Wrap Up...
Hey Cincy Fringe!
You know I love you and miss you all already, big time. I wish I was still in Cincinnati, enjoying the nightly pub crawl. Hmm. Maybe I enjoyed this a bit too much.
I look forward to seeing y'all in Boulder, and at fringes year in and year out.
One statement stood out on the fringe "wrap-up" article: "The top six shows accounted for 40 percent of the attendance." That does not strike me as "All Good News." It's a huge problem in getting national and (eventually) international acts to take a chance on Cincinnati. (Only one of those successful shows was from outside of Ohio, with much success the result of some great media coverage for that particular show.) (Jealous, moi? Okay, yeah, a little bit.)
The real trick is to get people into Fringing, more than to live and die on the "buzz" of a couple of shows, and no, I don't pretend to know the answer, except to say you should see what they do in Canada. It feels like the whole city has stopped what they are doing for the week to go see theatre.
Personally, I think of the fringe as a "loss leader". I don't mind losing some money for some good exposure, good times and great friends, and perhaps the chance to set up more bookings down the line. If I make a profit, and sometimes I do, that's great. But when I spend more money on beer than I make at the box office, then I have to examine my priorities. (And cutting back on beer is not an option.)
You guys are great. I hope I'm able to do it all again next year.
Love,
Tim
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You know I love you and miss you all already, big time. I wish I was still in Cincinnati, enjoying the nightly pub crawl. Hmm. Maybe I enjoyed this a bit too much.
I look forward to seeing y'all in Boulder, and at fringes year in and year out.
One statement stood out on the fringe "wrap-up" article: "The top six shows accounted for 40 percent of the attendance." That does not strike me as "All Good News." It's a huge problem in getting national and (eventually) international acts to take a chance on Cincinnati. (Only one of those successful shows was from outside of Ohio, with much success the result of some great media coverage for that particular show.) (Jealous, moi? Okay, yeah, a little bit.)
The real trick is to get people into Fringing, more than to live and die on the "buzz" of a couple of shows, and no, I don't pretend to know the answer, except to say you should see what they do in Canada. It feels like the whole city has stopped what they are doing for the week to go see theatre.
Personally, I think of the fringe as a "loss leader". I don't mind losing some money for some good exposure, good times and great friends, and perhaps the chance to set up more bookings down the line. If I make a profit, and sometimes I do, that's great. But when I spend more money on beer than I make at the box office, then I have to examine my priorities. (And cutting back on beer is not an option.)
You guys are great. I hope I'm able to do it all again next year.
Love,
Tim
Visit my Websites: http://www.timmooneyrep.com/, http://www.moliere-in-english.com
Join my Listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/viewfromhere/
View my Weblog: http://timmooneyrep.blogspot.com/
posted by CincyFringe at 12:51 PM
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