Minutes - C' 03

Yeah, this miserable term is over. Sadly, that means this is the very last time I'll be sending the minutes. This is very moving.

February 28, 2003

NEW VOICES
AUDITIONS are March 10, 11, and 12 in the Green Room from 6-9 p.m. No experience necessary! Tons of Fun! Tell your friends!
All the plays have directors! Here's a list:

• British Invasion - Sasha Levshin
• Of Mice and Mensa - Tara Ellsworth
  assistant director - Jeremy Hamond
To Keep and to Wear Forever - Vickie Wu
• Dining Out - Dean O'Donnell
  assistant director - Ben Sandofsky
• total chick flick - Mike Roberts
  Assistant Director - Joseph Reinsch
  Stage Manager - Nate Chartier
• Shrink Drink - Lisa Norkus
  assistant director - Mike Mazza
• Build me a Bridge - Chris Dupree
• Big Box - Laura Horning
  Stage manager - Mike Denoia
• Paper Wings - Chris Cenotti
• Soft Targets - Diane Jordan
  Ass Director - Jillian O'Toole
• said, not said - Sarah Pavis
  ass director - Sarah Linderme
  stage manager - Ryan Petti
• Friend's Confession - Jony Balboni
• Premonition - Joe Romagnano
• Knavish Normality - Paul Messier

MWREP:
The A term show has been decided, it's "The Deputy" written by Rolf Hochhuth, directed by Elliot Field, and Laura Horning. If you want a production position, email Laura at foamytea@yahoo.com.

ALPHA PSI:
There will be an audition workshop for New Voices on March 10 at 4 p.m. It is good for first-time auditionees and those that are new to New Voices, and suff students.

SUSAN:
"Nothing in life just happens. You have to have the stamina to meet the obstacles and overcome them."
~Golda Meir

GI:
Thanks everyone for a great term. The new officers have been elected. They are:

• Director: Ben Sandofsky
• Producer: Adam Ribaudo

KILROY:
Thanks for coming to the show. The next show is April 25. Also, tentatively, the movie "Disc" shot this summer will be screened in April. Stay tuned.
New Officers were elected. Jake Given is the Publicity Chair, and Mike O'Donnell is the Tech Director. Also the name of Internet Guru has been changed to Ryan Petti. I think those were the only people that are in Masque ?

JAKE:
They received their first electric bill, for $500. Oh dear. This was Jake's last meeting as Masquot!

OTHERS:

• Thanks to everyone who went to the screening of Dean and Ben's movies on Monday. They were really good. Dean's movie just got accepted to a big festival in Houston. They get 1500 submissions, 100 are accepted, the top 4 get a prize, and they've already found out they're one of the top four, but they're not sure which one yet. The festival is April 3-11. You can go on the Internet Movie Database and comment on the film too! and Buy it at digitalfilmproject.com!
• Smriti had stuff for the props closet for Sasha, but it got taken care of.
• The Barre Players are putting on "In the Woods" this summer, for information email chris, cdupree@wpi.edu
• Ben went to Improv Worcester, the price is $7
• To everyone that's going away D term, have a great time, we'll miss you. Josie and Sara Maska are going to Australia, and Smriti is going to Denmark!

ah well, this is it, i knew it had to end sometime. Sarah Pavis is gonna be awesome!

stef

Like lighting, here are the minutes from the Masque meeting on Friday, February 21 (not the last meeting of the term, contrary to popular belief)

We started the meeting missing a few people, but that was okay because we saw a lot of people that we haven't seen in a while.

TARTUFFE:
Thanks to everyone who helped out. The show went great.

NEW VOICES:
The selected plays are wonderful, and they're on the H&A table, so read them.
If you want to be a festival stage manager, which is great fun, email stef280@wpi.edu by Monday, February 24, and she'll send you an application.
If you want a production position, such as house manager or running crew chief, email stef280@wpi.edu
Auditions will be held Monday-Wednesday, March 10, 11, and 12. This is immediately when we get back from break. So start getting excited.
Ryan was late so we missed our directing presentation, but he did a little dance. If you want to direct, please email stef280@wpi.edu and she will give you a form. You need to get in touch with the playwright by Monday, February 24 if you wish to direct a play. The plays are really great, and this is one place where you can direct a play, so take advantage of it!

