VV News Volume MMXI, No. 7 April 24, 2011 SHOW OPENS 24 Days until WE RE BACK IN BUSINESS BUILD, SING, DANCE, ROCK THIS BLACK BOX Theater CELEBRATE! MAY 18-22, 2011 THE RACE IS FINISHED. THE OUTCOME UNKNOWN. Yesterday was the program ad deadline, and at this writing, I don't know if we made our goal or not. As of last Wednesday, we needed just 12 more ads and I hope and pray that you came through. Last week was our best week with 15 ads turned in. Big thanks to: Lynda Fromm (Buckeye Nissan) Lynda Fromm again (About Face) C.J. Curtis (The Hair Raizers) Sharon Thompson (Surety CAM - THE BACK COVER!) Kent Stuckey (The Joseph Group) Kent Stuckey again (Bailey Metz) Paul Sabine, VV Business Manager Sherry Seifert (Wasserstrom) Karen McCurdy (Jones Builders) Karen McCurdy again (Medallion Club) Jim Vaughan (Today's Resources) Me (3 small ads on the Northland Business page) Thanks to all who sold an ad, or at least tried to. Now let's concentrate on SELLING TICKETS!
MARKETING UPDATE WE'RE ON THE AIR! Between now and show week, we'll be blitzing Central Ohio with 190 TV and radio commercials. Television starts this week on WBNS TV, Channel 10 with both 15 and 30-second spots. Thanks to Gordon Lash and Brainstorm Media for creating great visuals. The schedule includes a lot of cheap overnight spots, but we'll also get great exposure on shows like Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Regis & Kelly, and the morning and evening newscasts. Commercials will air from April 27 through May 16. Radio advertising will be on Columbus's highest rated station, WTVN and its FM affiliate, WLTZ. We have recorded two different 30-second spots which will run a total of 85 times during the week beginning May 9. This campaign should help you sell a lot of tickets! USHERS NEEDED USHERS are needed for our 2011 production of Vaud-Villities - Celebrate! There are several performances for volunteers to choose: May 18 22. The shows on Wednesday and Thursday start at 7:30 so usher call will be at 6:00. The Friday and Saturday evening shows start at 8:00 so usher call will be at 6:30. The Sunday evening show starts at 6:00 so usher call will be at 4:30. The Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 with a 12:30 usher call. The Yard Sign Lady wants to give YOU a YARD SIGN please pick up at your next rehearsal! If you know anyone who would be willing to serve as a volunteer usher, please send contact Holly McFarland, Vice President at: (614) 403-4850. Your help will be appreciated!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS VV CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Please check Calendar of Events at: vvproductions.com - for the latest NEW UPDATES and changes of Rehearsal Schedules. (Riser Placement is Tuesday, May 3 check Calendar for more!) ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT REHEARSALS ARE HEATING UP! When you HAVE to MISS a Vocal or Dance REHEARSAL (yes, including Tuesday Chorus rehearsal), please notify your Section Leader or your Production Number Coordinator or call Toni Auch: 488-8689 - thanks! Did you know you should be able to watch movement rehearsals at: http://www.youtube.com/user/vvhappydancer1 - The videos are to be used as learning tools for Cast. Please do not share on ANY external Web sites outside of YouTube. To access the videos - just scroll through the titles to find the dance, click on the title and all the videos for that dance will appear. If anyone has videos they would like to add, please contact Joy Estaris: jestaris@sbcglobal.net. SAVE THE DATE: ALL CAST RISER PAINTING/PIZZA PARTY Thursday, May 5 starting at 6 P.M. -? Questions? See President-elect Denise Bloomfield PLASTIC TUB DONATIONS Carol Forsythe Plastic tubs for the Costume Dept. are still coming in now and then. I was at the Music and Info table Tuesday of this week to collect donations. I received $9 and that was from two ladies. GUYS: One of you asked a couple of weeks ago if you could just DONATE MONEY. Of course you can! I'll be at that table again next Tuesday. Checks or cash accepted. To give you an idea: The +/- 65 quart size, the large ones, is the preferred size. These tend to be about $7.00 a piece. We still need some of the medium and shoe box sizes; those cost from about $1.00 to $4.00. PLEASE help us out!!! TICKET SALES UPDATE Terry Timmons, Ticket Chair TICKETS Tickets Sold Statistics as of 4-24-11 Wednesday - 118 Thursday - 253 Friday - 153 Saturday Matinee - 583 Saturday Evening - 201 Sunday Matinee - 312 Sunday Evening - 89 Total - 1709
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE 2011 NEW MEMBERS Donna Lehr & Carolyn Smith, Membership Our congratulations and thanks to our 2011 freshman class for sharing their time and talent with us as we prepare to present our 2011 show. They have certainly added a lot by their participation this year and we look forward to their return next year as seasoned members of our Vaud-Villities family. New Members Take a bow!!!! Ashley Boone Charley Borden Teresa Charlton Cathy Cordy Singer/Alto I Melaine Dancy Singer/Alto II Crestina DiNucci Intern Cheryl L. Engle I Joan Jones I Heather Kierner Singer/Alto II Shayla Koester Tony Ludovico Singer/Tenor Dan Marshall Singer/Tenor Carly Meyers Jamie Moore Megan L. Moore Singer/Alto I Erin O Neil Intern Sanna Palo I Jessica Parker Barbara Sulainis I Nikki Toland RETURNING MEMBERS Micaela Coleman Gary Emmitt Singer/Baritone Note: Not all new members were able to be at Orientation/Kickoff and have their picture taken. Watch for a listing of all new member names in an upcoming VV News!
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