MTA CALLBOARD-Volume 14, No. 5 June,1998



Table of Contents

MTA Invited to Celebrate CP Summer Theatre's 25th "Silver" Anniversary
Thanks MCT
MTA Panel Discusses Theatre Space Shortage in Metrolina Region
Kudos to Charlotte Rep
Mike Stair Productions on the Web
NCTC in Lenoir November '98
Vance Advances to November Election
ACTF Festival Site Changes
Enter NC 1998 AACTFest Now!
Call for Workshops
Marketing Tip
Special Edition SETC Southern Theatre Planned
NC Arts Council News
MTA Officers Job Descriptions
From the MTA E-Mail Bag
Reminders
Election Update
Congratulations
Tour the Historic Carolina Theatre
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Vol. 14,Issue No. 5
June, 1998




Solving the Big Space Crunch



MTA Invited to Celebrate CP Summer Theatre's 25th "Silver" Anniversary


MTA will next meet on June 23, 1998 at 5:30pm. Our host will be CPCC Summer Theatre. Please RSVP by June 19 by calling 330-6534 before 5:00pm. The show for this meeting will be Will Rogers Follies. The regional spotlight will be on the Union County Players . Originally Theatre Charlotte was to have been our host in April, but as you will recall, due too casting problems at MCT, Theatre Charlotte exchanged dates with them in February.

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Thanks MCT


Here's a big MTA "Thank You" to Matthews Community Theatre, Stan Campbell and Corporate Capers for their contibutions to our April meeting. Good Luck MCT with the renovations to the Matthew's Community Center.

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MTA Panel Discusses Theatre Space Shortage in Metrolina Region


In response to the chronic lack of performance and storage space for theatre in the Metrolina area, MTA has assembled a panel to discuss with MTA members common solutions to this age-old problem. The panel makeup is still open at this writing. Contact Ginger Heath if you're interested.

Several companies in our area have had to move in recent weeks due to this problem. And all of us have had to dispose of costumes, props and scenery because we just didn't have any place to keep it any more.

This is exactly the kind of issue MTA was founded to explore. Alone we don't have much hope of solving this problem. Together we have an opportunity to improve our individual lot, but only if you get involved. Don't just stand and curse the darkness alone, join your voice with others and bring in the light.

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Kudos to Charlotte Rep


Charlotte Rep won the Governor's Business Award. They were one of nine companies in NC awarded this honor by Gov. Jim Hunt. It was presented in a ceremony at the NC Museum of History in Raleigh on May 7. The award was in recognition of various creative partnerships Charlotte Rep has developed with local and national businesses. The Governor's Business Council on the Arts and Humanities gave Charlotte Rep a specially commissioned ceramic work by Wilmington artist Dina Wild-Ramsing.

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Mike Stair Productions on the Web

Check out Mike Stair's new web site at www.tntie.com/stawsh/. Just type Mike's address into your web browser or go to the MTA site and click on the link there.

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NCTC in Lenoir November '98

NCTC's annual gathering will be held November 5 - 8th at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. The event will be sponsored by the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, Caldwell Community College and Foothills Performing Arts,Inc.

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Vance Advances to November Election

Congratulations to Tom Vance for coming in second in the Republican Primary for County Commission at Large. He is busy now getting ready for the November election. Anyone interested in helping should contact him at 704-545-3581.

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ACTF Festival Site Changes

The 1998 NC Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival will be hosted by Wilkes Community College October 29-31,1998. Next year the festival will be hosted by UNC-Wilmington and in 2000 it will return to Catawba College in Salisbury. Interested in entering? Contact David Reynolds at Wilkes Community College (910-838-6231) or Jim Epperson, state ACTF Chair, at Catawba College (704-637-4771)

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Enter NC 1998 AACTFest Now!

Community theatres that want to participate in the community theatre festival next November at NCTC must submit their applications by October 31,1998. The winner of the state competion will advance to the regional level at SETC in Greensboro in March,1999. The National AACTFest will be in Memphis,TN in July, 1999. The proximity of the regional contest in Greensboro makes this a great year for NC community theatres who have felt that the travel expenses prohibited entry in the past. Contact Sandy Tuten by phone (910-692-7882) or fax (910-692-0950) for entry info.

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Call for Workshops

Send SETC workshop ideas to Mark Malinauskas, 1600 Keenland Dr., Murray, KY 42071. Proposal submission dealine is June 15, 1998.

