Dispatch from the Crown Point Festiva

Hey all,

So I know I've been incredibly remiss in my blogging lately. You see
my life has been wholly swallowed by the Crown Point festival. I will
attempt to encapsulate the entire insanity that has been the festival.

The ambitious and tight schedule we set out for in tech proved to be
both a blessing and a curse. It got us through our goals as far as
tech went. But at the same time we found ourselves getting cut short
by the relentless schedule. This proved to be incredibly problematic.
Only our shortest shows got to actually run in the space before they
opened for the public. All else, well they were forced to having a
show completely teched but never run in real time in the space. Some
shows didn't get fully teched at all.

James Bedell
917-225-9183

Crown Point Rolls on

Hello All,

So I am a terrible blogger. It has been forever since my last post. I have good excuses however....my real job with Tirschwell and Co. has been extremely busy lately. If that weren't enough my little production company Lively Arts Productions hosted a presentation of it's musical Ethan Frome this week...read up on that at here.

So what about Crown Point? Well through some diligent research I've found a ROBE rep named Dave Middleton who put me in touch with Chris Reagan of BML Blackbird here in the tri-state area. We are working to hammer out an affordable package.

Set his against the background that we are 17 days from load-in. I've had design meetings with every show and I've had full-fledge production meetings with many of them. I now have the chance to set pen to paper on the plot and move things forward.

The newest storm clouds on the horizon. Our labor budget is minimal for the show. The plan was to supplement the labor force with unpaid or low-paid interns and PA's. That staff has yet to materialize. So now its time to hit the websites recruiting load-in and tech help on the electrics side. Students willing to work for the opportunity to learn.

Know Anybody?