So far, my blogs have mainly focused on the highlights at Lyric Arts: performances, workshops, interviews and all of the other exciting things that happen at a theater. Today, I thought I would give you an inside look into the day-to-day workings of how things run here at Lyric Arts.
9:45- Arrive (late) due to set-up for the Anoka County Fair (ARGH!) Jessica and Allison already have four people lined up at the box office to buy tickets.
10:00-Contemplate what to write about for my blog. Sip coffee while checking my email and the Lyric Arts Facebook and Twitter.
10:03- Get very excited to learn that Twin Cities Live wrote an article about Making a Scene based on the press release we sent over.
10:05-Write blog, publish to the website, and load it into our Facebook and Twitter
10:30-Laura arrives. She is working on a budget. We all feel bad for her.
11:00-Write a Press Release for “White Christmas” using quotes from an interview with director Rebecca Rizzio
11:30-Joanna arrives. Plays pleasant background music.
12:05: Post goes out on Facebook and Twitter. Anxiously await comments. (Please be good, Please be good, Please be good…)
12:30-Lunch. We all talk about how much we want to order in (Courtside delivers, you know),then decide we need to stick to our diets/budgets and heat a frozen dinner in the microwave. Frozen dinner is disappointing.
1:00-Start writing press release for “A Spell of Cold Weather.” Director Laura Bidgood is a quote machine!
1:15-Realize there is no pitter patter of little feet upstairs. Summer workshops ended last week. Get sad because I really like Thursday performances on the stage!
2:00-Meeting with Joanna and Jessica. We meet every Monday to check in and assign new projects.
3:00-Check on the Making a Scene photo booth. Contemplate trying on various hats and props but opt to be more professional and grown up. Put on a feather boa instead.
3:30-Update “Making a Scene” web page with new info. Visit box office. More people want Footloose tickets. These things are selling like Hot Cakes!
4:00-Work on the publicity binder with Joanna.
5:30-Bid adieu to Lyric Arts and head home for the night!
After the performance of Footloose tonight, audience members are invited to stick around for a post-show talk back. A talk-back gives audience members an opportunity to ask the cast and crew questions about the show. It’s a really great way to learn more about the creative process and all of the work that goes into creating an awesome show like Footloose. To get you started thinking about possible questions for tonight, I thought I would share a few of my own.
