Hello Again...

Ok, so I have been woefully remiss in my blogging duties. I found when I first started this blog, that, as I feared, it quickly became like all of those "journalling" assignments I had in college writing/theater classes...You know those assignments where you were supposed to make regular entries about what was happening as it was happening and turn them in to the professor at the end of the semester. You know the ones where you'd put all the writing off until the night before it was due, when you would write a semester's worth of entries - preferably in different colored pens so it didn't look like you wrote all the entries the night before - and turn that in hoping that the sheer volume of text would get you the pass...oops, did I just reveal too much of my journalling college days? ANYWAY, I have found that my need to make every blog entry a tome has prevented me from regularly making updates. THEREFORE, I have decided to knock that craziness off. After this entry, I'm going to wave a wand and make it ok for me to keep the entries short. So a quick update, (which will probably not be quite so quick) and then I'm turning over a new "brief blog" leaf...no, I'm not giving in to the twitter madness (this pronouncement should last for at least a few weeks) but brief should be the name of the game from now on. Hee.

THE UPDATE

LIKENESS
As you can see from the GTTP website, LIKENESS went very well. It was a crazy rehearsal period but the run went well and I learned so much from my experience on that show. The cast and crew were incredible and I feel like I have made some wonderful connections to fill out the company of actors and crew that will one day make the company of Going to Tahiti Productions a viable entity.

The Big Production of the intervening months
As some of you know, one of the reasons I've been a bit in communicado was because I was working on a private production during the months between the end of LIKENESS and the beginning of summer. What production was it (you ask) - I was getting married. Definitely the biggest production of my life up until this point, the wedding was planned and executed by non professionals (me, John, Beth, and other friends and family) so it took a lot of energy and time (in other words - all of my time and energy - thank god I didn't have a full time job at the time). It went very well - actually better than I could have even hoped for - so it was well worth it...but the build up to the event and then the come down after it was over have been very intense and it wasn't until about a month ago that I really was in a place emotionally to get back into the whole "running a production company" thing. However, I am back in full swing now and that should be reflected in the updated blog.

I've decided to look at the time from February until now as the off season. That being said, pitchers and catchers have now reported - regular season play is about to begin again. (little baseball reference for all those ball fans.)


Other Off Season Occurences
Some of you may already know this from the periodic newsletters you've received by email (If you do not receive the newsletters, go to GTTP and add your contact information to our mailing list by filling out the contact us form) but for those of you who haven't heard (and those who'd like a refresher):

Stephanie - Stephanie Bayliss has joined Going To Tahiti Productions as the Managing Director and Co-Executive Producer. For details about Stephanie, check out the About Us page on the GTTP website. GTTP is very excited to have Stephanie on board as part of the team.

Fundraising - Fundraising is continuing. We have a drive in movie night this Friday - pray for nice weather - as our August fundraiser. We are in the process of planning monthly fundraisers. Possible future fundraisers include - a winetasting, an adult spelling bee, a gala party, a game night tournament, a few house concerts and more... If you have any ideas for fundraisers that you'd be interested in seeing - let us know.

Workshops - We're in the process of setting up monthly workshops. Right now we have plans for workshops in the following areas: directing, stage managing, clowning, stage combat, auditions, and improv. Keep an eye on the website for more details as dates, times and costs get locked down for workshops.

Our next show - We're in the process of obtaining the rights to a novel which we are going to adapt into a one woman show - I'll keep everyone posted as things develop.

...and, I believe, that's all for now.