ALPHA PSI:
Meeting after the masque meeting.

SUSAN:
"Half a truth is often a great lie."
~Benjamin Franklin

MWREP:
MWRep just elected its new board.

President: Jessica Sands
Secretary: J. Helene Andersson
Treasurer: Jeremy Hamond
Webchick: Jony Balboni

Jessica Sands was Masque President from 1997-1998. She was a H&A major here at WPI, and she graduated with a Masters in Theatre Education from Emerson. She starred in Medea/media, the B term show in 1997.
Jessica sees the new board as a new beginning for MWRep. Their goal is to bridge the gap between alumni and undergraduates in theatre. They are going to be having a meeting this week to discuss the selection of the A term show, Tuesday at 8 in the Morgan Room of the campus center. They have a list of the details on their website. http://www.gweep.net/~mwrep. You need to have a Producer and a Director when you suggest a show. Spread the word about the meeting. The new board hopes that Masque and MWRep can work together at the beginning of the year to get new students involved in both groups. Also, if you want to be on the MWrep mailing list, email mwrep@gweep.net.

GI:
GI is having a show, "Covered in Pudding" This Saturday at 8 in NEWELL hall, not Kinnicutt like it says on their posters, NEWELL Hall. There you go.

KILROY:
Kilroy is having a show TONIGHT at 8 in Alden, called Sketchcapades on Ice.

JAKE:
They almost got served eviction papers because of rent difficulties. oh dear.

OTHERS:

• There is an A Capella show tomorrow at 7 in Kinnicutt hall featuring I8, SHM, and 2 groups from Holy Cross. Cost of admission is only $2.
• Sasha is looking to start a dramatic interpretation sketch group. It could be a lot of fun and help to get freshmen involved. If you think it's a good idea and might like to help, email sashita@wpi.edu
• There will be a screening of Ben Sandofsky and Dean O'Donnell's films this Monday at 8 in Perreault Hall. Ben's movie is called "The Shawl." Ben adapted it from a David Mamet play and directed it. It stars Paul Irish, Scott Wallace, and Lauren Beaumont. Dean's movie is "Legwork." He adapted it from the play he wrote for New Voices 14. It was directed by Javier Reyna, and is an official selection for the 2003 Newport Beach Film Festival. The total running time is 1 hour, depending on how fast they can switch the DVD's. AND if you go see Sunday night movie (Amistad) in Flaud, you can see a preview for both movies! Totally worth the $2!
• Josie is going to Australia this D term! have fun Josie. But all of her roommates are going to be gone, so if anybody needs a place to stay for D term, let her know and maybe you can work something out.
• The Spirit of Broadway Theater in Norwich, CT, is showing "Heaven Knows," Book, music and lyrics by Charles Bloom, February 19-March 16, Show times: 19-22, 26-1, 5-8, 12-15 are all at 8 p.m. 23, 2, 9, 16 are at 2 p.m.
  Meet Kate. God is going to. A "divine," new musical comedy about a slightly neurotic actress who thinks she knows it all and gets to spend 24 hours with Someone who really does: "all" as in "Almighty," that is. In an assortment of hilarious incarnations, God takes Kate on a "Holy Roller" coaster trip through her life, loves and lunacies, helping her disover, through tears and laughter that, about some things, "Father" truly does "know best."
  If ever there was a show with "mass" appeal, this is it. go to www.thebesttheater.org for information and to download a ticket form, $15 dollars for students.
• Masque officers, exchange keys,

and boys and girls, there IS a meeting next week! but if we don't see you, enjoy your break.

Stef

Hey Guys,

The New Voices plays have been announced! Friday was a great meeting, followed by a great show at 8! Don't miss Tartuffe tonight if you haven't seen it already, 8:00, Alden Hall, tickets $3 WPI/$5 general. It is sure to be terrific.

