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The CCB �Booking Committee

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Why?

Our hope is to make programming more diverse and give interested people the opportunity to be more engaged in the theatre.

CCB wants to involve the community in booking shows!

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The Basics

The committee books and creates shows at CCB

The committee has 5 members:�3 members of the community + Noah & Josh

Community members are voted in for a 1 year term

The first committee will be voted on in June 2022 and begin their work in July 2022 (booking for August)

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You could be on the committee if...

You are excited to engage with the CCB community on a deeper level

You are interested in actively participating in the theatre’s creative programming.

You are a member/former member of a CCB House Team OR have produced a show at CCB OR have completed at least Level 3 at The CCB Training School*

You are able to commit ca. 10 hours a month to programming

*You are not eligible if you are responsible for booking shows at other comedy theatres, to avoid a conflict of interest. You must also be vaccinated against COVID-19 (or have valid medical exemption).

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Perks

To meet and engage with performers here in Berlin and from around the world

Free rush tickets to any show at CCB

Free drink at any show you work + 25% discount at the bar

Possible monthly stipend (to be determined!)

Lots of fun!!!

Beyond getting directly involved in the theatre and community, you’ll get...

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Committee Tasks

Confirming regular shows

Identifying what needs to be booked

Booking & creating shows

Vetting/Fielding booking requests
Reaching out to producers/performers to create shows
Reach out to the community for show ideas
Creating show concepts and booking producers for the concepts
Creating and producing shows
Booking Indie Improv Showcase
Booking Jam hosts

Artist relations

Communication with performers, producers, house managers
Presence at shows when needed, especially for 1st time performers / producers and for out-of-town performers

Report for community meetings

Prepare next term’s committee selection

End of term knowledge transfer to incoming committee members

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Feedback & Time commitment

Internal and external feedback

The committee will regularly reflect on its process: What’s working? What’s not working?

There will be occasional community meetings, where the community will give feedback.

Individual time commitment

Meetings* (weekday only - day or evening)

Primary meeting at start of month (longer)
Weekly follow up/update meetings (shorter)

Communication (emails, phone etc.)

Presence at the theatre for shows you’ve programmed

All in all ca. 10 hours per month

*Meetings will be held via video conferencing, with the potential for some meetings to be held in person depending on scheduling.

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The Selection Process

If you are eligible and interested, please submit your name to the Committee to Form the Booking Committee by emailing booking@comedycafeberlin.com.

A Q&A/info meeting will be held on April 10th before the jam (online and in person): meet.google.com/sie-rvbv-sxk

An election will be held June 4th. The election will be hybrid (in-person at CCB and live-streamed via Google Meet: meet.google.com/xeb-zddt-jbj)

“Candidates” will be given a set amount of time to introduce themselves at the meeting prior to voting.

Anyone present (online or in-person) at the election meeting can vote

We will use an online poll and ranked choice voting to determine the top 3 vote-getters.

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If you are interested in joining the Booking Committee or if you have any further questions, please write to booking@comedyc afeberlin.com

If you want to put your name down for election, please let us know by May 31st 2022!

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This presentation was brought to you by

the Committee to Form the Booking Committee (CFBC):

Anna M. Szaflarski, Annie Musgrove, Antonia Bär,

Bernd Grether, Josh Telson, Kevin Napier, Matilde Keizer, Noah Telson, Trevor Silverstein