Sky's the Limit...

We finished up the 4 show run on Saturday night. Our audience was 9 people, only 4 of whom paid. On the Wednesday we had 5 people in the house. Opening and Friday we had between 20-30 people. It was a great show, with wonderful people to work with, but the lack of promotion by Horizon Players really disappointed me. I did what I could with Facebook and encouraging people I knew to come, but it was a challenge. Most of the students I know could not get out there. I was most disappointed that not all of the Board of Horizon Players came to see the show. The President of the Board never came out to a show. Disappointing.

Anyhow, we wrapped up the event at Elizabeth's lovely house in Stony Plain and we stumbled home at 4 AM. Good practice for the Casino I worked last night!

My Walterdale A.D. Blog...

Because I like to compartmentalize I started a blog dealing strictly with my A.D. Adventures...

http://finster-wallyworld.blogspot.com/

I anticipate plenty of overlap.

It's Official

I am Walterdale Theatre Associates new Artistic Director for the 2009-2011 Seasons. There was an article in the Edmonton Journal with the announcement that called me Karen M. Finlay (a correction was printed today) and the Walterdale January Newsletter announced me, so I have been enjoying the congratulations from well-wishers. I now anxiously await submitted scripts for the season. I will sift and shuffle and try to put together a season that works in many ways since I serve so many masters in this new position. I will also remember to save something good for myself...

I have two more shows for Sky (tonight and tomorrow). We have done 2 very good shows, but to very small audiences (20 the first night and 5 the second night). We have not let the size of the house change our intensity, so that is good. It is just frustrating to put the whole thing together and drive all that way for 5 people... I am a little frustrated with the lack of promotion of the show and I know my director is as well. I hope that we have a bigger house tonight.

Redemption...

Although not perfect, I made it through tonight's run in much better shape than on Tuesday. Thankfully Elizabeth came in a little early to run lines with me. It helped, although it would have really helped if Lindsey had come in as well. I thought we had agreed to 6:30, but it was not firm so maybe something came up. I can let go of some of the angst because if I drop a line it doesn't make or break the scene or the show.

Crime Sucks...

Last night at around 3:20 a.m. we received a phone call from the Security Company. The motion alarm inside the store was triggered twice, should they call the police? YES. The idiot criminal broke in through the front window (now being replaced with wired glass) and took a bunch of stuff from the dispensary. The damage was most of the damage. The drugs he took were mostly vaccines and insulin which cost us quite a bit but have zero for street value so I am not sure what his plan was. We closed the store today to do inventory for the insurance and clean up the glass and get all the insurance and police business done. The criminal disregarded the security signs and cameras. The police got a look at our video and know who the guy is. He drove home in his vehicle (identified in the video) and left evidence by his house. All they have to do is locate him. Moron.

Tonight I sucked...

Ugh. Tonight I had a horrible rehearsal for Sky. It was supposed to be a sharing night with the other groups that had shows. Only one other group showed up at the beginning, so we waited a bit (read: wasted 1/2 an hour) then we watched each other's play. I sucked bad. I have only had 3 rehearsals and haven't had a lot of time on my own to work on the thing, but it was worse than I thought it would be. I was challenged by the task because I didn't feel we were ready to share it (rehearsal vs. performance) and I felt tense and unprepared so that didn't help. I had to give up the lines at certain points because the chronology of the lines within the scenes skipped around a bit and I can't really do much about that. When we finished, we struck and then one of the other groups showed up. I wanted to work and I was a little cranky about having to watch this group that didn't watch us, so I got out of it and a few of us went out and ran sections. The whole night felt so sloppy. Really, if I am going to drive out to Spruce Grove in January I want to work for the 3 hours. A three hour rehearsal for me is actually 4.5-5 hours when you count in travel time. I felt like only 50% of my time was used to some effect tonight. I am pretty sure I came off a little cranky, but I was pissed off by the wasted time and the lack of courtesy. The only way I am going to get these lines is through repetition and I am not getting it. I am also ticked at the other groups since it was made clear to us that we were doing this sharing thing, but there was no apology, no one seemed in charge and one group didn't even show up at all. Maybe if I understood the purpose of the whole thing I would be more understanding about it.

I am the Artistic Director...

Of Walterdale Theatre Associates for the 2009-2011 Seasons!

That's all I really wanted to say.

I am really excited about it. I am a little tired because I just came off the 24 Hour Playwriting Competition, but I am really excited and looking forward to those scripts that will come rolling in so that I can read them and design the season.

Ah.