October 2005 - drama-committee@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

[Drama-Committee] URGENT: Rocky / Socs
by David Grimes 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Hey Guys; As you may have heard, John Cannon has fallen quite ill, and we have no producer for the Rocky. So, we gotta get the action on now to deal with this. Here's what we need: -PRACTICES- We need at least two practices with the interested cast. I'm thinking Monday and Wednesday, maybe even Tuesday too. How 'bout we book rooms for Monday at 6pm and Wednesday at 2pm? Eoin, could you sort that out? Make sure the rooms have a bigish TV available! Also, I need maybe 30 copies of the script done out and copied. Shelley, If I send the scripts to you, could you do this? Sometime on Monday before 6 should be grand, and group copying doesn't take too long. I need to get a DVD player booked too, I'll get onto AV about that Monday. Also, I need as many of you as possible to help with rehersals. Can you pretty please come on down? It's fun, I swear! -PROPS- Can I action someone who's finished earlyish someday before Wednesday to get into town and get the following props? -200 Cheap lighters - (Should be able to find in pound shops for around 40e) -4/5 Packets of Cheap playing cards- -10/15 packs of Rice- (Tesco maybe cheapest) -Big box of 100 pairs of vinyl / plastic gloves- (Snappier the better, cheap) -Toliet paper (Lots of the cheapest, maybe Tescos / steal from DCU?) -Newspaper, loads of- Talk to Dave in Spar, he gives us old papers free. -Plastic goodies bags for props- We need about 200 of these too. Tescos, cheap. Ok, who can do this? It's kinda vital. We have 60 waterpistols in the Equiptment room thank god! -SCRIPT / FILM PROJECTION- Jason has excelled himself here, and got us the huge screen cheap. However, we also need to book out a projector and screen for the script. I would like someone with knowledge to put the script from DOC file format to colour coded PDF or equivilant format so we don't have to keep scrolling down, and can just hit a button. Phaxx, can I get you to do this? Who wants to let us use thier laptop...Bob... -PRIZES- We need Prizes for the following -Best dressed- -Worst dressed- -LEAST DRESSED- We can have an awards ceremony at the end of the night. The tackier the prizes,and the more sexual, the better! I suggest buying some penis / vagina related gimmicks at Funny Biz and wrapping them in gold ribbon, and writing the award titles in silver / gold pen. How about we buy the Penis flash (~12e) as a grand prize and fill it with Baileys or some "cock"tail? Shelley, I'll be in town briefly on Wednesday afternoon if you wanna come in with me. I kinda know the crap we should get! -PROMOTIONS / TICKET SALE- I think we have to really undercut the SU Prices, and e6 sounds good to me. But we need posters, and maybe a stand! Tell everyone to buy their tickets from Drama and get a members discount to the Halloween ball! Joe M? Anyone wanna do a stand during the week? Joe K... :)? -AOB- Am I forgetting anything...??? Ok, now on to the next evil subject.... SOCS Ball tickets! Ok guys, here is our EVIL plan.... We buy 50 tickets with a cheque, despite the fact we only have the money for around 30. We sell those tickets ASAP (Announce Drama E-mail tomorrow evening dudes...) and lodge some money into our account to make up the lacking value BEFORE they go for the cheques! So, Here is the committee. Please state how many tickets you need personally and try to have the cash by Monday morning: (Atlas / Phaxx: do you want your tickets from us or RB?) Bob: Dave: 2 Eoin: Shane: Eoghan: Joe M: Joe K: Charlie: Shelley: Steve: Total Committee tickets : Then, let's make a list of people to call asap and offer tickets to. These people should have shown dedication and helpfulness to drama. Some may be getting tickets from other socs, but we'll see anyway: Martin French: Aishling Ni: Siobhan / Selina Hickey: Lennox / Laura Aspil: Conor Farrell: Fiona: Jason Fallon: John Cannon: Please comment ASAP because we need to contact people tomorrow. PS: Joe K, sorry about not making ISDA. Wasn't well last night. ~Non Curo Hombre.. Si Mentrum non habet, non est Poema!~

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[Drama-Committee] Socs Ball + Broadway
by Shane Murphy 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Just a quik not about the socs ball. We will be getting 30 tickets. However, i've asked elaine to sort us out with 50, as i believe that we'll have no problem shifting them. However, wee problem, we can only afford to actually purchase 30 and all tickets have to paid for up front. We cannot buy 30, and use some of that money to buy another 20. if we wnat the other 20 we will need to use our own money, ie €900. IF anybody wants to contributeto this, or is rich enough to have€900 to spare, let me know,and ill give you the details so you can lodge your cash to the drama bank account. Also, as joe said, send out the Announce drama email tonight or tommorow morning at the latest, advertising that we will have at least 30 socs ball tickets to sell, get anyone who wants to reserve them to email me with name, mobile and email address. They can then pay for their ticket, with drama membership card, on Mon between 11 and 12, and 4 and 5 in the Hub outside the venue, where ill collect the cash!!! Also, could the admin of the announce drama list, please send my email about broadway, which is lying in the drama gmail account, asap!!!!!!!! Goodnight all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Drama-Committee] Whoops!
by Joey Kavanagh 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Shit, that should've been Auditions for One-Act Play - Wednesday 26th October, 2pm XG01 (tbc) D'oh, Joey

