What I've been up to recently

March 24, 2010 - First of all, Happy 53rd Anniversary shout-out to Mom and Dad! You two are an inspiration.

Now to the more normal content of this blog. So, I haven't posted recently because, right after Impressions of Pelléas closed I entered into an oh-so important but oh-so not sexy aspect of my job as General Director, namely budget planning. Woohoo! Let me tell you, that coupled with the equally scintillating but equally necessary process of reviewing financial aid packets from Opera Vivente Academy students (btw, there are still some slots available in that program for all you procrastinators) practically made me feel guilty that I actually get paid to have that much fun.

All joking aside, these sorts of things, along with board meetings, grant writing, and regular visits to the dentist, are all essential to healthy organizations and healthy people, but don't make for very interesting blog reading. But fear not, O faithful followers of this blog who are withering away due to lack of life-changing blog info! By next week, I will have entered firmly into the really exciting part of my job, namely pre-production activities like prop shopping, set rendering review, Bawlmerese diction coachings, and the like. So stay tuned. And as always -

See you at the opera!

Two BOGOs and Peter Brook Speaks

March 2, 2010 - So only two performances of Impressions of Pelléas remain, and in an attempt to jolt Baltimoreans out of their apparent snow induced comas, Opera Vivente is offering two different BOGO (buy one get one free) offers.

On Thursday, in a shout out to all our fellow performing artists, we are offering a BOGO to all AGMA members. Simply show your AGMA card at the door to qualify for the buy one get one free incentive. The original FB post said this was going to only be cash sales and only between 7 and 7:30pm, but I'm feeling generous so we'll give you the special any time up until curtain and you pay with cash, check, or credit card.

On Saturday, OV is sending our love to all the dedicated arts patrons in Baltimore who did not let the snow suck out their will to live. Present a ticket stub or program from a cultural event attended during the month of February to qualify for the ARTS LOVER BOGO. Almost every arts organization in town still managed to present something during the February Fury (fine evidence of the dedication of Baltimore's artistic community) so this shouldn't be too difficult.

Finally, if you're still wondering just what this Impressions of Pelléas thing is, here's a link to an interview with Peter Brook (one of the show's creators).

And (sorry, I guess the above wasn't really "finally") if you don't qualify for either of the BOGOs we do have tickets starting as low as $33 (click here to buy) AND we always offer our 50% off student rush ticket starting a half hour before each curtain. So come on, aren't you done sitting at home waiting to see if the sky is going to fall again?