Fixing the Lobby!

A project we've been working on for a while now is getting the lights in the lobby to all be on one switch, rather than plugged into a thousand different power strips... both for safety reasons, and because the way we have it set up now is pretty ridiculous. If you've seen a show at the Gang and noticed the lights blinking before the show starts, there is actually a person (often me!) who has climbed behind the counter, manouvered past costumes racks and props, and physically flicks the on/off switch on a power strip.

Susan Obrow from the Culver City Redevelopment Agency has been working tirelessly to get the lobby lighting hard-wired for us. Today she came by with the amazing Danny Barnes, also from Culver City, to look over the bids with Francois-Pierre. Hopefully a winning bid will be chosen soon, and by the next time you see a show here, it will all be completed!

New Interns!

I love our new interns! Thanks to Vanessa, Steve, VJ, Ned and Cythia we have a really great group this year.

Here is the fabulous Kirsten counting cash from last weekend's closing performance of Klub. (forgive me Mike Schlitt for missing the umlaut)

First Blog attempt

After attending a very informative session on marketing for the arts using web 2.0 technology yesterday, we are inspired to take advantage of some new ideas here at The Gang! Zach Behrens, of LAist.com, showed us all how to harness the power of RSS, blogging, Facebook, etc. Thanks, Zach!

We are striking lights today to prepare for the students at the Culver City High School Academy of Performing and Visual Arts who are coming in to present their annual end of the school year showcase, Java Drama. Here's our great new interns Jesse and Ruben on my favorite piece of equipment, the genie lift.

I'm not sure I have figured out how to upload pictures yet, so if you don't see the photo above, be patient and I'm sure I will figure it out!