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Marketing Tip

Include your web address in all your marketing efforts. Not sure what your MTA web address is? Contact Tom Hollis at CPCC(704-330-6835) and he'll be glad to give it to you. Don't have a web address. Contact Tom and he'll help set yours up. It's one of the benefits of MTA membership.

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Special Edition SETC Southern Theatre Planned

SETC plans a special 50th anniversary issue of Southern Theatre for next year. Plans include an SETC Sampler- a series celebrating high-profile people in the arts with ties to SETC. Send ideas to Tom Stephens at tstephens@rmws.edu. Send photos to Tom at 5204 Wedgewood Rd., Lynchburg, VA 24503-4210. A second feature will be anecdotes about Executive Director Marian Smith. Send these to Herman Middleton, 203 Village Lane, Unit A, Greensboro, NC 27409-2531 or by phone at (336- 292-3323). Finally, if you have pictures from past SETC events, send them to Deanna Thompson at 4223 Princeton Ave., Greensboro, NC 27407.

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NC Arts Council News

The Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development publishes the North Carolina Calendar of Events annually. Listings are by town and must be of interest to the general traveling public. Call 919-733-7501 to request a form for submitting your events for the 1999 booklet. Check out the NC Arts Council's website at www.ncarts.org. Contact the NCAC by email at ncarts@ncacmail.dcr.state.nc.us.

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MTA Officers Job Descriptions

Chair-person- Check mail weekly. Schedule meeting sites. Prepare meeting agendas. Schedule Excom meetings. Vice-Chair-person- Schedule speakers for meetings. Schedule regional spotlights for meetings. Secretary-Prepare and distribute meeting minutes. Maintain mailing list. Prepare mailing labels. Organize telephone tree for each meeting, Maintain organization archives. Treasurer-Prepare financial reports for each meeting. Manage income and expenses. Control bank account(s). Send membership renewal invoices. At Large-Represent constituent areas of MTA to board.

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From the MTA E-Mail Bag

To: MTA
From: "Cheryl L. M. Adkins"
Subject: Little Theatre of Gastonia
Date Sent: Thursday, May 7, 1998 11:53PM
Good Morning!
I just wanted to send a greeting to the cast and crew of Divorce Southern Style now performing at the Little Theatre of Gastonia. I read on the web about their opening night.
From the Playmakers & Co. (Blackesburg, VA) cast and crew of Divorce Southern Style, we our best wishes to everyone for a great run!!!!
Sincerely,
Cheryl L. M. Adkins (character of Elizabeth)
To: MTA
From:Todd
Subject: La Jolla Playhouse Link
Thank you for listing us in your theatre links page. We now have our own domain and would like the link to go to http://www.ajollaplayhouse.com.
Thank you,
Todd Sivard
Operation Manager
La Jolla Playhouse

Reminders

Send in your season schedules to Keith Martin and Tom Hollis as soon as they are final. Keith will enter them in the Conflict Resolution database and Tom will include them in the Callboard and see that they are posted on the web. Got a prop you want to swap? Looking for an unusal prop? Send it in to the MTA Prop Swap-(Tom Hollis-704-330-6835). Nominations are still open for next year's MTA board. See the job descriptions on page 3 and send your nominations to Susan Smith Nominations Chair on the form below.Volunteer to host an MTA meeting for '98-'99. Present your theatre in a regonal spotlight. Got an idea for a meeting topic? Contact any board member ASAP.

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Election Update

The primary elections are past now and unfortunately most of the "Gang of Five" were chosen to run again in the Fall. Some with opposition, some with none. The turnout was again very small, resulting in the election of county commisioners by a minority of voters.
Plans are underway to continue the fight for "arts minded" officals in the Fall. Contact the candidates of your choice and work for their election.

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Congratulations

Susan Smith has been named an At-Large member of the South Carolina Theatre Association board for next year. Congratulations Susan and good luck with your new duties.

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Tour the Historic Carolina Theatre

The Carolina Theatre Preservation Society will conduct tours of the historic Carolina Theatre in uptown Charlotte at 11:30am, noon, 12:30 and 1:00pm every Friday through September. Located at Sixth and North Tryon streets, the Carolina Theatre opened in 1927 and was one of Charlotte's grandest performance spaces through the 1960's. The CTPS was founded to restore this fine old landmark. They are currently surveying area theatre companies to determine demand for use of the venue. If your company is interested, contact the society at 366-4239.

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