Hey everyone! I hope yall are having a wonderful and relaxing winter break!
Okay, down to business. PCC season is just around the corner and Kevin and I need your help! We need more choreographers and OCC memberssss!

So where do I find these applications?
Applications can be found on http://ucsdkp.org/pcc-2010

When are they due?
Apps are due January 15, 2010 for OCC and January 4,2010 for Choreographers by 11:59pm

What kind of choreographers do we need?
We need cultural dance and contemporary dance choreographers. Both are equally important to PCC, so apply!!!

What committees can I be involved in?
You can be involved in one or more committees:
Alumni
Keeps continual communication with alumni; provides a space for alumni interaction with the cast. Keeps the alumni updated with PCC events. Should tell the alumni about: (1) PCC (the dates and how they can reserve their tickets; work with Tickets) (2) Practices (if alumni want to attend) (3) Attending or assisting with dance workshops (4) Helping with choreography.

Sets up the alumni social in conjunction with PCC. Works closely with KP’s Alumni Liaison. A.k.a. VIP Committee when working with Tickets.

Art Pavilion
Collects artwork to be displayed in the PCC venue. Asks alumni, faculty, staff, students, and community to contribute any form of art for the PCC Art Pavilion. Sets a display in the pavilion for all the artwork to be viewed pre and post show.

Costumes
Responsible for taking inventory of all PCC costumes and props. Must be able to arrange, distribute, and collect all costumes and accompanying props used by the cast. Tasks include, but are not limited to, purchasing, maintaining, and making (sewing, collecting, purchasing) the props and costumes. Must be prepared on the day of PCC with safety pins, bobby pins, hair nets, extra costumes, and the means to help the cast put on their costumes, if necessary.

Dance Coordinator
Works closely with Choreographers, Co-Co’s, Director, and script writers. Works with both the creative and technical aspects of the dances (creative vision is executed physically on stage; fits script while staying in realistic boundaries). Assist choreographers in relation to dancers; help run dance rehearsals. Work with Public Operations to book/reserve spaces for rehearsals. May conduct research into the history, background, and/or interesting facts about the varying dances and present such information. Must be familiar with the choreography; be able to teach moves if choreographers are not present.

Finance
Works with Fundraising to manage budget and funds. Keeps track of the budget and expenses for PCC. Responsible for reimbursements and handles all the money for PCC, which includes cast fees, advertisement spaces, costume and set costs, etc.

FUNdraising
Raises funds in fun and creative ways. Some activities include selling candy roses and singing grams for Valentines Day, handling the process of the PCC shirt, making sales and collecting donations the night of PCC and any other fundraisers that are appropriate and well-timed before PCC. FUNdraising and Publicity work together to promote PCC by outreaching to shops, companies and families that may contribute to PCC funds.

Music
Contacts those interested in helping with music to use their musical talents as needed (PCC band, PCC choir, other instrumentation, etc.). The musicians work together to compose a theme song for PCC and to teach it to the cast to sing as the closing event. Works with the script writers and choreographers to incorporate songs/sound effects into the script and dance sequences.

Ourstorian
Documents the whole PCC journey/movement through photos, video, scrapbooks, interviews, and other creative ways. Creates a reference for future KP members as well as for the present PCC cast to be able to look back on their role in the making of PCC. This includes, but is not limited to, practices, picnics, retreats, OCC meetings, alumni interviews, dialogues about PCC, etc.

Outreach
Works with Publicity to publicize PCC, especially to local high schools. Outreaches to high schools — ie: tell them and the community the importance of PCC, inform them how they could help and also publicize other KP-related events that might apply to them as HS students. Also outreaches to other colleges, and sends them invitations. Makes phone-calls and sends emails to the respective high schools and colleges. (One of the biggest things to improve on is the range of outreach; outreach to schools all over San Diego, not just schools near our area.) Can work with KP’s Outreach Coordinator.

Programs
Creates the program for PCC to be distributed the night of the event. Researches prospective printers and rough estimates (work with Finances). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, taking photos of cast members for the program (work with Ourstorian), compiling cast member information, organizing advertisements.

Public Operations
Public Operations acts as the Co-Cultural Coordinators’ right-hand person, alleviating them of some of their responsibilities. Such responsibilities include, but are not limited to, making reservations for practices and other related events, keeping the cast informed about important dates and deadlines, making sure practices run smoothly and in an organized fashion, and running OCC meetings and planning those agendas. Public Operations plays a crucial leadership role in bridging the communication between the Co-Cultural Coordinators and the PCC cast.

Publicity
Publicizes PCC to UCSD and the greater San Diego community as well as areas beyond San Diego. Tasks include creating and distributing flyers and posters, reaching out to businesses all over San Diego and working with outreach for the schools, and using the list serves to send out information. Some ways to publicize include posting on the shuttle and Price Center marquees as well as on chalk boards in lecture halls. Works with Outreach to publicize to high schools.

Set Design
Works closely with Director, Stage Manager, Script Writers, Finance, Stage Crew, Tech to express the script through innovative sets and props. Creates functional and practical sets and are familiar with the script in order to get ideas and be aware of which props/sets are needed. Coordinates work parties to finish set designs to meet set deadlines.

Stage Crew
Works with Set Design, Director, Stage Manager, Script Writers, and Tech to coordinate movement of sets and props. Must be at every blocking run-through unless otherwise discussed. Responsible for the staging and removal of sets during PCC productions. Must be familiar with every scene.

Stage Manager
Stage Manager acts as the Director’s right-hand person. Assists Director with relations to Co-Cultural Coordinators, Script Writers, Choreographers, Stage Crew, Set Design, Performers and Tech. Must be able to manage the back of the house before, during, and after the PCC performances at the venue. Must attend every actor rehearsal with the Director, and the blocking run-throughs; assists Director with the creative process and with the realization of their vision; must be familiar with every scene and dance.

Tickets
Handles ticket reservations; delegates ticket distribution, will-call, and ushering. Coordinates and controls the process of cast tickets and online reservations. Sets up an e-mail address for the public to send in their ticket requests. They also work hand in hand with the Alumni/VIP committee to reserve seats in the VIP section for the alumni, faculty and staff who attend the show.

Transportation
Responsible for the handling of transportation for GBM/PCC-ers to and from PCC events, including, but not limited to, PCC Fundraising events, PCC rehearsals at the venue, and for the actual PCC show dates. Transportation may include the organization of carpools or the research into utilizing bus schedules.

If you all have questions, feel free to contact Kevin(kevin.llorente@gmail.com) or Naomi(naomigenota@gmail.com)

Peace, Love, and Kbbq!!!!,
Naomi Genota