Working out the details

The board finished up the retreat Sunday afternoon after planning several fundraising events for the upcoming year and discussing ways to increase volunteers and performers. One of the key areas the theatre needs to do a better job in is the recruitment and training of technical volunteers. Those technical positions for a play are often a little scary for newcomers who worry about having to have lots of knowledge in order to run lights and sound. The opposite is true. Our lighting system has been computerized for almost 20 years now. Our digital sound system is also very easy to run. If you can click a mouse button on a computer or push a button you can run light or sound. We use middle school and high school students as well as adults to fill tech crew positions. Many families make it a point to work tech together. Jim Roush and son Ted often run lights and follow spot for a play. Kim, Todd, and Daniel Yocum recently all worked on the Wizard of Oz crew. For people wanting to get involved this is the perfect way to meet lots of new people and do something fun and creative. Crew members make a commitment to be there from Tech Sunday (4 days before the show opens) through the dress rehearsals (Mon.-Wed. before the show opens) and then work all of the performances. For main stage shows that can run 2-3 weekends. For youth shows it can be as little as 1 weekend.

If you are interested in learning more about being on the tech crew for a show contact me or the box office.

Marsha Cash is busy working on filling season ticket orders. We are trying to find some creative ways to transition to our new seats next fall.

Classes for Character Matters Drama camp started this morning with April auditioning the kids, Janice measuring them for costumes and everyone playing theatre games. April does a daily newsletter of what happened during the day and what is on the schedule for the next day.

Jim is doing maintenance on the lighting and the masking drapes.

I'm working on sponsorship packets and grants. We have a terrific group of new board members set to make our 46th season a smashing success! If you are bored and looking for something to do this summer come down and lend a hand. We have lots of general maintenance projects that we are working on.