Theater Special Alert - Week of April 7, 2008 - StageMagazineOnline.com

Friends,

1. Charlie is back from Atlanta where he studied Social Marketing with some of the top Internet Marketers!

What a time in Atlanta!

There is so much going on in Internet marketing that if you don't have a team of people supporting you and from whom you are learning, you are slipping further and further behind every day.

Large theaters should have someone on staff assigned to Internet Marketing. Have this person stay in touch with blogs around the country - not just THEATER blogs: you already have a pretty good idea what is happening in other theaters because there is LOTS of chatter around about that. But MARKETING blogs, Internet Marketing blogs, Social Marketing Blogs. I spend a great deal of time working on this and I still learned pages of specific new things to do during this international conference in Atlanta. (I heard more Australian accents than I heard good ol' southern accents from Georgia.)

Smaller theaters should see who on their board or membership stays focused on the Internet. Simply having a static website that lists your season just doesn't cut it any more. You need to interact with your audience: listen and they will tell you what they want. And when they do, you'll zoom up in the Google rankings, attracting even more people to fill your empty seats!

2) Spotlight Profile: Keep us informed - let us tell the world for you. Just like Mark Schroeder!

Congratulations to American Actor participant Mark Schroeder who will play Romeo in the Delaware Shakespeare Festival's summer production of Romeo and Juliet at Rockwood Mansion Park. Mark will be graduated from Penn State's School of Theatre with a B.A. this spring. At PSU, Mark has been seen in A Year with Frog and Toad, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing, among others. He has also been in several films and industrials. Romeo and Juliet is also Mark's debut with the Delaware Shakespeare Festival. (Mark's most ardent supporter sent me this information - hey, I have spies everywhere who are willing to share great info like this!!)

3) Theaters: it's time to enter NEXT season into your theater's info here at StageMagazineOnline.com!

Please remember as you build your marketing campaigns to UPDATE your information on StageMagazineOnline.com in two places:

- On the main site: be sure all your upcoming productions are listed. We can't tell the world if you don't tell us!

- Here in our Articles and Press Releases area. Be sure to submit your press releases to this location EVERY time. If you still don't know how to do that, please write to Kate. She's terrific and knows intimately how the full site works.

- Also… auditions for the open of your next season are probably coming up soon. Be sure to list those on the site, here in the Articles and releases section, AND… since you are getting some early publicity by telling people of the auditions, be sure that your show information is updated here NOW so that people can mark their calendars for when your show is playing.

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Productions Opening This Week:
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Penn Presents announces Love Janis, opening on Wednesday April 9th.

Vagabond Acting Troupe presents Rag and Bone, opening on Thursday April 10th.

Town and Country Players presents Don't Drink the Water, opening on Friday April 11th.

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Auditions Coming Up:
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Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra will be holding auditions for Ruddigore on April 6th and 8th

Yardley Players is holding auditions for the summer musical OLIVER! at the Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, New Jersey. All roles are open; auditions are on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 from 12 noon to 5 P.M. If you know of anyone who is interested, please have them call Marge Swider at 215-968-1904 to set up an appointment (and be sure to tell her you read about it here!). The show runs July 11-July20, 2008 at the Kelsey Theatre.

Please remember: Theaters publish their own information on our site, so if any are missing, please be sure your person in charge of your StageMagazineOnline.com membership updates everything right away. And these can appear for up to 60 days BEFORE an audition, so check the site often!

We do realize, however, that many theaters are now cast for the season and will begin again in the spring for next year. Full information is on our site.

If You Need Some Help Publishing Your Theater Information On Our Site, Please Contact Kate Now!

NB: Always be sure to check with the theater AFTER their auditions if you REALLY want to be in that show. Who knows… maybe they didn't cast the very part that you want!

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Job Postings:
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Act II Playhouse is looking for a Part Time House Manager.

The Drama Group is looking for Part Time Directors.

Dramateurs, Inc at the Barn Playhouse is looking for Part Time 2009 Season Directors.

Langhorne Players is looking for Part Time Directors.

Narberth Community Theatre is looking for a Part Time Director.

Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra has Technical positions open, particularly sound positions.

Sketch Club Players is looking for Part Time Directors, Lighting Techs, and Sounds Techs.

Village Productions is looking for Part Time Instructors/Interns, and Technical/Production staff.

Willow Manor Players is looking for a Part Time Set Designer.

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Enjoy the information on the site, and now go see a show!

Charlie Seymour Jr
StageMagazineOnline.com
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