SO MUCH TO REPORT!!!!

I know that everyone has been breathlessly anticipating my next posts and I have, sadly, left you all in the lurch. No longer! New posts start NOW! Although I have been absent from the blogosphere, that doesn't mean that I have been sitting with my feet up, eating bon bons and twiddling my thumbs. Much has gone on during the off-season, (can we tell that someone has been gearing up for opening day of the baseball season?), or in tv terms, much has gone on during our hiatus (someone's a tv junkie). Much of this news will be covered in greater depth in the quarterly newsletter, but I wanted to get the big news announced on the blog asap. So, let me get right to it:

THE SCRIPT
Here's the biggest news - I have FINISHED the first draft of the adaptation of Dreamers of the Day!!! Now, it is waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too long and it's not nearly in production shape, but it was a BIG step towards getting the show off the ground. And, in the process of constructing the first draft, the production ideas and the directing ideas are a-flowing. It is VERY exciting and I'm hoping to have a pared down second draft completed by May 1st.

A DEPARTURE and AN ARRIVAL
Sadly, Stephanie Bayliss had to step down as Managing Director of GTTP. Her schedule of commitments got too crazy and she had to take a more backseat role. She is still with GTTP as a production consultant and our go-to Stage Manager, but she will no longer be involved in the day to day running of the company. We are sad to see her go but we are comforted by the fact that she did not go far. Stepping into her position, we are absolutely THRILLED to announce our new Consulting Producer, Rachel Dalton. Rachel comes to GTTP with a twin background in acting and business. Her completed bio will soon be up on the website but in the meantime, I wanted everyone to offer Rachel a rousing GTTP welcome.

WEBSITE REDESIGN
If you haven't recently taken a gander at www.goingtotahitiproductions.com, by all means, click on over. We went through a re-design of the website. It took some time to get the re-design off the ground but we're thrilled with the results. Feel free to drop us a line and let us know what you think.

THE MUCH BALLYHOOED FUNDRAISERS
You have heard here many things about fundraisers and workshops and all manner of activities which have yet to manifest themselves. I wanted to let everyone know that with Rachel on board, one of the things we are most focusing on in the upcoming weeks is locking down our 2010 calendar of events. As SOON as it is locked it will be up on the website and here on the blog so keep checking back regularly!!!

So that's the skinny. I'll post again soon.