Before I begin the announcements, I want to mention that the answer to the trivia was
Noah: Spring 1993
Lissa: Spring 1994
and the winner was Will Woerter. He got a Care Bears inflatable chair.

Okay!

New Voices 21 Festival Announced
Performances in Alden Hall, April 16-19, 2003, times t.b.a.
Dramaturgs for NV 21

• Diane Jordan <dijordan@WPI.EDU>
• Hilary Hayes <hhayes@WPI.EDU>>
• Ian Brodrick <rimm@WPI.EDU>>
• Ryan Petti <rpetti@WPI.EDU>>
• Kyna Hu <thespian@WPI.EDU>>
• Vickie Wu <wuhoo@WPI.EDU>>

THE FIRST EVER NEW VOICES POSTER DESIGN
Selected by the Executive Producer and Associate Executive Dramaturg, with the Executive Dramaturg advising and announced on January 24, 2003:

DRAMATIC LICENSE By Benjamin Sandofsky

THE FESTIVAL
The dramaturgs have read 47 plays, for a total of approximately 767 pages [down 144 from 911 last year] of scripts [number of plays submitted thus up, number of pages downhmmm] and evaluated $ 2,564.18 of proposals for the 6 scenic designs submitted, all of which had either models [5] or detailed drawings or both. The turgs have chosen plays for the Festival and a scenic design for the Festival. They have informed all who submitted of the results. From now on they will each advocate for the playwrights and designer whose work will be produced for NV 21. They will help the playwright find a director, they will make sure the names and titles are properly written in the program, they will make sure the set reflects the modelthings big and things little will be their purview. They will work to protect and to serve the playwrights and designer.

All the dramaturgs read each submission prior to deliberations. Only Sarah and Susan had access to the playwrights' and designers' identities. This preserves fairness with no favoritism or prejudice. In most cases, in fact, the dramaturgs really had no idea who wrote the play. This point should be stressed this year since dramaturgs have 4 [four] of the slots among the plays and scenic design chosen. The six voting dramaturgs truly did not know when their colleagues work was being discussed. Sarah and I monitored this. AND Even though I repeatedly stated, remember, you might be talking about someone here, you really should have been there to hear what they said about each other's work!!! WOW. This sucks! Make it stop hurting. Another part of this matter needs addressing also: sometimes the job of working as a dramaturg inspires a person to creativity in matters of playwrighting and design. We have seen this again and again over the years. This year is no exception. I believe that the process of becoming engaged as a dramaturg stimulates that creative streak and brings on the writing.

The dramaturgs were together from 5:00 p.m. until 10:31 p.m., on the evening of February 11, 2003. We actually deliberated almost all of that time: 5 hours and 31 minutes [down 14 minutes from the 5 hours and 45 minutes of last years nv 20 selection/debate session].

Despite their appearance as nice, sweet, kindly people, these dramaturgs were very very very very very picky. During the first part of the deliberations it looked like we might not have a festival. We took several breaks, but during these breaks there was no stopping this gang from the business at handon and on about the plays and scenic designs. I did observe one phenomenon: the eating degenerated. Where we had started out eating smart, veggies, etc., as the night wore on more and more candy was eaten. By the end of the night we had to confiscate all the candy from ourselves just to avoid a hideous sugar hangover!!

Speaking of food, we consumed $ 95.48 of delicious Boomers food UP $19.09 FROM LAST YEARS $75.39], and half of it ordered and eaten by Petti. And candy did I say that.
But make no mistake: we were a drug and alcohol free zone throughout the deliberations.

Blood was shed during the meeting, but on closer inspection and after Hilary's freak out, we discovered it was only ink. Red ink!! One person left in a huff once. We deadlocked several times leading me to cancel the festival briefly. Two crying episodes occurred, up one from last year. As always, Sarah kept us sane. At some point we got ourselves together and selected the plays and scenic design upon which we all unanimously agreed. New Voices 21 has been very carefully selected and wondrously wrought.

