Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 23:42:18 -0400 From: Sander <e.sander-AT-csuohio.edu> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org Ditto. My summer is non-stop until the second week in August. I personally would love to have a festival in the South right after Christmas! Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Wall Kronenberg" <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival > I guess they have to be in the summer to get colleges to accommodate us in > the use of their theaters, dorms and cafeteria spaces. Given a preference, > I would go for the last couple of weeks of August. Schools are not open > yet, and most of the summer camps are over. We still have kids in school, > so summertime is the only time we could take off for a week. > > Used to be Christmas was the busiest time of year, but now summer has > surpassed it by a long shot! Last summer I was booked solidly from mid > June through the second week of August. I had to turn down jobs just so I > could get a day off (hated to do it, but my sanity depended upon it) > > Susan > CAROUSEL PUPPETS > > > > > > At 06:48 PM 5/1/2005, you wrote: > >How many of us are giving up bookings to go to the festival? I know that I > >always give up a number of libraries or festivals to attend. So besides > >spending the money to go, I also loss revenue and since puppetry is my only > >income, both the loss of revenue and the cost of the festival are a real > >concern to me. Like the other Susan, I haven't been to a national since > >Tampa and really, really wanted to go and get jazzed about my art again. Of > >course, having it at the end of July is much better then in the middle of > >June. > > > >There probably will never be a time that will satisfy everyone. But I am > >wondering, since so many puppeteers perform for libraries and festivals now > >a days, is there another time of the year that would work better? (I am > >actually liking February in Florida) Are the reasons for the festival taking > >place in the summer still valid? Those that don't go to the festival, is it > >because it is in the summer, the cost to attend or for some other reason? > > > >Since the PofA board is talking about this question right now, this may be > >the time to have this discussion. Is anyone from the board on this list? > > > >Susan > > > >Mountain Marionettes > >www.mountainmarionettes.com > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Susan Wall Kronenberg" <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com> > >To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> > >Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 5:25 PM > >Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival > > > > > > > Tell me about it! July is the busiest month of the year for me. I am > > > giving up a huge chunk of change to do the Festival this year, but the > >last > > > National that we went to was Tampa, and I really wanted to do a Festival > >again. > > > > > > Susan > > > > > > At 03:27 PM 5/1/2005, you wrote: > > > >Man, I would just love to go to the festival but, as usual, it is being > >held > > > >on the very busiest week of the year. All those who earn their livings > > > >doing library shows (among other shows as well) would have to give up ten > >or > > > >twelve shows, and then wouldn't be able to afford to go to the > > > >festival...Nancy > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: <BNathanson-AT-aol.com> > > > >To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> > > > >Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 9:25 AM > > > >Subject: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am curious about just how many of the "critters" will be attending > >this > > > > > summer's national puppetry festival in St. Paul. I am giving a > >workshop > > > >on how > > > > > to write humorously for the puppet stage. We should all try and get > > > >together > > > > > sometime during the festival, perhaps at mealtime. I will be sitting > >at a > > > > > table with my Fender Passport, doing religious shows for children. > >See > > > >some of > > > > > you in St. Paul. > > > > > > > > > > Bob N > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > > > > > Admin interface: > > > >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > > > > > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > > > >Admin interface: > > > >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > > > >Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > > > Admin interface: > >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > > > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > >Admin interface: > >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > >Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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