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Board Minutes for October 12, 2022

Board Minutes for October 12, 2022

SBMT Board Meeting Minutes Convened at 7:06 Present: Barbara Heninger, Michael Hirsch (late), Soni Kapoor, Stacy Levin, Elizabeth Matthews, Tipu Purkayastha, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Aly Suleman, Braden Taylor Ex Officio: Sara Dean (ED), Doug Hughes (Marketing), Jeffrey Henson (Facilities) Absent: Ed Hunter, Nicole Tung Summary of Actions Braden will share annual budget and forecast spreadsheet with Board members, so they know where to find it in the Google Drive. BOARD: Block your calendar for December 3 for a Board retreat Soni & Barbara & Tipu: Discuss having Synopsys host the retreat, or Tipu’s current company. BOARD: Asked to consider [...]

By |2022-10-19T11:27:06-07:00October 12th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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Auditions for Singin’ in the Rain

South Bay Musical Theatre announces auditions for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN About the show Written by: BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN Songs by: NACIO HERB BROWN and ARTHUR FREED Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. Music published by EMI, all rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. (Original Movie Choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen). Produced by Arrangement With Maurice Rosenfield, Lois F. Rosenfield and Cindy Pritzker, Inc. Directed & Choreographed by Lee Ann Payne Auditions Saturday Oct 1, 2022 from 10 am – 2 pm Sunday Oct 2, 2022 from [...]

By |2022-09-19T18:39:36-07:00September 19th, 2022|2022-2023 Season, Auditions|
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Board Meeting Minutes for September, 2022

SBMT Board Meeting Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Time Start: 7:03PM Ending: 8:55PM Board Members In attendance: Michael Hirsch, Nicole Tung, Steve Sammonds, Tipu Purkayastha, Stacey Levin, Aly Suleman, Ed Hunter, Barbara Heninger Ex Officio: Doug Hughes, Jeffrey Henson, Sara Dean, Kama Belloni Absent: Braden Taylor, Elizabeth Matthews, Dan Singletary, Soni Kapoor Summary of Motions and Actions Action: COMMUNITY Committee and EAD will come up with a date to invite SBMT community to participate in creating a youth program Action: EAD will pull scripts for potential future shows Action: Barbara and Sara interviewing potential facilitators for Board retreat, will report back [...]

By |2022-09-26T21:16:57-07:00September 14th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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The governor’s signature could save community theatre

by Sara K. Dean, Executive Artistic Director, South Bay Musical Theatre While live performances are definitely back, as anyone involved with community theater knows, the process of making art is now very different than it was three years ago. When we were allowed to reopen in spring 2021 after more than a year of virtual productions, it was thrilling. Finally, we could create art together—in person, and with audiences in the same room! We’ve had to learn, and relearn, many new tasks to keep artists, crew, and audiences safe. Frequent testing. Mask mandates at rehearsals and for our audience. And [...]

By |2022-09-13T10:06:09-07:00September 12th, 2022|Opinion|
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Meet the cast of The Spitfire Grill

SBMT is proud to announce the cast of its winter show, The Spitfire Grill. Congratulations to the following talented actors, with our deepest thanks to all who auditioned. Cast: Percy Talbott: Kate Matheson Hannah Ferguson: Juliet Green Shelby Goddard: Laura Barragán Joe Sutter: Charles Anthony Caleb Goddard: Zack Goller Effy Katshaw: Mary Melnick Eli: Tomás-Julian Eredia Ensemble and understudies: Carmela Catoc, Joseph Cloward, Hannah Cole, Allyson Dudzinski, Cordelia Larsen, Corinna Laskin, Jackson Paddock, Gloria Garcia Stanley Staff: Director & Choreographer: Sara K. Dean Musical and Vocal Director: Debra Lambert Casting Consultant: Lysander Abadia Auditions Coordinator: Marcy Bates Stage Manager: Carla [...]