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[Drama-Committee] Socs Ball Tickets, Improvised Play, Directing Workshop
by Joey Kavanagh 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Hey, Just wondering if maybe we could send out this week's announce-drama e-mail a bit early cos I'm sure the rest of ye are also being pestered by people wanting to know what the story is with the Socs Ball tickets. Maybe we should just send out a seperate one for about the Socs Ball but, whatever the case, can whoever sends it please include this: * * Auditions for One-Act Play ? Wednesday 28th October, 2pm XG01 (tbc) Anybody interested in being involved in an improvised one-act play is invited to come along to XG01 this Wednesday at 2pm *sharp* for a meeting. The show has the working-title 'The Young and The Restless on Sunset Beach Living Out the Days of Our Lives' and will pay homage to/completely rip the p*ss out of all of those cheesy American daytime soaps (evil twins, brain transplants and incest guaranteed!). All going well, the production will go forth to the 'One Act Wonder Festival' in St. Pat's later on in the semester. Those with little or no acting experience are especially welcome. Also, anyone who has no particular interest in acting but would still like to help come up with the crazy characters and ludicrous scenarios should definitely come along too. Anybody interested in being involved with the project but unable to make it on Wednesday should e-mail Joey Kavanagh - elo(a)dcudrama.ie or Lyndsey Fay - lyndesy.fay2(a)mail.dcu.ie. * * Thanks :D One last thing, is there anybody who wouldn't mind going to the directing workshop on in St. Pat's 7:00-9:30 this Tuesday? The workshop kinda clashes with 'All My Sons' rehearsals but, if nobody can make it to the workshop, I'll probably escort the DCU delegation to St. Pat's. On that note, does anybody know if there's a bus that takes you from DCU to St. Pat's? Sorry, I'm totally clueless about these things. Ok, hope y'all have a nice weekend, Joey

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[Drama-Committee] Random happenings
by David Grimes 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Hey Guys. Just a few updates. I mailed / faxed the yellow thingies and the pieces of paper with numbers and shiny stickers on them to our American friend Ms Cohen (no relation to good 'ol Leonard). I also had quite an amusing conversation with her, with her raving about "Oh mi God! You're REALLY calling from DUBLIN? In IRELAND? That is SOO Sweet!". I barely managed to avoid doing my whole Jihad Funkster routine, as I had a feeling that kind of cerebral humour is not apprieciated in New York :P Anyway, I registered the mail because the cheques are relativly big money. It came to under a fiver anyway, 'cause I sweet talked the evil wagon in the post office. Ok, Rocky Horror... I'm using the mailing list and sending a list of all those who got involvewd last year to John. I'll let him run with this and will gladly help out! All hands on deck for next weeks folks ;) Jay and I cast "Scars in their thighs". It goes a leetle something like this.. 1.Gary Boylan & Breifne Early - Everybody Needs Somebody 2.Niamh Maher - Hopelessly Devoted To You 3.Amy Scott - Angel 4.Emma Hickey - Big Spender 5.Sarah Ann Bennett - What's Up 6.Steven Grimes - You're Beautiful 7.Andrew O'Connor - Hero 8.Taryn Hickey & Susan Doyle - Mamma Mia 9."The Spice Girls" - eh...can't remember song title... 10.Elaine Bannon & Michelle Ní Fhaircheallaigh - When You Believe 11.Eoin O'Callaghan - National Express Now, I wanna talk about the Faux-Ball.. I mean cockball.. I mean sockballs.. Whatever the hell you young fellers be calling it. First off, It is a Societies ball. It is aimed at Socities, and those who put the most work into it. We can get up to 50 tickets if we ask Elaine now. Do we want that many? Could we sell them? Of course we could. But I absolutly feel that committee members & people who have worked hard for Drama should get their tickets first. People will attempt to bleed tickets for this, and we should have first dibs on the number WE want because we work the hardest, as do most society committee. I am sick of fuck balls who do little or nothing getting tickets over those that bust their balls. After we take what we need, we should decide who most deserves tickets and offer them first, THEN we should advertise to the general membership. Is this ok with everyone? If we got 50 and gave away 25/30 to general members I think this would be a good idea. We need feedback fast mind you. I think people like Lennox, Jason, John, Conor, Fiona, Aishy, Shivvy and Martin French(!) should be earmarked for tickets too, hard working saviors that they are! Secondaly, WE ARE DCU DRAMA! Let's make a scene. I'm looking for the most ridiculous suggestions for Socs Ball mayhem. Let's make this a night to remember. Please add your suggestions too to the following potential oddball theatrics! 1. Halfway through the meal, all the males leave and return dressed as penguins. 2. ...or women. 3. Start a random singsong. 4. Play the telephone game. 5. Stage a fight. 6. Order a stripper, with DCU Drama logo on her (or his ?) Body. 7. Do one act plays at strange intervals. 8. Engineer some Phythonesque moments. 9. Fake Orgasms. 10. Firebomb the Burlington. 11. Firebomb an Cumann Gaelach. 12. Firebomb Shelley's Rack. Add yours! Put an * beside ones you like. The most * before the night wins! Shane, Do you have my crisps and munchies reciept? Miller haven't paid me yet and I'm getting hungry! Write back now. Your irresponcible Vice-Chair, DRG, Esquire. ~Non Curo Hombre.. Si Mentrum non habet, non est Poema!~

