Well, we lived through "Believe the Impossible: An Evening of Magic and Illusion" at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. It had its ups and downs, like all shows, but at the end of the night, I felt ok. The biggest problem was that we could not get Topeka's Light Board to recognize the moving lights we brought, so the show had no moving lights. The biggest success was that we had over 850 people in the audience....a great crowd for the show. Lots of families and children...lots of energy.
Getting this show started was probably the hardest thing Paul and I have ever done. There were a lot of problems we hadn't forseen, extra expenditures, and even though we tried to give ourselves plenty of time, we ran out too fast. But it amazes me how one day can change your focus....by the end of the show, I felt like we could do this again and do it better. We got past the starting hump, everything after should be at least somewhat easier. It is not the complete unknown anymore. So I never thought I'd say it, but I actually look forward to booking and producing the next show - after we get our promo material together and sent out.
I want to thank everyone who helped us get our feet on the ground with this and gave us their unfailing support. We didn't get a program insert this go around, so here are our thanks:
Brittany Coughlin, Crissy Young, John Bundy Productions (John Bundy), Amazing Productions (Terry Magelssen), Cashmark Media, Inc. (Daryn Cashmark), Visual FX, Inc. (Larry Sprang), Nancy & Jerry Ebeling, Princess Coughlin, Just Off Broadway Theatre, Thin Air Theatrics (Daniel Doss), Brent Jones Productions (Brent Jones), Blair Adams, Barbara Wiggins, Nick Woods, Teresa Collins, Misty Adkins, Brian Nance, Mike Perry, All Aboard Embroidery (Carrie Worth), & the TPAC crew (Cole, Lonnie, Eric, Jason, Travis, Dan, Daniel)
Getting this show started was probably the hardest thing Paul and I have ever done. There were a lot of problems we hadn't forseen, extra expenditures, and even though we tried to give ourselves plenty of time, we ran out too fast. But it amazes me how one day can change your focus....by the end of the show, I felt like we could do this again and do it better. We got past the starting hump, everything after should be at least somewhat easier. It is not the complete unknown anymore. So I never thought I'd say it, but I actually look forward to booking and producing the next show - after we get our promo material together and sent out.
I want to thank everyone who helped us get our feet on the ground with this and gave us their unfailing support. We didn't get a program insert this go around, so here are our thanks:
Brittany Coughlin, Crissy Young, John Bundy Productions (John Bundy), Amazing Productions (Terry Magelssen), Cashmark Media, Inc. (Daryn Cashmark), Visual FX, Inc. (Larry Sprang), Nancy & Jerry Ebeling, Princess Coughlin, Just Off Broadway Theatre, Thin Air Theatrics (Daniel Doss), Brent Jones Productions (Brent Jones), Blair Adams, Barbara Wiggins, Nick Woods, Teresa Collins, Misty Adkins, Brian Nance, Mike Perry, All Aboard Embroidery (Carrie Worth), & the TPAC crew (Cole, Lonnie, Eric, Jason, Travis, Dan, Daniel)
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