New Boys In Charge

Hey ya'll. I didn't notice any Outtakes on this notification email from Stevie Ray, so I thought I would post it here so we can all share our congratulations with Jason (and Kappelhoff, too.)

Here is the letter from Mr. Ray, in its entirety.

Hello all:

We are proud to announce some great changes at Stevie Ray’s.

Jason Bindas and Dave Kappelhoff are no longer just Troupe Leaders. They have moved into the positions of Creative Directors. This means they are responsible for ensuring that our shows at the cabaret continue to grow creatively, and that each member of the troupes grows as well. They will either act as troupe leaders or, if a separate troupe leader is assigned, they will help the troupe leader direct the shows.

Jason Bindas has also been become the Director of the School of Improv. He will be in charge of making sure the school serves the needs of the students and teachers.

Dave Kappelhoff has become the Director of the College Division of the School of Improv. We have typically focused on adult improv classes, but now it is time for the school to expand. Dave will be responsible for building a whole new program focusing on college improv classes.

John Haynes has become the Director of the Youth Division of the School of Improv. He will be responsible for building a new program focusing on improv classes for students 18 years old and under.

Jason will work with Artistic Director, Pamela Mayne on all school programs. We hope to begin partnerships with outside organizations, corporations, schools, colleges, and community centers to offer classes throughout the Twin Cities.

Any questions about the school should be directed to Jason.

Mark Bergren will continue to teach advanced improv classes and special programs.

Stevie Ray will stay out of the way.

And that is it. So, congratulations, Jason, on the promotion. I trust you will do exceptional in this new position.

Woooooooooooooooooolhouse

The Special Outtakes Show

Yo. So this was discussed at the beginning of this round . . . the whole "Let's have a special Outtakes show, where we kick all of the existing audience members out to let all new audience members in for The Outtakes portion of the night." Then, nothing more was talked about it.

Until now.

Let's pick a show, dammit. We've only really got four shows left. July 18th, Aug 1, 15, and 29th. I My vote is for one of the last two, the 15 or 29. It would give us time to actually get confirmations from the invitees about yes or no or both and really hammer home the point.

You know?

Let's have a date picked in one week. Can we do that? One week . . . I'll Facebook this to LJ since she doesn't have access to this yet (by her own fault, of course.) But if you see this, pass the word to the other Outtakes to let them know to come and check it out.

Wooooooooooolhouse

Weekend of shows

Between yelling in "Love Is Like," belting out lead vocals in "Friday Fish Fry for Jeff," T-Bones the waiter, and having to yell because the threat of rain dissallowed the use of microphones at Improv in the Park . . . I have no voice. Good thing my job only requires me to talk on the phone all day with churches. But I'm sure when I explain to the churches in the Carolinas and Virgina that I was acting as a black prisoner over the weekend, that everything will be alright...

Outtakes girls rock BNW

The female portion of the Outtakes kicked it at BNW tonight in their individual performance groups. Emily brought wacky characters and LJ's accident seems to have only made her funnier. Well done girls !!! Oh, and the one and only Jeff Kaisershot also made an appearance to lend support to his castmates. With better than half of the Outtakes team in house, there was talk of said Outtakes taking the stage and puttin' on a show right then and there for all of those who routinely miss our Sheraton shows (ok, that may have been mostly me offering that).

Way to go gang !!!

Great show everybody!!! I thought that with our reduced cast, everyone stepped up and brought a better game. Hats off to Alex for a successful first hosting!!! My opinion is that this performance showed that we are getting better at bringing our rehearsal improvements to our shows :) YAY !!!