EXCOM NEW JOB DIVISIONS
At the EXCOM meeting of 7/18 Chair Keith Martin proposed a new set of responsibilities for
the officers of MTA to improve the efficiency of MTA operations. The Chair will oversee
operations, handle the mailbox and spearhead projects. The Vice Chair will arrange the
programs and regional spotlights for the quarterly meetings. The Secretary will keep the
minutes of all meetings, maintain the mailing list, develop a telephone tree for getting
MTA info to members and begin to put some kind of structu re to the MTA archives. The
Treasurer will handle the books, and new memberships. A new position, At Large, will
publish the Callboard newsletter, maintain the master calendar, and initiate the homepage
on Charlotte's Web.
It is hoped that these divisions will make it easier for MTA to function.
Vice Chair Ginger Heath is looking for a few good program ideas for this year's MTA
meetings. Anyone with suggestions can contact Ginger at the address listed in the
Callboard. This is your chance to make MTA meetings meaningful and useful. Got a n idea!
Call Ginger.
As of this writing, a game of musical critics is taking place at the Observer. Tony's
Back! Larry's gone back to the movies. Dean Smith is leaving for a year in Paris. And a
new face is joining the Arts Department at the paper. Willa Conrad, fo rmerly of the
Toledo Blade, has signed on with Knight-Ridder to work the Charlotte Arts beat.
So Welcome Willa, good ta' see ya' again Tony, thanks Larry for pulling double duty, and I
don't even want to talk about a paid year in Paris!
Here's a big MTA "THANK YOU" to the folks out at Carowinds for putting on such a
fine June meeting. If you missed it, shame on you!
The MTA script library needs a home. Part of the mission of the MTA is to create and
maintain a script library for membership use. But in order to be effective the library
needs a home accessible to everyone. Got a space crying out for a bookshelf? T hen call
Ginger Heath. She'll gladly fill it for you.
And don't forget that each time your company does a show you can donate one of the scripts
to the library. Looking for a script for your next show? Then check out the MTA script
library. In this day and age of reduced arts funding why spend money on s cripts if you
can borrow then for Free!
Come blow your horn! MTA Spotlights is looking for groups that want to be highlighted at this year's meetings. Got a new facility? Solved an age old problem? Found a new way to put on a show? Then share it with the group. Call Ginger H eath and pitch your idea. Don't wait. Call today. Before all of this year's spots are history.
The MTA homepage on Charlotte's Web is still under construction. Any members who have not sent in their materials need to do so immediately. Remember we need your complete season, logo, and box office info to make this work. Send all materials to Tom Hollis at the address listed above.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 30, 5:30 pm
WHERE: Pease Auditorium, CPCC
HOST: The Vance Theatrical Organization
SHOW: ""Ruthless! The Musical"" at 8:15 pm
PROGRAM: Our guest speaker will be George Parides, President of North Carolina Arts and
Entertainment Center/Wilmington. He is the former director of the Theatre Arts Section of
the North Carolina Arts Council. In addition, George has founded a new art ists firm, the
Cornucopia Agency and serves on the Board of Arts Advocates of North Carolina. A longtime
friend of MTA, George will update us all on his various projects and activities.
To RSVP call Michael Vance, 545-3581, no later than August 25.
