Each company member has individual responsibilities and duties, and each member depends on the commitment of each other member in order to achieve success. Thus, becoming a member of a company is not unlike becoming a member of a family, bound together by a love for the arts of theatre and dance and a devotion to the production. Therefore, as a company member you should regard yourself as a member of a team, all of whom work together from the beginning of the show right through to the end of strike. Company Meetings Faculty, staff, student assistants, and all members of the company sometimes meet together as a group when casting and crew assignments have been completed. This is the only time before the production moves into the first technical rehearsals that everyone will be in the same place at the same time.
Attendance is mandatory.
The purpose of the company meeting is to familiarize everyone with the direction the company is going to take in mounting the production. The company meeting might be compared to the planting of the seed that will eventually become the show. Preliminary discussions between director, designers, stage manager, production manager, and crew heads. The director, designers, and all company crew heads are expected to attend these meetings. Production Meetings for all productions will be held on Mondays at 12 noon in the Conference Room.