Well we are exactly one week out until our auditions for A Raisin in the Sun! I am very excited about directing this production. Not only will it be challenging for the actors but also for me. I've always loved a challenged! I hope I get a great turnout at the auditions. I am sure we will find the talent that I know is here in Jacksonville. I guess the hardest part is getting the word out there that we are having auditions. Or even that my company exists. It's getting better because every week I either get a couple phone calls or I get some contact entry forms so that always makes me happy. I just want the community to experience theatre how I experience it. I want to introduce some new more contemporary shows as well as some of the classics just like A Raisin in the Sun. My next step after raising enough money is to secure a rehearsal space of some kind. It doesn't have to be huge. Just somewhere I can rehearse and build sets and start holding musical theatre classes. I've been looking around but the rent around here for some of these buildings is way too high and we just started this business. It would be great if we could get some space donated but we will continue to raise money and pray that something comes through soon. In the meantime, I am SO grateful that the Jacksonville City Parks and Recreations provides a space for me to rehearse. If they didn't, I don't know what we would do! I'm meeting with my production team tomorrow so we can discuss what we need to do and acquiring sponsorships and selling ads etc.
