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7. Politely remind the Officers, director, and producer to coordinate audition times with the stage manager as soon as possible; auditions should occur during or before dead week. Remind them to obtain a room for auditions. Also remind them that this spam should include the following: audition dates, performance dates, a brief summary, what those auditioning need to do (prepare a monologue, wear comfortable clothing, etc.), a poll to see when people are planning on coming, who to contact for conflict auditions, and anything that is needed on publicity as dictated by the rights agreement (the author's name, the rights company's names, etc.).
Tips and Tricks
- Add yourself to ensemble-iap@mit.edu
- Everybody may suggest things; however, it is up to directors to find, research, and propose shows.
- Make it clear in the initial email that directors need to express their interest by writing a proposal detailing:
- Title
- Casting info
- Technical elements
- Royalty fees
- Artistic Vision
- Compile proposals into a document, and send that document out with the poll so members can make an informed decision
- Make it clear in the initial email that directors need to express their interest by writing a proposal detailing:
- Poll should be by approval with some amount of ranking.