By |2022-09-08T11:13:38-07:00September 8th, 2022|2022-2023 Season, Announcements, Meet The Cast|
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Season 60’s slate of shows announced

On Friday, June 24 at the Saratoga Civic Theater, SBMT held its annual Membership Meeting and announced the musicals and special anniversary event that will comprise our historic 60th season. Subscription renewals won't start until later this summer, but we wanted to share the exciting news with you now. Without further ado, here are the shows that will brighten our stage in 2022-2023. The Spitfire Grill: Jan. 28 - Feb. 18, 2023 Music and book by James Valq Lyrics and book by Fred Alley Based on the award-winning 1996 film by Lee David Zlotoff Winner of the Richard Rogers Production Award for new musicals Directed and choreographed [...]

By |2022-06-27T14:08:28-07:00June 27th, 2022|2022-2023 Season, Announcements|
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Meet the SBMT Board Candidates for 2022!

Welcome to the SBMT Board Election page for 2022! Every year, at least six of the 12 SBMT Board member positions are open for election by the SBMT membership. (Please see https://southbaymt.com/about-sbmt/board-of-directors/ for links to more information about the Board and the election process). Members elected during this year's process will serve for two years, from July, 2022 through June, 2023. We offer MANY THANKS to Doy Charsupharindr, Jennifer Maggio, Raina Parks, Sharon Peng, and Jay Steele who are retiring from the Board this year. And we are delighted to present the candidates for the 2022 Board Election! Ed Hunter [...]

By |2022-06-11T13:10:19-07:00June 9th, 2022|Board Election|
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Board Meeting Minutes for June, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes June 8, 2022 Started 7:04 pm Board Members Present: Raiña Parks, Michael Hirsch, Jay Steele, Ed Hunter, Dan Singletary, Sharon Peng, Aly Suleman, Tipu Purkayastha, Jennifer Maggio, Steve Sammonds  Not Present: Doy Charnsupharindr,  Other members present: Jeffrey Henson, Doug Hughes, Sara Dean (ED) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. 😊 DISCUSSION Updates On the Town - We made it through! Kudos to those who stepped up! Marketing and Social Media: (Doug Hughes)  Designed logo for 60th anniversary season Reviewed Marketing Report  Saw slight increase in all social media avenues Facilities: Jeff Henson [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:00:22-07:00June 8th, 2022|Board Minutes|
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Board Meeting Minutes for May, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes May 11, 2022 Started 7:00 pm Board Members Present: Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Tipu Purkayastha, Michael Hirsch, Jeffrey Henson, Sharon Peng, Ed Hunter Guests Present: Lysander Abadia, Soni Kapoor Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doy Charnsupharindr  Other members present: Doug Hughes, Sara Dean (ED) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. 😊 DISCUSSION Youth Programming (Lysander Abadia) Sara gave a brief overview of the current theatre environment with the recent Covid resurgence and introduced our two guests. Soni Kapoor Working on first SBMT show, doing Deck Crew for “On the [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:00:52-07:00May 11th, 2022|Board meetings, Board Minutes|
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Board Meeting Minutes for April, 2022

SBMT Board Minutes April 13, 2022 Started 6:06 pm Board Members Present: Barbara Heninger, Jay Steele, Steve Sammonds, Dan Singletary, Raiña Parks, Tipu Purkayastha, Michael Hirsch, Aly Suleman,  Not Present: Jennifer Maggio, Doy Charnsupharindr, Ed Hunter, Sharon Peng, Doug Hughes (Marketing) Other members present: Sara Dean (ED) ð  Please note highlights of activities that Board can take, below. 😊 DISCUSSION Updates Technology:  Venue Updates Tech booth stairs are almost done. Doors being varnished and having hardware put on them.  Added shelving in the box office and re-did a few things Working on projectors. There is a really annoying flickering problem. [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:01:19-07:00April 13th, 2022|Board meetings, Board Minutes|
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