At 10:49 Sarah and I closed the doors on the annual meeting to select the New Voices Festival. I drove home convinced that we will have the best New Voices ever. I did not get home in time to see any of the Westminster Kennel Club final show night.

SOME NEW VOICES 21 STATISTICS

SUBMISSIONS:
47 Scripts were submitted [plays, monologues, or other] up from last year's 46. NV 19 was the record breaker with 61; the norm is 45 representing 33 voices, 1 less than last year [34]

12 female playwrights submitted 2 down from last year [14]
21 male playwrights submitted 2 up from last year [19]

1 submission was co-written, down 1 from last year
and it was co-written by men 1 up from last year [0]

Scenic designs were truly extraordinary and NV 21 would look great on any of them

6 Submitted, 1 up from last year [5] [thats a big percentage up, if you think about it]
4 male designers same as last year
2 female designer 1 up from last year

Themes and styles of plays submitted were shockingly diverse. The most prominent themes were relationships, death, relationships, suicide, relationships, money, relationships, dating, dissection and relationships. There was no pornography this year, well none to speak of.

All work was taken seriously, I can assure you, although our deliberations must remain confidential. Our sincere gratitude to every playwright and designer who submitted work for the Festival.

To face the blank page and to fill it takes courage, commitment, hard work, inspiration, talent, and a certain je ne sais quoi!!!

By the end of the very long evening, we had chosen a great scenic design, and we had selected 14 [fourteen] fantastic plays for NV 21, 1 up from last year [13].

A total of 12 playwrights will be represented in NV21--exactly the same as last year. 1 scenic designer will be represented in NV 21.

Only one playwright has more than one play in this festival!!! While this is not an extraordinary statistic, that one playwright has 3 [three] plays in the festival. Thus 21% of this year's plays were written by one playwright. AND, here's the rather unusual stat, which is getting more and more usual in New Voices: that one playwright happens to be a dramaturg. Thus my clarification and explication at the beginning, in re the creative process. This has happened in the last 3 New Voices.

To remind you a final time, the dramaturgs did not know and were surprised to hear the name of the playwright or designer when it was read. Sometimes, even after the turgs heard the name, some of them still did not know the playwright or designer. I truly believe that that element of fairness WAS preserved. Many still cannot believe that the one among them wrote so many different plays.

So heres this year:

8 - playwrights make their New Voices debut [3 up from last years 5]
7 - playwrights are students at WPI
1 - is a first year WPI student, joining the ranks of only two freshmen to have plays in New Voices: the great Tucker, and the fabulous Mr. Will[um] Woerter
3 - playwrights teach at WPI
2 - playwrights are WPI Alumni
9 - plays have male playwrights [ 1 down from last year]
5 - plays have female playwrights [1 up from last year]

no play was co-written

6 plays, 7 if you dont count The, have two word titles, thus 50%

269 - pages of scripts will be produced, up 44 from last year's 225 pages

This will produce a well padded estimated 7 performing hours, with each play getting 2 showings we need 14 performing hours during Wednesday night, Thursday night, Friday 5 p.m. matinee, Friday night, and Saturday night. Huzzah. We can do New Voices 21 !!!

longest play - 72 pages but with very snappy dialogue
shortest play - 2 pages

Roles written for:
[and this is very approximate and based upon character descriptions]

28 women - up 13
43 men - up 6
6 either -- down 11

at least 3 plays require extras

Total roles, 77 [up 8] plus extras

Very happily, this means that we can keep our long and wonderful tradition of assuring a role for everyone who auditions.

Largest cast is about 17 plus extras, smallest 1, and everything in between, many roles are not huge but most speaking roles are of substance.

The Scenic design is huge, expensive, and cannot be done but we're doing it. And yes I do say this every year!!

And finally:

Four of the plays selected originated as monologues written for Intro, EN 1221, and are from Intro in 2002, 2001, and 2000. Another play originated as a script in American Drama in 2000. We have every reason to believe that what we are doing here in theatre is just as important as anything happening anywhere in the world of theatre today. And so much of that starts in the classroom!!!!!

