COLLECTIVE MONDAY UPDATE - May 3, 2010

Reminder: This Blog will be our main source for communication between the members. As always, thoughts and suggestions should be sent to: thecollective9@gmail.com or brought up to a board member at any time. Board members: Victoria Dicce, Robert Z. Grant, Kevin Kane, Brian Leider, Nina Mehta and Lisa K.

1. Mondays and Feedback
• The discussion around feedback is ongoing and all members are encouraged to be open about their questions and concerns and bring it up either in Mondays or with the Board.
• It was reiterated that The Collective is modeled after The Group Theatre of the early 20th century, in terms of how we work with one another. We are here to create and strengthen our ensemble. Observations are intended to be each other's "eyes" and more eloquently put, to call "bullshit" on each other.
• As previously posted, some background on The Group Theatre: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/group-theatre/about-the-group-theatre/622/
• As a reminder from last week’s open company meeting, please email your thoughts on a company mission/mission statement to Brian Leider (brian_leider@yahoo.com). Refer to last week’s blog for more information.

2. Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me
• Our production model has changed from the initial proposal which included Sundays and/or Tuesdays over a period of 10 weeks. Given the model and the feedback we’ve received it has forced our model to change to a more “engagement series” model.
• The plan is to have dates in a week block for June, July and August.
• We have booked our dates for June 2010 in the Teatro Circulo space (http://www.teatrocirculo.org). Our dates in June are as follows: June 6-8 (Sun-Tues); June 14^th (Monday) and June 16^th-20^th (Wed-Sun)
• Committees are starting to form for Technical, Promotion, Stage Management and Box Office. You should have all already received an email from thecollective9@gmail.com. If you haven’t please send an email with your interest to that address ASAP.

3. Open Company Meeting
• The next open company meeting will be Monday, May 17^th, 2010 at 6pm.

Make sure to check out the "Mondays" photo album under the Collectivistas Unite profile on Facebook. You never know who may be caught next. ;)