Do you need a business plan?
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ve been doing publicity on a part-time basis since April, of 2001. That was when the theatre company I was then a part of decided […]
Mid-week Tim-… er, Tid-Bits
I have a couple of things to share with you today, mid-week. No real theme, just some things that have come across my desk that I thought were worthy of sharing. So, hopefully you get something out of them… 1. […]
Dream of Saving Vancouver’s Pantages Dies
Only a little more than a year ago, on April 16, 2008, I was part of a huge celebration that took place at Vancouver’s 100-year-old Pantages Theatre on Hastings St. The event was attended by, and featured the talents of, […]
Demistifying Social Media: new date added!
You can argue with me on this one, but I think, maybe, the two sweetest words in the English language are: sold out. Simon Ogden and I got asked to do a workshop on using social media as a tool […]
How much is production value worth?
On Saturday night, I went to see The Zoo Story at Second Beach (full disclosure: Itsazoo Productions are one of my clients). We, the audience, got to sit undercover in the picnic area just above the children’s playground (red firetruck, […]
The day Twitter went Mainstream
It was bound to happen sooner or later. With Twitter’s exponential growth (131% in March alone, according to E-Week.com) over the last year or so, all the experts werre pretty much predicting this one: Twitter would eventually go from something […]
Apparently, Theatre is Dead…
While starring in the play A Touch of the Poet on Broadway in 2005, [actor Gabriel] Byrne proclaimed that theater is dying out. “I looked out into the audience and the theatre was packed with well-to-do, white-haired people,” Byrne said. […]
Seattle versus Vancouver
I just came back from a weekend in Seattle. The weekend was meant for pure getting-away-from-it-all, escape-your-life, have-some-fun, go-shopping-eat-at-cool-restaurants. But it turned into an interesting comparison of the Seattle versus Vancouver art scenes. Ironic, because I didn’t save any receipts, […]
First-quarter check-in
Over Christmas, I went away to Mayne Island for a couple of days for rest, relaxation, and recharging. While there, I read Timothy Ferriss’ The Four Hour Work Week. And I came home with a list of goals. In large […]
The Era of Twenty-Something Theatre
Back in December, at a performance of The Drowsy Chaperon, I lamented at the age of the audience. “Where are the young people?” I wondered, and “where is our future audience?” Well, I’m happy to say, I think I’ve found […]