This information will be posted on the New Voices 21 web site, I hope as soon as possible.

I know that the Executive Producer has planned weekend events to read plays, etc., which will be announced at the end of this meeting. AND Beginning Monday, scripts will be on the main H & A table.

The poster design, 14 plays [in no particular order], and 1 scenic design are:

New Voices 21: Selected Poster, Plays, and Scenic Design with a brief description provided by the author.

POSTER DESIGN:

• Dramatic License
  Benjamin Sandofsky
  WPI CS Class of 2004

PLAYS:

• Soft Targets
  Steven S. Tayler
  WPI Faculty Management Department
  The end of the cold war brings peace, layoffs, a drill sergeant in pajamas, torturous massage, singing sprites, parables of power tools and humming birds and an answer to the question, "are you a polka kind of guy?"

• Paper Wings
  Benjamin Sandofsky
  WPI CS Class of 2004
  A story about two guys in a car.
  

• Knavish Normality
  Marissa Cartwright
  WPI BC Class of 2006
  A power narrative of a girl gaining confidence on who she is and developing her own sense of family pride.

• Big Box
  Fred Cassellius
  WPI Alum, CE 2001
  What happens when crayons think outside the box.

• Of Mice and Mensa
  Jesse Parent
  WPI Alum, CS 1996
  A tale of one bad decision, one misjudgment that causes a man's world to crumble and ultimately costs him... everything. Hilariously funny and sure to make you laugh out loud!

• Premonition
  Ryan Seney
  WPI CS Class of 2005
  A person witnesses a murder.

• British Invasion
  Stephanie Carney
  WPI ECE, Class of 2003
  Why you wish you had a British accent.

• A Friend's Confession
  Paul F. Messier
  WPI ECE & H&A Class of 2005
  A Friend's Confession, in the form of an "Enhanced Monologue," tells a story which challenges the definition of crime and guilt

• The Shrink Drink
  Hilary Lohnes Hayes
  WPI EE & H&A, Class of 2004
  Some disturbing insight into what its like to lose control.

• Said, Not Said
  Dean O'Donnell
  WPI Faculty, H&A Department
  A couple plays a game, some things get said that maybe shouldn't be, and other things don't get said that maybe should. A secret is revealed, and maybe everything turns out all right, or maybe not.

• a total chick flick
  Hilary Lohnes Hayes
  La la la, ever wonder what its really like to be a girl? Its not always rainbows, hearts, flowers and pillow fights.

• To Keep and Wear Forever
  Michael J. Ciraldi
  WPI Faculty, CS Department
  In 50 years of marriage, some things stay the same.

• Build Me a Bridge
  Hilary Lohnes Hayes
  All about a girl who would rather be a figment of her own imagination than herself.

• Dining Out
  Ryan Petti
  WPI CS Class of 2003
  One night at a restaurant changes the lives of nine people. Check, please!

SCENIC DESIGN:

• Dichotomy
  Dave Eger
  WPI CE Class of 2004
  The design is called "Dichotomy" because of the separation of the part of hte mind with which to choose what to show, and the part which we cannot choose not to show. The juxtaposition of the action on the stage and the complimentary lighting of hte background scenry embody this dichotomy.

Congratulations! This is sure to be a terrific festival, and thank you to everyone that submitted.

The selected plays will be in the Green Room 11-2 Saturday and Sunday for reading. They will be on the H&A table in Salisbury starting Monday morning at 9. There will be a meeting for any people interested in directing the plays and the playwrights this Wednesday at 5 in the Green Room. Playwrights will receive information from your dramaturg.

I will only be secretary for one more meeting, I am so sad. But I know that Sarah Pavis is gonna be even better!

Stef

Hey all,
These are the minutes for the Masque meeting, February 7, 2003.