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[Drama-Committee] Workshop Tonight
by Joey Kavanagh 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Hey guys, Sorry, just wondering if we're sorted for this workshop tonight. Has anybody been in touch with Alan Kinsella (sorry, I don't have his number) to confirm that he's running the workshop at 7pm tonight? Joe, did you ever manage to sort out the venue for this? It's been advertised in the announce-drama e-mail and on the web-site as the Venue but the Venue is booked for David Kitt so we'll probably have to stick up signs in the venue tewlling people to go to xg14 or whatever. Eoin, Stephen and I have rehearsals for 'All My Sons' so we won't be able to make the workshop but it'd be cool of we could get a few committee members there. This has probably all been sorted whatever but I just wanted to check and make sure, Joey

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[Drama-Committee] socs ball tickets etc.....
by Shane Murphy 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Morning all, Firstly, the socs ball. As already stated in Elaine's email, each society can pre-purchase up to 30 socs ball tickets on monday between 9 and 11. I will sort this out. However, the ordinary members need to be informed so i would suggest that we send out an email to them stating that we will have 30 tickets to sell, and that we will sell them on a first come, first served basis on,say, tuesday outside the venue between 10 and 12, or whenever. If nobody objects to this, i will send out an email saying this this evening. Secondly, Broadway. Plane tickets booked!!! Bob has suggested a final price of €430, however i believe that rounding it up to €450 would be a good idea, so as to have a little extra cash in case of any possible emergency. If we still have the money at the end of the trip, we can refund it to the people, or blow it on something. If we agree on €450, then I suggest that the remaining €300 bwe paid in 2 installments of €150 on nov1 and dec1, ensuring that we have the cash before xmas. Also, all those going are advised to get travel insurance. available from all the usual suspects. AIB have 5 day insurance, for €30. If nobody objects to any of the above, i will send out an email to the 30 people later tonight.

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[Drama-Committee] Socs Ball Tickets
by Joey Kavanagh 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Hey, Sarah Cramer e-mailed me today about getting a ticket for the Socs Ball so, if there's a list of people for the Drama tickets, can you please make sure she's on it? I want one too btw. Thanks, Joey

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[Drama-Committee] SOCS BALL TIX ETC
by Roibeard O Mhurcu 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Hey gang, Well, first of all greetings from Italy. Second of all, aaaaaaarghh!, Fuckers dont believe in the internet! Im currently behind the reception desk of the hotel, cos thats the only place they have the net. Jebus! Anyhoo, will somebody contact Elaine about getting pre-sale socs ball tickets? Im thinking maybe 25 for Drama, and we can sell them to our members (who have been asking for tix). We need to pay up front with a cheque (shane) so I would max it out at about 30. Great news about the are ligus tix, thank fuck! Dave, did you fax and mail that stuff? Cheers. As for details about the trip and exact costs, I have them somewhere in my computer and NO wireless, NO broadband, and I guess im lucky tio get cellphone signal. qaaaargh, again. Talk soon, see yall monday Bob <http://www.dcudrama.ie/>

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[Drama-Committee] Fwd: Full-length Play - "My Mother said I never Should"
by Roibeard O Mhurcu 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: deirdre.jones4(a)mail.dcu.ie <deirdre.jones4(a)mail.dcu.ie> Date: Oct 19, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Full-length Play - "My Mother said I never Should" To: Roibeard O Mhurcu <dramabob(a)gmail.com> Hey Bob, Just to let you know I've decided to direct the play as well myself and i've just booked CG05 for next Tuesday night for auditions, so can you please, please send that information on to the group members as soon as possible so that they have enough notice. Once that gets sorted I'll book the venue, etc. Thanks, Dee -- Roibeard O Mhurcu # 54144094 CS2 Class Rep. DCU Drama, Chairman (Chairperson/Chairthing, y'know like, whatever). www.dcudrama.ie <http://www.dcudrama.ie> "Joey, you ever been in a cockpit before? Ever seen a grown man naked? Ever hang around the gymnasium?" "Joey, do you like movies about... Gladiators?" -Capt. Clarence Oveur-

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