Ticket stock

I'll be the first to ask a favor of everyone.

I have a small project to collect a few samples of ticket stock from other arts organizations. I've called a few places, but I thought this might work, too. If any of you could ask someone from your box office to fax me a sample of your organization's ticket stock, I would really appreciate it. Don't worry about asking if it will put you in a weird position.

The IRT fax number is (317) 236-0767, ATTN: Steve.

Thanks!

Things in Bloomington change without us??

Whoa! The BCT updated their website.

Good Luck to everyone in their new internships!

oh my goodness

Lexie,

I can't believe that you found those pictures. Be careful. I've heard that there are some even more incriminating ones around.

Steve

January, Month of In-Between

I thought about all of you this past week who began internships! I hope the first week was grand, for those of you who this applies to. I love reading everyone's blog posts.

I'm in the in-between time of having finished the semester and waiting to pack up my belongings in my car and move across country. Every day I do a bit of craigs-list-ing, as I haven't yet found a place to live. Am I stressed about this situation? Yes. Looking forward to the 3-day road trip? It will be interesting. Jessica and I both start at SIFF on February 2, so I'll have more to report then. 

Over the holidays, I spent almost two weeks with my parents in Alabama. I hit up all the Southern hot spots (sarcasm?) from Birmingham to Jackson, Mississippi (my birthplace) and Atlanta. Had the best biscuits of my life in Atlanta, and some yummy Cajun food in MS. Started saying "y'all" again. Never had to wear my big black puffy coat. Actually went for a walk one day in shorts and a t-shirt. Saw "Milk." Read Richard Yates' "The Easter Parade." Played the piano. 

This week I picked up several hours at my old job (pre-grad school) at the harp store, and have been working on recording some music on the harp for the scene transitions in the production of "True West" that I'm stage managing. Which leads me to...

...For those of you still around Bloomie, come see Gabe and Brett Gloden in Sam Shepard's "True West" directed by Rich Perez. January 16, 17, 22-24 at 8 pm and January 17 at 2 pm in the Rose-Firebay at the JWAC. Check bloomingtonarts.info or newplays.org for more information, of course. 

 It still feels strange to not see all of you every day, but it's great to read your updates, so keep them coming! 

Much love.

Clare

Finding Treasure!

Well All,

 

 I miss our crew terribly, but to distract me, I started my first entertaining week as the Assistant Director of the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts this week. I have already found skills that I didn't know I had. Who knew that being Lutheran and from the community would give me such an edge at work? As it turns out, I already know half of the choir directors in town, about 10% of the University staff, 2% of the students and how to handle comfortably the unusual culture of the University that result from its Lutheran roots. For instance, I will be traveling with our liturgical choir when they tour parts of the midwest this March. And part of my job is booking them and our other performing groups in Lutheran Churches across the midwest. I can honestly do this in total comfort. Who would have guessed this would be helpful skill? I'm shocked.

But most importantly, I moved into my new office. As I've been slowly cleaning out old records and materials, I stumbled across some jems... 

Pictures of one of our VU Alumni!

 

I have more pictures that I'm considering using for the front cover of next year's Theater Brochure. One involves a nap on a tour bus and the other involves a rather ostentatious looking white turtle neck (the anti-Hunt?). 

Just kidding Steve! 

Best wishes to all.

Sarah at Sundance - Week 4

Hi friends!

Things are really getting hectic around here. I have been on the customer service phones for the last two days. Last weekend was locals individual ticket sales; two 13 hour days in a row! I just wrote a blog post about some of the underlying issues of ticketing when there's high demand - because I field a lot of the complaints in this department.

Today has definitely been a highlight - we got our "uniforms" which is a Kenneth Cole winter coat and puffy vest to wear during the festival. And we got our official credentials for venue access with our photos on them, plus our staff tickets to movies and the closing night award party. And we got our housing assignments -- I'm staying in a condo right up the street from where I live now, so I can still walk to work - I'm thrilled.

This weekend is "best of fest" where we give out free tickets to locals for the award-winning films that are rescreened after the festival ends, and ticket pick up begins for people who bought online - it's going to be busy! I'm in charge of crowd control because we have huge lines form in front of the box office - so as you can imagine, me being a bossy-pants, I really enjoy this job. I just wish someone would give me a megaphone.

Because we don't really get weekends off in the box office, we each get a day or so off during the week. It's a winter wonderland here - I'll post photos soon.

I'll keep you updated with any celebrity sightings during the festival (our first one in the box office last weekend was Olympic speedskater/Dancing with the Stars contestant Apolo Ohno). It's supposed to be at all the press/industry screenings that the production/artistic crew shows up because they have to help sell the film to the industry people. Jim Carrey and Ewan Mcgregor should come for their film "I Love You Phillip Morris" and Ashton and Demi and gang for "Spread" and Robin Williams for "World's Greatest Dad." There are a lot more, but we'll see when they show. When you tell people who are in line for tickets about this, they get much happier.

More soon!
lots of love,
Sarah

Good luck!

Good luck to everyone starting their internships this week. Happy new year!