[Grovenet] Merry Wives of Windsor

[Ken Centers]

Hi Carol, This isn't a high school play. It's being performed at 
Theatre in the Grove. But the points you bring up are extremely valid 
and I will pass this along to the Board of Directors.

Ken


At 08:56 PM 4/5/2007, Carol Morgan wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a suggestion for trying to get some business for your 
>(son's?) plays.  I have four kids and would love to take them to 
>more of the high school plays, but it is absolutely too 
>expensive.  With a 'family' rate, however, we would be able to pay 
>more than the typical two adults and two kids price (actually you 
>might not even have kids seat prices, I don't remember) so you would 
>sell many more tickets than if we got a babysitter, but it still 
>wouldn't cost so much that ultimately families would have to stay 
>home and do something else. Netfix, for example, has a great family 
>rate, it costs the same whether or not there are one person or thirty!
>
>Obviously it depends on how many empty seats are in the audience and 
>whether you guys would be able to sell more of them this way or if 
>you sell out at full price  Obviously if you can get full adult 
>price by not offering a child or family discount it would be of no 
>benefit to you to do it this way, and I totally understand that. We 
>took the family to the 'Complete Works' at the suggestion of the 
>Grovenet email we got, but I think at 30 dollars or more we can only 
>do it once a year or so, and that is too bad because it would be 
>much more fun and better for the kids than a movie.  There was a 
>pretty good gag durring one of the 'bawdy' lines in 'Complete works' 
>where one of the playsers came up to my son and sang 'the wheels on 
>the bus go round and round' to distract him from the 'adult' 
>humor.  It was hillarious and save my family there might not have 
>been kids to perform this joke for that night.
>
>Also, in case it occurred to you or anyone else, my kids are of the 
>age where they don't talk or cry or anything during plays or 
>concerts, I'm sure you might be wary of people who aren't capable of 
>understanding that their kids aren't adorable when they keep 
>everyone else from hearing the play (I certainly have heard those 
>kids, and would never do that).  My kids sit there like stones 
>enjoying the entertainment very much.  Also I am hoping to enspire 
>them to participate in drama themselves at the high school in a few 
>years.  I have three boys and remember when I was in drama and there 
>weren't enough boys for all the parts and the ones that there were, well....
>
>Anyway, there are six of us and unfortunately still only one salary, 
>so the family cost rate might be a good way to sell some more 
>tickets if you would like to have the drama teacher consider the 
>idea.  Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
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>------ Original Message ------
>Received: 04:50 PM PDT, 04/05/2007
>From: Jeff Cooper <jbcoops at yahoo.com>
>To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
>Subject: [Grovenet] Merry Wives of Windsor
>
>
>Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor" opens Friday night at 8p.m. 
>and runs for the next three weekends. Sundays there are matinees at 
>2:30 (2nd and 3rd weekend). Tickets are $12 adult and $8 student. If 
>you're a semi-broke student, show up 10 minutes before showtime and 
>student rush tickets are $5. If you're *completely* broke, then you 
>can either be in the play to see it (like I am) or come and see the 
>Dress Rehearsal tonight at 8p.m.
>
>This is a very funny play with a very strong cast. Director Paul 
>Harwood has done wonders in getting the most out of everyone's 
>performance. I guarantee you will have a great time!
>
>Regards,
>
>Jeff Cooper
>
>
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