With the hugely successful run of Escanaba in da Moonlight now over, we have jumped right into the next set of shows. Last night The Adventures of Nate the Great moved into the mainstage theatre with the platforms and some walls already onstage. The audience participation murder mystery, Murder by Magic, took the stage as soon as the last Nate the Great cast member was out the door and rehearsed for its first performance Feb. 18 at Caldwell County High School. Thirty minutes later the first rehearsal for Getting Sara Married started across the street in the studio theatre. A big thank you goes to the cast and crew of Escanaba in da Moonlight who came in on Sunday afternoon and struck that set and loaded in the platforms for the Nate the Great set so they could rehearse onstage Monday night.
The February newsletter went off the printers. Hopefully it will be in mailboxes within a week and a half. You can already see some of the articles on the website with new pages for The Adventures of Nate the Great, the Volunteer Spotlight on ushers (with photos of some of the Escanaba ushers in their deer hunting costumes pieces) and a Murder by Magic article.
The theatre is currently reviewing many of the changes in ticketing software that has come about because of the "cloud". In essence almost all box offices will be moving to a totally internet based system where we are connected to a site, that we log into securely, to handle all our ticket sales both in house and online. MHT's online customers have already been using a service like this for the past 5 years. Our current "in-house" system is stored on a server located in the Paducah information age park and supported by System Solutions Inc. We connect to that server by fiber optic cable from the theatre. All of the major ticketing providers are transitioning to new software platforms and our current provider, Choice Ticketing, is no exception. MHT spends about $5,000 a year on our current ticketing software. Many of the changes promoted have the potential for us to offer better service to our ticket holders. MHT has always been one of the early adopters of new technology once it is proven to provide better service. We have always been insistent that ticket holders be able to select their seats online by looking at all available seats. We have tried to keep "walk up" and "telephone" transactions clear of all fees. As we look at the changes coming in the next year we will continue to strive to keep those values in place. The theatre is currently working on setting ticket prices for next season based on the shows selected and the costs of our programming.
The play selection committee has finished their work on selecting shows for the 49th Anniversary season next year. We are currently applying for royalties for those shows and will hopefully have those choices secured and ready to announce at a big party on March 16.
We are looking for crews for Nate the Great and Getting Sara Married. If you are interested in running lights, sound or working as stage crew we have lots of opportunities! It takes no experience and is a short time commitment. We provide the training. Just give the office a call at 270-444-6828 ext. 112 to sign up.
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