A day in the life of a professional theatre

Hi y'all,

Amanda Leslie, Managing Director, here! I have a blog post full of miscellaneous tidbits, but I thought it would be more fun to couch it in terms of what goes on at NC Stage on a typical day.

This morning we held our weekly staff meeting. Charlie Flynn-McIver couldn't be there because he's in Raleigh for the 2012 Arts Summit, hosted by Arts NC. This organization is a vital advocate for the arts in our state, so check them out, and then buy an awesome license plate!

Our Education Coordinator Alexa Hardy is working on an amazing project with Teaching Artist and actor Michael MacCauley. In June, Michael's Young Actor Training students will perform Shakespeare's The Tempest, in a fully mounted production at NC Stage! In order to pull this off, we're holding a fundraiser at Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville, as part of their Third Thursday charitable program. Thursday April 19th, a portion of all of their proceeds will go to NC Stage's education programs. So come on out and have some pizza with us!

I spent part of my day putting up posters for Circle Mirror Transformation, which runs through April 22nd. Glamorous! My challenge half-way through the run is to remind folks it's not too late to see it. Plus, $17 Wednesdays!

Lauren Kriel is busy producing, publicizing, and appearing in the show 8: The Play. NC Stage is participating in a one-night-only reading of this amazing play at the Diana Wortham Theatre, tonight, April 10th.

By the way, if you're reading this on April 10th, it's not too late to get tickets to "8"! They are $15, and benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights.

Angie Flynn-McIver is at Diana Wortham Theatre directing "8", and getting ready for In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl. The designers will meet with Angie tomorrow to discuss the set, lights, costumes and props (including the need for authentic 19th Century vibrators!) and then she begins rehearsals Monday.

Connie Silver, our Production Coordinator, is making sure there are volunteers available to strike the set, keeping the production costs under budget, and getting ready for her summer of working at Flat Rock Playhouse (we reluctantly share her when we're not producing).

All in all, it's a pretty average Tuesday for us.