TARTUFFE
The show opens next weekend. This weekend is tech. They still need someone to run the box office. This person will be able to see the show for free. They might need a few more ushers, they have costume requirements. Diane needs painters, probably on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. They are building the set this weekend from 8 a.m. until midnight Saturday and Sunday, so come to Alden to help out. They also need someone to be in the campus center Tuesday - Friday for a presale, NOT table sitting. Email Sarah Linderme - sarah16@wpi.edu for more information about any of this stuff.

MWREP:
They had a show last weekend, and it went well. Thinking about the future: They are having a voting meeting for the MWRep Exec board on Thursday, February 20, time and place TBA. They want lots of people to be involved, emails will be going around. Also, discussions for the A term MWRep show will begin in the second half of February, after Tartuffe. Watch your email.

ALPHA PSI:
Important meeting after the Masque meeting.

SUSAN:
"The narrower a man's mind, the broader his statements."
~Charles Dickens

NEW VOICES:
Several production positions are still available, like House Manager, Running Crew Chief, Sound Designer, VR Designer, BioBoard, and others.
Please email Stef - stef280@wpi.edu if you want to be either an FSM or a Director. For an FSM, she will mail you an application, and they will be picked over break. For a director, they are changing the director selection process a little bit this year, so they want to have a list of who's at least thinking about a directing.
The submission deadline has passed, and the dramaturgs are working very hard, so come to the Masque meeting next week in the Hall for Tartuffe and New Voices announcements!

GI:
They had a show Friday in Kinnicutt, and it was excellent!

KILROY:
Their show, "Sketchcapades on Ice" is February 21st.
Next Sunday Bowling for Columbine is playing, and The Power of One is having a discussion about the documentary, and Kilroy is involved too.

JAKE:

• The electric company sent them a letter. They're in trouble for getting 6 months of electricity for free.
• Friday was Charles Dickens' birthday!

That's it, see you all next week!

TARTUFFE:
There is a meeting at 5 on Monday. Things are going really smoothly.

PLAYHOUSE:
Come see the show Saturday night at 8 in Riley Commons, Tickets are $5 students, $7 general.

AYO:
Since the voting meeting ran long, they will elect a business manager later.

SUSAN:
pleads the fifth

GI:
There's a show this Friday! Details to come.

KILROY:
They had Karaoke last night.

TRIVIA:
Nobody that was there got the trivia! But several graduates answered, which was very nice.

Other graduates having babies:

• Alyssa & Noah Valent (sorry if i spelled it wrong )
• Trisha Gagnon is having her 2nd
• Christina Wombat is pregnant

NV21:
Ryan and Stef gave a short presentation regarding the submission deadline for New Voices.
It's MONDAY! February 3! 5 p.m.! So get your submissions in!

OTHERS:
Meg was at the meeting! Marc got a job!

Now for the results of the elections. The Masque officers for 2003-2004 are:

PRESIDENT: Hilary Hayes and Michael DeNoia

VP PROPS: Sasha Levshin

VP ME: Paul Messier

VP MC: Dave Eger

VP PUBLICITY: Jake Given

TREASURER: Smriti Shrestha & Kelly Driscoll

SECRETARY: Sarah Pavis

MASQUOT: Ben Sandofsky

WEBMASTER: Tara Ellsworth

It looks like Masque is going to have another great year. Congratulations guys.

Don't forget to see Playhouse!

Stef

Josie and Smriti ran the meeting (and did a very good job) while Vickie is away auditioning for grad school in New York. We missed her and hope that everything went well.

TARTUFFE:
Things are going really well. Production meeting at 5 on Monday, bring your budgets. They now have 2 Master Carpenters.

PLAYHOUSE:
The show is opening this Wednesday, January 29 - Saturday February 1 in Riley Commons. They still need help with running crew, ushering, cafe. Come see the show!

Shoutouts are available in the program for the show. For $1, you can have a sentence, any sentence you want, in the program. If you spend more than one dollar, you can be a "platinum member" or an "angel." If you want to partake in this offer, you should have seen Diane after the meeting. Or email Diane and she'll email you the form.

There's a big dress rehearsal on Monday. Did they get everything out of the props closet to bring to Riley Commons? Thanks to Kilroy for being so generous.

