File puptcrit/puptcrit.0505, message 31


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
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