Chapel Hill Players (CHiPs)

Submitted on 2008.11.13 at 10:47:04 by jsharp

Officers

President : John Reitz

Treasurer : Josh Sharp

Request
Last year Requested Finance Amendment Congress Amendment
Dues and Fees $1,600.00 $2,200.00
Printing and Publicity $240.00 $240.00
Production $1,000.00 $1,500.00
Total $2,840.00 $3,940.00

Budget description
CHiPs does four shows a year on campus a year for 400-600 students. The costs
associated with these shows include Union Production Services--both techinical staff and
house staff--as well as publicity in the form of flyers and posters. This year, our fall
shows were on October 10th at 8pm and the up-coming shows on Nov. 21st & 22nd at
8pm. Next semester will feature two similar shows, though we are not able to secure
specific dates at this time due to constraints on reserving auditorium rooms.
In addition, CHiPs performing troupe and training program, the Incubators, attend the NC
Comedy Arts Festival (formerly the Dirty South Improv Festival) held in multiple
locations both on campus and in Carrboro each February. This year it will be held from
February 13-22. The largest improv festival in the United States, it is run by Zach Ward
with the DSI Comedy Theater. This festival is an three-fold opportunity for CHiPs:
1) CHiPs is able to serve as UNC's ambassador to this festival, performing for
professional and college groups as UNC's only comedy troupe
2) This festival provides valuable training for CHiPs to bring back to our UNC
performances in the form of workshops with teachers and comedians from all over North
America.
3) Only through CHiPs involvement is the festival able to have shows on campus. These
shows include multiple college groups--last year groups from Clemson, James Madison
and NYU performed--with CHiPs headlining. Last year, the show was held in Hamilton
100 and allowed over 300 UNC students to see what college comedy has to offer.

Statement of Purpose
CHiPs aims to spread comedy entertainment and education to the UNC campus. As
UNC's only performing comedy, CHiPs is able to provide a valuable addition to the
campus performing arts community while also offering education in improv training.
Primarily, this is done through our 4 campus shows which reach audiences of 400-600
per show, outside performances (such as UNC Hillel, Dance Marathon and Voter
Registration Drives), and improv education through our weekly "Incubators" training
session.
Membership/Impact
Undergraduate Graduate Impact
Dues-paying: 25 0
Non-Dues-paying: 0 0
1000-2000

This organization does not have office space.

Programs

CHiPs Fall Show #1

Held on October 10th in Hamilton 100, CHiPs featured its unique brand of improv and
sketch comedy to a sold-out audience of roughly 450 students.

Union Techincal Services - 295.00

Publicity - 1300 flyers at .045/flyer = 58.50

Admission : 5.00

CHiPs Fall Show #2

CHiPs will hold its second fall show on November 21st and 22nd at Hanes Art Center.
With two shows, CHiPs has the potential to reach an audience of 600.

Union Techincal Services - 550.00

Publicity - 1300 flyers at .045/flyer = 58.50

Admission : 5.00

NC Comedy Arts Festival

CHiPs and its training program, the Incubators, will be performing and taking classes at
the NC Comedy Arts Festival, Feb. 13-22 of 2009. Through CHiPs participation, they are
able to train in comedy workshops with teachers from all around North America, act as
UNC's ambassadors to the national improv community, and bring the festival to campus
through a "college improv showcase" to be held in Hamilton 100. Last year, this show
drew an audience of over 300 students and featured college troupes from Clemson, James
Madison and NYU. Without CHiPs involvement in the NC Comedy Arts, the festival is
not able to secure performance space on campus.

Registration dues - 22 at 100/person = 2200

Admission : 5.00
CHiPs Spring Show #1
Much like in the fall, this show will be held on campus with the hopes of reaching an
audience of 400-600. Due to constraints on securing auditorium space, this show does not
have a specific date yet.

Based on estimate for first fall show,

Union Techincal Services - 295.00
Publicity - 1300 flyers at .045/flyer = 58.50

Admission : 5.00

CHiPs Spring Show #2

Much like in the fall, this show will be held on campus with the hopes of reaching an
audience of 400-600. Due to constraints on securing auditorium space, this show does not
have a specific date yet.

Based on estimate for second fall show,

Union Techincal Services - 550.00
Publicity - 1300 flyers at .045/flyer = 58.50

Admission : 5.00