AYO:
They had a meeting after the meeting for attendance.

SUSAN:
"People that didn't come today can bite me."

~Susan Vick

Here's the exciting news about the first every New Voices Poster Design:

The Executive Staff for New Voices 21, Stephanie Carney, Exec Producer, Sarah Linderme, Associate Exec Dramaturg, and Susan Vick, Exec Dramaturg, evaluated all the submissions for the first ever New Voices Poster Design competition.

As this is the first year of the poster design no stats are available. We had wonderful submissions, any of which would have been great for the festival.

The Executive Staff read each submission prior to deliberations. Only Susan had access to the designers' idendtities. This preserves fairness with no favortism or prejudice. In most cases, in face, neither Sarah nor Stephanie had any idea who designed the posters submitted.

The Executive Staff were together for an hour for the deliberations. During the first part of the deliberations it looked like we might choose all the designs; later it seemed none of them would be it; then a couple emerged as favorites and finally one was chosen.

All work was taken seriously, I can assure you, although our deliberations must remain confidential. Our SINCERE gratitude to every artist who submitted a poster design for the Festival.

During breaks in deliberations, we reminisced about Simon Nance, about Buckingham, and ohter events in previous New Voices, and about personal matters. No blood was shed during the meeting, but tears were. There's always a crying episode at these things.

After we made the decision we ate a pepperoni and bacon pizza. The pizza cost 7 bucks [AK 108-HKN Pizza Fridays 11:30-1!!!] We were a drug and alcohol free zone throughout the deliberations.

Sarah then presented the poster design for New Voices 21 entitled

Dramatic License
Designed by Benjamin Sandofsky

Susan is the Dramaturg

Congratulations Ben!!!

Jim Nichols will hopefully help out Benjamin with working with the printer.

In other NV news, submission deadline for scripts and scenic designs is Feb. 3. Submit and email stef280@wpi.edu.

GI:
They will be performing in the Campus Center during the Superbowl Party at halftime, and the Newbies will be there.

KILROY:
Meetings are Tuesday and Thursday 9-11 p.m.

They're sponsoring Kilroy Karaoke. Joey Havelick is the DJ, opening night is January 31. It starts at 7 with free food but they probably won't get started till 8. If there are any songs that you feel you must sing, email kilroy@wpi.edu. It's in the campus center.

ps the new web address for Student Comedy Productions is comedy.wpi.edu.

ELECTIONS:
The elections are next week, January 31, so bring all your Masque friends. The Masque constitution is on the Masque website, so look at it for a description of things to do. Here is a description of positions from the current officers themselves, along with a list of people who are currently nominated for the position.

President: Vickie Wu, she runs the meetings, keeps everyone in line, and directs the C term show.
currently nominated: Hilary Hayes, Josie Jaecksch, Hilary + Mike DeNoia

VP Props: Josie, She runs and organizes the props closet.
currently nominated: Ian Brodrick, Sasha Levshin

VP ME: Sarah & Paul Messier, they make sure tech is set for each show, file work orders and keep the tech crew in line.
currently nominated: Paul Messier, Kirby Haizlip, Dave Stechmann

VP MC: Dave Eger, he builds things and runs the scene shop.
currently nominated: Mike O'Donnell, Ian Brodrick, Dave Eger

VP Publicity: Hilary Hayes, You have to be around A term especially, for Welcoming New Voices, to get freshman interested and to join. For plays, you help out with publicity if needed or you can volunteer.
currently nominated: Jake Given

Treasurer: In charge of money and the budget, and doing OCFC stuff C term, so you must be here C term and you make sure the shows have money.
currently nominated: Kelly Driscoll + Smriti, Sarah Pavis

Secretary: Stef Carney, Send out newsletters a few days before the meeting, send out meeting reminders, take notes at general meetings and officer meetings, send out minutes
currently nominated: AJ Nowack, Sasha Levshin

Masquot: Jake Given, he promotes masque awareness and says funny things.
currently nominated: AJ Nowack, Jake Given

Webmaster: Tara, she updates the website with everything about masque, only position you can do away from home.
currently nominated: Tara

Nominations will open at the beginning of the next meeting.

