APROVAL, ARCITCLES, EXCITEMENT

ALRIGHT.

Here's what's good: Natalia and Brandon Beale (Our little tech director for the show) went to the Indiana Parks and Recreation Comittee meeting on Monday and we got a VERY ENTHUSIASTIC (who knew??) Go-Ahead from them. They even said something to the effect of "Its about time Whites Woods got some culture..." (I don't actually understand that statement, since a lot of the people in Whites Woods Housing Development are, in fact, somewhat cultured and...I mean, what else is there? Indiana in general? There's where you could use some help...)
But anyway, WE ARE A GO!

The only thing is, we're not allowed to use fire of any kind, which means the show will be when its light outside (starting at 7, ending at 8:30, when the sun is setting...) We will probably have to give flashlights to people to have, just in case, on the way back down the hill, but other than that everything will be more or less visible with natural light. I think that is neat as hell. We're toying with battery-powered lights for some back-lighting/shadow effects on some muslin or linen or something. Going to be really badass.

Right now it seems August 1st will be the start of the run of the show. We will be having a cookout/feast/meeting for everyone involved on Monday at Natalia's house to discuss details, talk fundraising and get everyone's schedules aligned. But we are officially doing this. Very exciting.

Also, Rob Gallo (from the council? I may have to correct that...) and other members from that meeting, have been talking us up all over town and the Indiana Gazette will be interviewing Natalia and I for an article sometime this week. Stay tuned, and I'll post it, or at least a link. Sweetness.

As far as "people involved" is concerned...we're still looking for actors for Chorus members. It seems like some people who are here for July's Footlight Players want to stick around a little longer to do this (Jillian Orr, for one, which would ROCK) and the infamous Brett Mack is talking of flying in from L.A. for a spell to do it, too...if his schedule allows, that is.

As for fundraisers...

Natalia and I have discussed three possibilities, and with the right amount of "gusto" and focus, I think we're gonna shoot for all three:

1. FOR THE "KIDS" - A show, four or five (good) bands, maybe sell a little artwork on the side, three bucks a head, PR the shit out of it...maybe at the American Legion (if we talk to them,) or maybe at the Brown. Either way, it will be GOOD music, not your typical "im at the bar and not really listening or digging it" music...

2. FOR THE MIDDLE-AGERS - Caffe Amadeus or Culpeppers or something; we're talking to Dan Murphy and will talk to Larry Nath about playing some music for the older (slightly) generation...you know, a laid back evening full of mellow and good guitar...can't be bad

3. FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - Seeing if we can use the Indiana Players or the Indiana Theater to do a one-night Variety/Vaudeville/Cabaret night (Monologues, Jokes, Song and Dance, Music, Sketches, Games)

We've been passing around little slips of paper to businesses and people all over town so the word can get spread


Any ideas? Post 'em.