
When Gorilla Rep started in 1991 or so (incorporated 1992), we needed help. The way we got it was to create what we called a "collective" separate from the board of directors. Membership in this collective was made up of five female and five male actors. A simple, clear, one-page contract spelled out the basic agreement with the members: in exchange for two hours per week of administrative or technical service to Gorilla Rep at the director's discretion, the actors would be offered a role in each Gorilla Rep show that happened that year. These former members are the actors who can put "founding member" on their resumes.
Over the years, membership in the company for actors has changed and evolved. I propose to offer something very much like the original collective for the period of January to December 2012, potentially renewable. Now, I believe Gorilla Rep has more to offer to actors in what I want to call the "Acting Company." And, again, we could use the help...
-- Christopher Carter Sanderson, Founding Artistic and Producing Director