JAKE:
14 Berkshire has flooded because the sink exploded. They are opening an ice skating rink when it freezes.

OTHERS:
Does anyone know how to find information on past Masque officers, best thought is Masque office.

Sarah saw the dramaturgs for 60 seconds on the way out the door.

Congratulations Hilary on getting tapped by Skull!

Okay guys that's it! See you next week for elections.

(longest minutes ever)

Here are the minutes for the Masque meeting on January 17, 2003.

ELECTIONS:
Nominations were accepted Friday until midnight. Elections will be on Friday the 24th. Nominations will be opened again right before the meeting. So if there's anyone else you think would be good, there's still time. and next week's meeting is important.

TARTUFFE:
Production meeting Monday at 5. They still need a running crew chief and an "official" Master Carpenter. Other than that, everything's going dandy.
Tech people need to send Kelly (kdriscol@wpi.edu) the time they need for setup by Monday at noon so that they can have the schedule at the meeting.

PLAYHOUSE:
They also need a running crew chief/ASM. They won't need a crew. The show is Jan. 29, 30, 31, and Feb. 1. They're going to have a raffle, they are giving away Foothills tickets. The Thursday show will have I8 performing. They always need help, so email freakwan@gweep.net. Mike Wixon, the House Manager, wants ushers so email him at wixon@wpi.edu.

AYO:
Meeting after the Masque meeting.

NEW VOICES:
Submission deadlines are coming up very soon, so submit so there's a good festival. For a production position, email stef280@wpi.edu & visit www.wpi.edu/~nv21

SUSAN
"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us."
~Franz Kafka

GI:
Happy New Year.

KILROY:
Next show Friday, February 21, it's called "Sketchcapades on Ice."

JAKE:
He got a call from the Boston Globe for a subscription, but he slyly put them off by telling them he had the New York Times.

Next weekend, Vickie will be in New York auditioning for graduate school. Josie and Smriti will be in charge. Have a great time Vickie.

Stef

Welcome to C term! It's cold, but that's ok.

TARTUFFE
They need a Master Carpenter! and a Running Crew Chief. Chuck would like an assistant of Publicity as well. The set is designed, and it's nice and simple. Diane is painting it, so if you want to be the Master Carpenter, all you have to do is set it up. Otherwise things are moving along great. Some sort of cast war started after that, but luckily they settled down before any party was injured. Email Sarah at sarah16@wpi if you want to help.

PLAYHOUSE
They will need a set crew soon. At least one position is open, but they always need extra hands, so email Jeremy at freakwan@gweep.net to help. Their first week of rehearsal is done, and it's gonna be great.

AYO
No meeting, happy new year

SUSAN
"Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society- things can look dark, and then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed."
~E.B. White

NEW VOICES
The submission deadline for poster designs is January 20, and the deadline for scripts and scenic designs is February 3. That's less than a month, so get creative and have fun.
There's plenty of production positions, so email stef280@wpi.edu to help out.
To help with publicity, email Jon Abad at jpabad@wpi.edu
The moral of the story: submit.

GI
Happy New Year.

KILROY
Next show February 21st, mark it down. Their last show was better than Dick Clark, and that's saying something.

ELECTIONS
Nominations are now open for Masque Officers. If you want to nominate somebody, email Vickie (not masque) at wuhoo@wpi.edu. If you want to nominate yourself, Vickie will second you. Elections will be January 24th.

OCFC
We voted, and Ryan is the last OCFC... ever. The position will now fall under the treasurer's duties.

OTHERS
The theatre Paul works for, Spirit of Broadway, is showing Oliver, from January 8 to February 2. The show is different because it's all done in sign language. Tickets are $15, Wed-Sun in Norwich, CT. Email pmessier@wpi.edu for more information.

Jake is back from London! Welcome back Jake!

Have a great weekend everybody. see you soon.

Stef