Introversion, Meet Extroversion
I’m totally not cut out for this publicity stuff. Not sure I can really handle it. I just feel like I’m forcefully yanking some completely reluctant animal from my insides and forcing it to stand in front of the world and create a positive, upbeat, convincing sales pitch. And meanwhile my actual self is...
Continue readingPossum Posse is in!
I’ve loved this band since I first saw them a few years ago at Lambert’s. And then went to see them at their Pretty Kitty-sponsored (not really) residency at One2One on South Lamar. And they just agreed to play the benefit on November 19th. Super excited to have them! I guess they’re best known...
Continue readingCurating Art for November Gallery Exhibit
Spent yesterday evening at Dr. Becker’s house looking at art and discussing which pieces should be up at the Ground Floor Theatre gallery next month. Some general notes: He’s going to print out programs about the featured artists (their bios) with selected art on the back He’ll help publicize our event at the official...
Continue readingSponsor Outreach Brainstorm
Okay, it’s time to start getting serious. I gotta contact some businesses and see if there’s any way to drum up sponsorship for the event. When we got Nothing Bundt Cakes to help out in June I felt like it boosted our legitimacy and/or my confidence level some. My initial thought was to reach...
Continue readingSquid-mares and Squid-xiety
Oy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy, Okay, I sent press releases out to all the usual media outlets today. Our first listing is up here. Online submission forms will happen over the next several days for additional calendar events. Then massive invitations in the next week or so. It’s still really happening. And now some of the panic is coming...
Continue readingIreland Update
The books arrived today. Also got an update from my cousin Amie who went on a hiking trip with her family. She suggested using this site (and suggested talking to Jean): http://www.govisitireland.com Amie summarized her trip: We did the Dingle Way self-guided hike. We did 11-15 mile walks each day, with stays in different...
Continue readingLiveblogging 1448_Austin Night #2
These guys killed it tonight (this is them earlier today getting accustomed with the script), and unbelievably, they’re going back onstage RIGHT NOW to do it again! A really fun night. Now working on the script for night #2… 10pm We just got the new theme: “Time to go” No idea what to do with it...
Continue readingLiveblogging 1448_Austin Night #1
I got my badge, we got the theme, my play goes up in the #1 slot tomorrow night at 7:30 and 10. How’s it going so far? Goal is to get to sleep at a reasonable-ish hour if at all possible. 10pm Characters are Jen, Karla and Ronald/Monster 2 draft pages written Keep it...
Continue readingSleeplessness, Nudity and Squid
That pretty much sums up the remainder of my year. In a few minutes I’m off to the kickoff meeting for 14/48. There’s a running list of performers and artists involved here: Check it out, everyone’s so young and fresh-faced (well, almost everyone). I’m 60% dreading two nights without sleep, and 40% excited about...
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