THE BIRTH OF A ROUGH SPACE

IT'S OFFICIALLY BEGUN!

Since I've last posted, the following has happened. The following, PLUS DECIDING ON OUR NAME.

I'd like to introduce you to Rough Space. That's us.



Now. The following has happened.


1. We had the meeting with the whole company on Tuesday, and it went fairly well. There was a lot of talking on Natalia's and my parts, but I think everyone weathered it pretty well. And then we all went swimming. After pitching the "commitee" stuff to everyone it became pretty clear that there really aren't going to be many available helping hands to help with the, well, "leg"work...(?)Work and class prevents most people in the cast from getting too involved with the master work. That's alright, though. Ever the optimists, we will make this happen.

2. Yesterday (Wednesday) Chris Anthony had to pull out. He was to play Haimon, Creon's son and Antigone's fiance. But Chris just got done working his butt off in Shakespeare's R&J and has family priorities coming up, so we're sorry to see him leave. We're in the process of re-arranging. We'll keep you posted.

3. Yesterday was also a big day for other reasons: Erica Kisiday (to play Ismene, Antigone's sister) just graduated from the MBA program with her Masters and has basically become, well, a voice of reason. It's good to have another practical-thinker on board and Erica is absolutely tops. After sitting down for several (and I mean several) hours yesterday/last night, Erica, Natalia and I are tackling the PR and Fundraising details like its our jobs....and it pretty much is, at this point. Whoa horsey, we are going to have our hands full.* Many of the things we cleared up were how many fundraisers we'll have, what kind, when and where.
*Yep, I just said "whoa horsey"
Lots of lists have been made, its just a matter of securing dates, then securing music, then making invitations, then sending them out. With the press kits. And our fliers. Which I just [pretty much] finished today. Wanna see them? I wish. I'm still trying to figure out how to upload them as images. But trust me, they're pretty rad.
When the fundraisers are a bit more secure I'll release details. But Erica and Natalia spoke with someone from the Indiana players about their role and have left several messages for other prospects for a different fundraiser. Exciting.

4. Being our first production, and being that we all very much believe in working towards causes AND doing whats best for our community, we a. don't want to alienate anyone, b. want a wide range of people to benefit from this show, and c. want to work for a cause. Plus, it doesn't hurt to make a good first impression around these parts. Which is why we've officially decided to benefit and support The Parks and Recreation Commission with our project. This means that any money we make will go towards the preservation of White's Woods. It couldn't be more fitting. We're using the park for our performance, and it will show the community who loves it so well that the area can be used for more than just walking trails. Its a truly valuable thing to have right here in Indiana, and I can't imagine the area without it. More on this in detail later.

5. We're still working on insurance business. Beale is investigating his contacts, while Erica and Natalia made their own calls today.

6. Called Dan Oatman today about him and other area musicians playing at fundraisers. Waiting for a response.

7. Erica's good friend Sarah is a talented artist and she came to our meeting last night to glance over the script and listen to our ideas for "image." She is spending the next few days making a design to go on our press kit and fundraiser invitation envelopes, as well as a hand-designed invitation.

We have changed this blogs domain, in case you haven't noticed, to www.roughspacetheater.blogspot.com

Our official email address is roughspace@gmail.com

Thanks for reading! Check back soon!