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The Interviews are Coming, The Interviews are Coming!

Guess what? Yes, that's right. The company interviews are coming... tomorrow! Get to know more about the improvisers who people the stage of FourPlay: The (Improvised) Musical. In our ten-part series, "Before the Footlights," you'll get to know the people you'll see playing in the trenches on the SAK stage. I don my hat as a David Letterman wannabe and ask the questions you've been dying to ask. And to make things even more fun, Darren Vierday has been hard at work creating some one-of-a-kind company posters featuring our merry band of players that you won't want to miss!! Pitch aside, it's actually been a fun process where I've discovered a lot about this very talented group myself. Hopefully, you'll learn a little too about what makes us tick! All going according to plan, I'll do a similar series with those "Behind the Scenes" a little later in the process.

Speaking of interviews - Dave Russell was featured recently in an Orlando Sentinel article discussing the state of SAK in the face of some tough times. He's linked it off his new blog (blogging is all the rage you know) which can be reached by going here. The arts community is fortunate to have such a strong advocate in Elizabeth Maupin who has come to the aid of SAK and other local theatres on numerous occasions.

Some good news in the face of these hard times that's worthy of mentioning: the Dean of Faculty Office at Rollins College led by Hoyt Edge has generously agreed to pledge some considerable funds for our current production to assist, in particular, with publicity and promotion. I am extremely grateful to Rollins for being so willing to help a colleague pursue his artistic goals during such a trying time for the live arts in Orlando. I am reminded, once again, of just how lucky I am to be affiliated with such a supportive community.

Our fourth rehearsal is this Saturday where we'll be starting to gently piece together some of our act one with a rather depleted ensemble. That seems a little crazy when I see it in print!

Your smiling-in-the-face-of-adversity Director, David C.