Getting the word out

We just completed the second weekend of Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming. I've talked with several people who all heard how great the show is and told me they heard we were sold out. We are not sold out. We still have tickets left for all of the remaining shows next weekend. Last night I finished up the first draft of the walking ghost tour script and sent it off to the guides. I'm still working on the trolley script which visits several places not on the walking tour of downtown Paducah.

Tonight and tomorrow will be spent preparing for the auditions at 7 pm on Monday and Tuesday Sept. 13 & 14 in the main theatre for Tom Dick & Harry. I'll spend tomorrow selecting audition scenes for the play and contacting people to remind them about auditions. I hope to have the show cast by next Friday and start rehearsal the Monday following the close of Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming.

The auditors from Williams Williams and Lentz will be arriving at the theatre bright and early tomorrow for their annual audit. They go through all of our financial records and produce and audit that we use for applying for grants and several other projects.

We heard from the Kentucky Colonels this past week that they will be presenting grant awards at the end of the month. Two years ago they used the MHT studio theatre for the community awards ceremony and will do so again this year. We are all eagerly awaiting the grant award amount so we can order our new theatre seats.

The theatre will be moving our annual fund drive from January to October so we are busy trying to prepare for that to kick off the week following Fall Break.


MHT will offer adult classes and workshops this fall. Instructor, Joey Judd, will offer a theatre games class starting October 15 and running through November 19 on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00 pm. Class fees are $35.

Michael Cochran will offer a series of free one hour workshops for adults on Saturday mornings at 9 am. The first workshop, on Sat. Oct 10, will be how to audition and common mistakes actors make. The second workshop on Sat. Oct. 17 will be script analysis for the actor. The third workshop on Sat. Oct. 31 will be on set and lighting design. These workshops are meant as an introduction to the subject matter. Beginning students ages 16 and up are welcomed to register for the free workshops. Students should register in advance for Improv classes and the free workshops.