Board update

The board of directors met this evening and talked over several details about the upcoming Curtain Call Wizard of Oz auction March 20. There are some great packages like a week in Florida and a day on the lake in a houseboat. Each board member was given a packet of tickets to sell for the event. The box office will also have tickets for sale to this event.

A renewed effort is underway to followup on the annual fund drive letters that went out in January before the ice storm. Board members will be contacting past donors that we haven't heard from yet.

In another agenda item the board of directors approved the slate of plays for next season. The formal announcement of next years season will be at the March 20th auction. There will be 5 mainstage season plays with 3 productions in the youth season. Ticket prices will remain the same for next season. We are working on a couple of discounts for first time ticket holders. The 5 mainstage shows are very family friendly. Next season will be the first time in quite a while that two of the plays were written by the same writer- one is a musical and one is a comedy. That's about all of the hints I can give you.

Thursday will be a tough day. I have to hang and focus all the lights for Ramona Quimby and at 5:30 we will shoot a video segment for the show and then set all the light cues for the show. Lots of painting is left to do on the set for the show. I'm still trying to put together the digital images that will also be used in the show. The tech rehearsal is Sunday at 1:30 were actors will work with lights, sound, scene changes, and costume changes for the first time.

Jim Keeney has been working to install a new glass window to allow two follow spots to operate quietly from the control booth at the back of the audience. Janice Peterson has been putting in lots of time trying to get the costumes for Ramona Quimby completed.

In the box office we have spent the last couple of days trying to get printers to work. Our laser printer which we had for at least 15 years is now too expensive to purchase a replacement ink cartridge. We purchased a new printer but this has raised all kind of server issues with our box office software. Alexis and Marsha have been working with Computerland IT guys to try to resolve the problem. They have come up with a temporary solution.