<div dir="ltr"><div>New Omni member application! We can discuss it at the Wednesday meeting.<br><br></div>Cheers,<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jenny</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Laura Turiano</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scylla@riseup.net">scylla@riseup.net</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 12:07 PM<br>Subject: [omni-discuss] Application for membership - The Mess<br>To: "<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.omnicommons.org">discuss@lists.omnicommons.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.omnicommons.org">discuss@lists.omnicommons.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:consensus@lists.omnicommons.org">consensus@lists.omnicommons.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:consensus@lists.omnicommons.org">consensus@lists.omnicommons.org</a>><br>Cc: Renée <<a href="mailto:rmlevesque@gmail.com">rmlevesque@gmail.com</a>>, "Sang S. Kim" <<a href="mailto:sangkimsf@gmail.com">sangkimsf@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";color:rgb(34,34,34)">Hi
everyone, The Mess Sketch Comedy Troupe had rehearsals
here a month or so ago. They love the space and what
we are doing and decided to apply to be a member collective.
They will be at the delegates meeting on Thursday to
answer questions. Please discuss their application
with your collectives.<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700;color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">1. Mission Statement
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">THE MESS is a theatre troupe and collective
of writers, dancers, singers, actors, and mischief
makers who are out to do comedy that is a reflection of
the Bay Area’s diverse culture.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700;color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">2. Origin and Group History
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">THE MESS is a sketch comedy troupe based in
California's East Bay with writers, dancers, singers,
actors, and mischief makers from all over the globe. In
Fall 2011, Renée LeVesque and a group of theatre
folks began hosting a weekly pirate radio show on Radio
Valencia in San Francisco. What they quickly
discovered is that doing live action theatre was their
real passion. They began asking the question, what if
instead of trying to convince a big theatre to do a show
we liked, we just did our own show with people
whose work we enjoyed? What if we cast people who were
not only great actors, but willing to take risks
and perform parts they normally wouldn’t get cast for?
What if we created a room for comedy writers that
was welcoming, where they could collaborate on scripts
rather than compete for stage time? The group
rented space for trade at Chez Poulet, a warehouse in
San Francisco’s mission district. They rehearsed,
pooled their resources, and on Valentine’s Day 2012 put
on their very first show at Stage Werx SF.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">As of 2015, the group has moved to the East
Bay, expanded its troupe to include over 30 performers,
directors, writers, and designers. Each show is a
collective effort with each member contributing to the
performance from its creation to final bow. Everyone
works, everyone participates, everyone has a seat at
the comedy table with a focus on performances that
celebrate the Bay Area’s diversity, and create
immersive comedic experiences with a lean toward the
theatrical.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700;color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">3. How would you participate in
and contribute to the Omni?
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">THE MESS would like to be the house
performance troupe at The Omni Commons. To us that would
mean participating in open houses, community outreach
and any other collective activity that The Omni
hosts. We would also have representatives participate in
improving/repairing the Ballroom Space, the
Disco Room, and helping to maintain the other common
spaces. THE MESS would also host workshops,
classes, and performances at The Omni to increase
interest and appreciation for the space itself and for
the collectives that call the Omni home.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700;color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">4. How does your collective
support itself financially? What would you be able to
afford in rent?
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">THE MESS sells tickets to each show at the
rate of $15 plus (sliding scale). Our ticket sales
average 40-
60 people per performance. We plan to use ticket sale
revenue to help the Omni with its expenses. At
present, we can afford $300 per month total plus a share
of the common expenses such as utilities. If we
are able to increase programing in 2016 (shows,
workshops, etc.), we would be able to discuss
contributing more.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700;color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">5. What are your space needs,
especially for dedicated (locked or not shared) space?
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">Ideally, we would like to steward, share and
help improve and maintain the Disco Room. Essentially,
our
typical needs are average 3 to 4 nights a week in the
evenings from approximately 6PM to 10PM.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">In addition, we would volunteer to help
coordinate the calendar for other events that the
Collective,
Delegates and Commons wish to hold in the Disco room.
Improvements, we would like to build include a
locked cabinet (approx. 8 feet x 8 feet) in the Disco
Room to store equipment, props, and costumes.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">Any other improvements we can help assist to
support the Omni in renting out the space to other
groups
in the community.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700">6. Statement of Solidarity<br>
</span></p>
We, The Mess agree and are committed to the Omni
Collective’s shared political vision of more equitable
communing of resources and meeting human needs over private
interests or corporate profit. If accepted as a member
collective, we promise to adhere to the Collectives’
solidarity and anti-capitalist political perspective. The
Mess has always and will continue to practice openness,
diversity and community through the arts and in general
practice.<br>
<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'Arial';font-weight:700;color:rgb(13.300000%,13.300000%,13.300000%)">7. Additional Information
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(6.700000%,33.300000%,80.000000%)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EastBayMess/?fref=ts" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EastBayMess/?fref=ts</a>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(23.100000%,34.900000%,59.600000%)"><a href="http://sketchmess.com" target="_blank">http://sketchmess.com</a>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(6.700000%,33.300000%,80.000000%)"><a href="mailto:mess.sketch@gmail.com" target="_blank">mess.sketch@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(6.700000%,33.300000%,80.000000%)">
</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(7.800000%,9.400000%,13.700000%)">Renée
LeVesque - Rabble Rouser - </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(6.700000%,33.300000%,80.000000%)"><a href="mailto:rmlevesque@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmlevesque@gmail.com</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'ArialMT';color:rgb(7.800000%,9.400000%,13.700000%)">-
Cell: <a href="tel:951.533.0508" value="+19515330508" target="_blank">951.533.0508</a>
<br>
Spencer Bainbridge - Head Writer<br>
Sang S. Kim - Production Manager
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