Dear Nurse Ansalong:
Here's the setting: It's 3am, outside my theatre. The cast is having a brief meeting. Several things came up, such as the fact that we did fairly well considering the fact that the audience was no more than 15 in number. Suddenly, one of our Magentas (who consequently is part of theatre management) appears. She brings up something. She said that she talked to someone who was very high in seniority in theatre management, perhaps an owner. That person said that, if Rocky doesn't start picking up soon, this'll be our last year. I'M SOOOOO SCARED!!!!! I mean, I can't give this up now, I've put so much into this. Our cast president announced a large advertising blitz- focusing on colleges, high schools, cafe's, etc.- but I feel like this is out of our hands. In addition to hiking up the prices AGAIN, the theatre is now showing first-run movies, so it's they have nothing to lose by cancelling us. I'm so afraid.
-Cold Patootie
Patootie, the possibility of losing a theatre is something that scares any cast member all over the world. Your cast director is doing the right thing by advertising heavily. Be sure to try to get in an ad anywhere that you can. You might want to have a couple theme nights to try to bring up the audience count. With it being summer, you could have a lingerie or beach night as much as you'd like. If it doesn't seem to be getting any better, you might want to start looking around at other theatres in the area that might want to have your show. This should only be done as a last resort because it could cause the theatre to think that you aren't interested in sticking around. Try to get your show out into people's minds and I think your audience count will go up. And, here's a * hug * to try and help you feel better.
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