Threefer Madness or The Double Barrel, and you would like an experienced improviser to watch your show and give you notes afterwards, let me know in question 10. There are a few options here. If you'd like to know who's giving you notes, I can give you a list of potential note-givers ahead of time and let you pick. If you'd rather be surprised, I'll just pick a note giver for you myself, and they'll find you after your show.

***FINALLY***

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 17th.

If a problem/conflict/emergency comes up the Friday night of your
performance or hosting, call Andy at 512-HIDEOUT, or me, Roy Janik, at 512-638-7265.

Thanks!

[Roy Janik]

Today is the last day to submit availability for the AIC Sept/Oct schedule.

So far I have heard from:

Dribble Funk
Fun Grip
Start Trekkin'
Unfurled
The Smoking Arm
Girls Girls Girls
SHOT
Murphy
The Polite Society
$10 Bourbon
Snackers
Antique Limax
The Perfect Banana
Venn Diaphragm
No Chaser
Shana's 601 Graduates (name TBD)
Skipfield
Mr. Rather

If your group's name is not on this list and you think you've sent me availability, please let me know, or just send it again.