New Show! New Show!

It's official, we've got a cast, we have a nifty poster and tix should be on sale soon. (Or just contact me and I can hook you up.) Tix will be $15 and will include snaks and beverages.

Official title: The Muses: Memories of a House
Location: The Muses, a beautiful home off of 2222.
What is it: A collection of short scenes and monologues performed in and around the home.
Warning: We will be walking the audience from location to location, some of which are outdoors- wear comfy shoes.

Curtain Down- Party Time!

So the show's done.

I'm a little sad about that. The response we got was so impressive and more than we expected, that we were kinda upset that we couldn't run longer. There's been talk about possibly re-staging it at a later date, but I doubt that will fly. It just won't be the same.

And I'm not sure we'd want to try, in any case. We had a spectacular run, over 100 people more than we were expecting. The houses were enthusiastic and supportive, and we got more media coverage than we expected in the form of a last-minute radio spot on one of the major stations here in town. We made more than enough to recoup our costs, and give us a push for the next show and that's a really happy place to be. Always leave 'em wanting more.

But the post-show exhaustion was a bi*&$. I had to go into work on Monday and I was just wiped out. I had no energy, which was really not a good thing as now we're down to one LO (again!). Luckily the phones were mercifully silent and I was able to leave early so I could take a nap. Which- turned out was another really good thing as later that night I helped clean the house for the 4th of July Extravaganza and BBQ at my place.

Yeah, 'bout that party... hmmm. All that cleaning went away really fast and now it looks like a BBQ bomb went off. I don't think there's a clean dish in the house, and I believe there are some very interesting stories to be told... that probably won't be told here. 'Cause I'm a Lady and that would be WRONG. But hit up Nik-nack's blog, I'm sure she'll dish over there. It's where I go for all my dirt.

(Hey- you! I heard that! No laughing!)

So it's back to the grind, and hopefully no meltdowns. I'm really not happy with this one LO crap again. The Overboss is coming out to chat and if I don't like what I'm hearing, I'm gone. I want to stay and help, 'cause the current LO is still new and I'd hate to leave him out in the cold, but my nerves just can't do this anymore. I'll let ya know what's going on...

S.O.S.

Yeah, speaking of all that theatre stuff, I am in need of serious help. Props/sets/and stage monkeys all that. More even, cause we're broke. If anyone knows anyone who might be interested in buying ad space, or making a donation (they can be tax deductible- ask me how!) send them my way, for I am the woman with acess to the bank account (gasp! I know!).

Also, I now have tickets available. They are not for sale, but we are asking for a min. $10 donation. (More if you love me- I'm shameless, I have a cute face, and I'm only kinda kidding right now.) Shows are June 30th and July 1st 8pm and a matinee on Sunday the 2nd at about 3pm. Tickets are good for any show, but if you want to see it multiple times, buy multiple tickets.

The festival last weekend was awesome! I'll write more when I'm caught up on sleep.

Holy crap! I'm actually trained for this!

Theatre work. Honest-to-freaking-supreme-deity-of-your-choice, theatre work.
And it's all thanks to Nik-nack. Love 'er, she rocks!

So I'm at work and miserable (you know, just another day at the office) and I get my flashy little mail icon. Nik's sent me e-mail. Actually, it's a craigslist link to a group of gals that are starting their own theatre group. These gals aren't amateurs, they have plenty of experience between them both on both sides of the stage. But neither of them stage manage. So they like me, they really like me.

So I'm in. Officially, I'm the stage manager for their first production. But really I'm more the production manager for the entire group.

Wish me luck- first production goes up June 30. They wanted to push the first production to mid-late July, but fate intervened in the form of a really good space, fairly cheap, and only available that weekend. Next availability wasn't until much later.... so June it is!

Details will follow, and I hope we can drum up enough support to keep this thing rolling.

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