Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:20:00 -0400
From: Liz Evans <liz-AT-etherboy.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] Weathering the Recession We're not in :)


Hello All,

I know none of us like to talk about stuff like this,
because it is hard to discuss bad or slow times.
I can't imagine that most of us are not feeling the slow
down. We have seen a pretty big drop off between Jan. Feb.
and April calls.

We attribute some of it to the hoopla of the Dem. Presidential
race being in PA, but it seems a bit bigger than that.

The rest of our Spring and Summer is well filled, but we haven't
started getting a lot of the Fall calls that generally start for
us end of March.

I am wondering if any other companies are experiencing this slow
down, and if so, whether they have started discussing strategies
to weather the storm, so to speak.

We have almost always been able to fall back on our Teaching
programs with workshops and residencies.   Schools are still
hiring Arts Education programs, and our Ed performance series at
our NJ location is off to a great start this year.

But we had hoped to start a slightly longer distance touring program
during the 2008-2009 season.  Does anyone have any pointers in that
direction, during a less than ideal economic year?

Well, there is the first pitch, anyone care to step up to the plate
and take a swing at the subject? (Sorry, it is baseball season coming
up, isn't it?)

Best,

Liz
-- 
K. Elizabeth Evans, President & Artistic Director
Renaissance Artist Puppet Company
http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com
610-630-4259
Company performing -AT-
The Montgomery County Cultural Center
208 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company's
mission is to promote excellence in puppetry as a
Theatrical art form and as an Educational tool by incorporating
historical and cultural diversity along with quality performance
techniques to tell our stories.
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