Advertising Committee: This committee meets once per season, prior to next season's advertising campaign. Goal is to renew current advertisers, corporate sponsors, and patrons to recommit their support and broaden our community patronage and financial backers.
Company Development Committee: This is a new group charged with developing a plan to ensure Show Biz' future viability and success as a non-profit performing arts organization in Medina County. This committee is dedicated to issues such as increasing show attendance, financial contribution and volunteer staffing. Research will be done among other successful organizations to develop a comprehensive long term plan that addresses company publicity, community financial support, audience growth, among others strategic issues and challenges.
Construction/Storage Committee: This committee searches for a permanent storage building/lot and keeps track of our materials & supplies. This involves sub committees involved with building materials, electronic equipment, construction supplies, and costumes and rental/loaning of such equipment.
Costume Committee: This committee is responsible to help the costume designer create a great vision on stage through costumes. Responsibilities can include cutting patterns, assisting with sewing as able, and assisting with costume changes backstage.
Fundraising Committee: This committee is involved with organizing fundraising events, overseeing non risk fund raising programs, encouraging organizations to sell group tickets as fundraisers and working with other committees to incorporate fundraising into events and activities provided by Medina County Show Biz.
Grants Committee: This committee works to obtain grants from wherever possible to help fund our productions. This involves researching through the community and the internet for available grants, and writing grants to present our needs.
Historian Committee: This committee is involved with gathering the history of Show Biz over the last 27 years. This includes pictures, newspaper articles, programs, and any other item that can serve as memorabilia. This can involve gathering pictures from others as well as taking pictures as a production begins to unfold. Information gathered is used to update promotional display posters, formulate scrap books, and add to the website.
Membership Committee: This committee is responsible for recruiting new members, handling the membership drive, developing and updating membership benefits, and planning the annual membership May dinner where board of trustee nominees are voted on. They are responsible for the ballots and organizing the voting process to those who are eligible. This committee is developing a cross reference of theatrical interests and talents to recruit volunteers as well as a calling committee for keeping in touch with our members and volunteers.
Newsletter Committee: This committee is responsible for gathering information from people which will be printed in our quarterly newsletter the "Spotlight". Letters to the editor are an open option and welcomed. Suggestions and concerns are also welcome. Members who have written information they would like published in our newsletter will be provided with the email of the publisher with a deadline date for submission.
Nominating Committee: This committee is responsible for recruiting new prospective board members to present for board approval for the annual banquet elections in May. A list is compiled and handed over to the Membership committee so ballots can be produced. They are responsible for the introduction of the nominees at the annual banquet.
Planning & Community Service Committee: This committee is responsible for the establishment of the yearly calendar of events for Medina County Show Biz. The purpose of the committee is to keep the board and Show Biz members informed on community activities to promote show biz and be involved in the community. The development of educational classes for the purpose of teaching audition skills for plays, musicals, children’s theater, and other venues of entertainment will be presented to the board for approval to organize implementation of these activities and events.
Publicity Committee: This committee oversees all the publicity with the Medina County Show Biz Company such as newspaper articles, putting our name and information in magazines, on websites, and other venues to let people know who we are and what we do. Other responsibilities include follow-through with the printing of business cards and the creation and distribution of the season brochures.
Reading Committee: The reading committee together agrees on a wide selection of plays to review for future seasons and follows an established procedure for narrowing the original list to a limited number of plays to present to the board for final selection and approval. Each reading cycle takes about 3 months and entails about 4 meetings and a lot of fun reading.
Scholarship Committee: The committee distributes the applications to all Medina County high schools and libraries. The chairman prepares the applications to remain anonymous during the review. Committee members are responsible for reviewing the applications, assessing the criteria, and discussing the anonymous applications and their contents in a non biased opinion for their qualifications. The committee members vote for the two applicants that they feel best meet the criteria established as communicated through the application.
Website Committee: This committee is involved with updating information on the website to make sure all information is current and accurate. Discussions are held via emails that revolve around altering wording, correcting spelling errors, posting forms to download and posting new show and event dates. Changes are discussed to make the site more user friendly, eye catching, and informative.
