Rehearsals, Fundraising and socials

It's week 4 of university, lectures are in full swing and so is EUSOG! 
I am posting at the end of what MD, Jay Cameron coined as a EU-SLOG *definition* noun- a EUSOG heavy week. 

I am happy however to say that it was fun, successful and anything but a slog! Here is a brief update from all sides of the production 

1. Rehearsals:

The cast have been working hard learning both music and blocking of the show with some promising results being produced already. The intricacies of the music in the show have proved a challenge but with the hard work and concentration, I am frequently blown away with the power and precision of the noise produced. 

Jay and Ethan have been working hard with the principles developing characters and establishing the chemistry between the important relationships in the show. 

Sam has been working the Chorus hard, creating a great dance spectacle for the elicit number "One Night in Bangkok. 

Cast bonding gets very real with some of the warm up games we play...

2. EGM. 

On Monday we held our Extraordinary General Meeting, where we voted on constitutional change- amendment to Article VI.5.ii (this was passed and the new constitution will be uploaded to our website shortly). We also announced the our Gilbert and Sullivan show, being put on in March 2015 as "The Gondiliers" and opened up applications for the proposals as production teams. More information here https://www.facebook.com/events/399814280172461/ 

We also elected 3 new member to committee:
Publicity Manager- Liz Mills (replacing Conor McFarlane)
Ordinary Members- Peter Green and Lydia Carrington 

Congratulations! We are excited about welcoming you to committee... what is better than a committee meeting at 10am on a Saturday morning! 

3. Fundraising

We have had a big fundraising push this week holding two bakesales and cabaret night. 
Well Done to Team LucE for winning this baking round... stay tuned for the rematch results. I am a firm believer of putting the FUN in Fundraising, and holding a baking tutorial in my kitchen saw some eggcellent results... though there was some baking sabotage at play. 

Team LucE

Team Gibs

Our "One night in Bangkok" themed Cabaret was very successful mirroring the vibrant scene in the show in someways and thankfully not others! We had a variety of fun performances from barbershop, duets, comedic solos and even a very under- rehearsed number from the production team-

 *disclaimer* That will be no reflection on the standard of show performed in November! 

Thank you very much to everyone who attended, bought raffle tickets and performed. Special thanks goes to Ushers of Edinburgh who hosted us and served us alcohol for the evening! 

I would personally like to thank the cast for being completely on board with everything this week, its been very busy but the outcomes make it all worth it! #happyproducer

4. Socials 

The cast and crew have been getting to know each other at a variety of event including the fundraisers as well as post show visits to our sponsor pub the Pear Tree. As well as producing high quality shows, EUSOG prides itself in being a welcoming society. This was evident in our Judges Houses social, whereby members of the Prod team become "X-Factor" judges for the evening, creating numbers and performing them for the other groups. Opening my door to 10 cast members dressed as elderly people with instruction from social sec Dominic Lewis to produce a contemporary music video style performance of Super Trooper by abba, I knew it was going to be an evening of hilarity. All teams did a sterling job and prizes were awarded to: 

Best Harmonies- The Elderly (Well done team!)
Best Choreography - The animals
Best Overall performance- The Only Way is Essex 
Best Commitment  - Caroline , TOWIE

The Elderly

5. Production Team

Set and tech designs are being developed by our wonderful team and publicity designs are also in the works so stay tuned to get an insight into the overall vision of the production! 

So that's the round up! As you can see it's all go and is only going to get busier in the weeks leading up to the show. As I am writing this it is 39 days, 3 hours and 38 mins until lights will be going up on stage for our first performance. EXCITEMENT! The focus for the next few weeks will be finishing the show material before going onto the "polishing" stage and publicising the show. 

Stay tuned!
Lx.