Gainsborough Musical Theatre Society Chairman’s report Y/E 31.07.23
August 2022
Concert rehearsals begin again at Gainsborough Methodist Church. Rights for the 2023 show, The Addams Family have been secured and will be released to the rest of the society shortly. LSH made a loss as predicted, however the committee feel confident this can be built upon going forward and reduce future losses.
September 2022
Hannah Wilkinson stepped down as Chairwoman and the committee thanked her for all her hard work. Concert rehearsals continued and are going well. A good turn out of members at concert rehearsals. Auditions for solos have taken place and are chosen. Concert venues confirmed as Marton, Kettlethorpe, Gringley and Morton. AGM held with a decent turn out.
October 2022
Concert rehearsals continue. Publicity gone out to advertise the concerts. Fundraising ideas discussed. Christmas Quiz and Raffle decided for December. Greg Snape contacted to be our director for The Addams Family. Simon Percy was contacted to be our MD and Hannah Leaning contacted to be choreographer. Hannah Leaning would like to work with someone else as choreographer and her asked her friend Emily if she would be interested. Fiona Anderson was contacted to be Props manager for The Addams Family. Date was set for budget meeting for The Addams Family.
November 2022
Tim Snell stepped down as Secretary and the committee thanked him for his hard work. Concerts completed and were very successful, particularly at Morton and Gringley. Feedback from committee members and society members was positive about concerts. Kate Page joined the committee as our new secretary. Committee confirmed Greg, Simon and Hannah as our production team for The Addams Family. Poster made and shared for our fund-raising quiz night. Timeline meeting and Budget meeting had.
December 2022
Christmas quiz fundraiser was held and was very successful. Funds were raised to go towards our 2023 show. Committee have spoken about the possibility of doing this twice yearly to help support the society. Costumes have been confirmed, we are hiring these from D&S Costumes LTD.
Launch night for The Addams Family advertised and group made on Facebook for people interested in joining the show, lots of initial interest shown. We Do It In The Dark again contacted to help backstage.
January 2023
Launch night was held for The Addams Family at Gainsborough Methodist Church with an impressive turn out, lots of new and returning faces. The script, audition pieces and rehearsal schedule were shared with the cast and crew. Sam Preston joined GMTS as our stage manager.
February 2023
Auditions held for The Addams Family with a full cast found. Greg stated the standard of auditions was very high this year. Dance rehearsals going very well, a lot of chorus pieces set already. Discussion had about set, Greg to contact UK Productions to see if set available. Donation received from Flourish With Us LTD to sponsor the show. Tickets for The Addams Family on sale. Devon Riley was offered the role of assistant Choreographer. Publicity artwork done and sent to Life Designs to produce materials. Decided to get 2 large posters for the Baths Hall to help advertise this year. Date decided for Easter Quiz fundraiser as 16[th] April. First meeting with We Do It In The Dark held for behind the scenes help.
March 2023
Rehearsals continue for The Addams Family. Lack of green room at new rehearsal space means the noise from the cast chatting can be distracting, suggested that cast use hall area to chat when not needed in rehearsal. Ensemble assigned ancestor characters and measured for costumes. UK Productions set too big for the stage, Greg looking into alternatives. Easter quiz fundraiser promoted on social media and organisation is underway. Committee decided to hold another fundraiser in December and to order more raffle tickets as last year we sold out. Current patrons contacted to renew and advertised for new patrons. Chris Smithson, Chloe Smithson and Anna Hrycak confirmed to be creative team for 2023 concerts. Co-Op Community Fundraising applied for.
April 2023
Set found for The Addams Family from Scenery Solutions and deposit paid. Second half of cast membership subscriptions collected. Tickets sales slow currently for TAF. Banners for The Addams Family put up for display at both Tesco in Gainsborough and Scunthorpe. Publicity going out in Gainsborough Life, local newspaper and social media posts. Three cast members confirmed to be performing at a coronation event next month. NODA renewal membership paid. Premises rent paid. Committee noted the move from our old rehearsal space was correct decision due to money saved. Easter quiz fundraiser held with success, less so than the Christmas quiz due to having no advanced raffle ticket sales. Donation received from Ady Newell towards food for Easter quiz. Leanne Berry offered to host TAF after show party. Concert venues contacted for availability. Website domain was purchased.
May 2023
Ticket sales for TAF are in a good position with the time still left to sell. Chaperones and licenses sorted for TAF. Concerts confirmed at Marton, Gringley and Morton. Waiting to hear back from Kettlethorpe. Concerts
launch date and audition date decided. Unfortunately, we didn’t get enough votes for Co-Op Community Fundraising however there was issues with registering and not getting membership numbers in time. Leigh Troop reapplied and sent an email about the issues.
June 2023
The Addams Family was performed and feedback from audiences was incredibly positive. This reflected in the amount of tickets sold which was 1014 out of a potential 1435 which equals to 70% sold. Feedback from cast mainly positive. Was an issue with getting assistance from stage hands to move set pieces and cast had to be used at the last minute, this needs to be considered in the future. 2024 show decided as “Our House” and license has been confirmed with the deposit paid. Greg Snape and Simon Percy contacted to continue their roles as Director and MD. Hannah Leaning stepped down as Choreographer. Christmas fundraiser quiz confirmed for 3[rd] December, room at Gladstone House booked.
July 2023
It is confirmed by our treasurer that we have made a profit for The Addams Family. Awaiting refund from Scenery Solutions due to the set being damaged when we received it. Launch night held for concerts with a very good turn out. Devon Riley contacted about the role of Choreographer. Performance confirmed for 9th September at Lea Park Anniversary Festival to promote our concerts.
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