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Thinking “Outside the Box” Office #3

Welcome to he middle of summer. In Ohio, the middle of summer consists of the sun and 80 degree temperatures. Oh wait, we are in the midwest, where it’s 80 one day and 60 the next, just like today! So here I am writing my first Weathervane Playhouse blog post in this frigid summer weather. Mother Nature, I’m not okay with this. To be fair, I love the midwest. I was born and raised in good old Columbus and I go to school in Indiana. I love the midwest mindset and sense of community. And I will always love it for surprising me with the opportunity to change up my wardrobe once a week. If there’s one thing the midwest has taught me, its to always check the weather before you leave the house.Now since I’ve talked about the weather outside, maybe I should talk about Weathervane. It only seems fitting. It’s amazing how quickly time flys during the summer. We just opened our fourth show of the season, “Cheaper by the Dozen” with the biggest opening night audience we’ve had all season! (My parents always make fun of me when I call and they ask how the show went. My answer is always some sort of statistic on how many people were in the house compared with how many we sold or some other number that doesn’t really matter except to anyone else.) The show’s review just showed up in the Newark Advocate, written by Kathy Wesley (Check it out! http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907180315). She wrote us a wonderful review and we thank her so much for her continuous support! She always speaks of us highly and we definitely appreciate her for that! This Sunday, we will be presenting our second Cabaret of the season. If you missed the first Cabaret, you won’t want to miss the second one. Set on the Midland Theatre stage, the stars of Weathervane will be performing group numbers to delight and entertain all. You get to see a lighter and more personal side to all the performers. Not to mention some whitty chatter from our favorite Managing Artisitic Director, Matthew Trombetta. If you  have never experienced a Cabaret before, Weathervane’s if definitely a great place to start. As always, thank you to all of our sponsors and board members who continually support us in everything we do. In these difficult times, the arts are struggling and arts programs are being cut every day. Ohio is facing a major budget cut to the arts and the first to go is arts education. Please take a moment and remember that the arts begin in the schools. Schools develop the artists of tomorrow and without these school programs, what is left for future generations? Consider donating to arts organizations to keep them alive and strong. Anyway, I’m going to wrap this thing up. Since this is my first one, I have no idea how long it should be or what’s an appropriate blog post so I hope this was a success. SALES PLUG! (Hey, its my job) If you are interested in purchasing tickets or want more information on Weathervane, call 740-366-4616 or visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.org . “Cheaper by the Dozen” runs until July 25th and we will open “The Secret Garden” on July 30th. ~Laura, Box Office Manager (My bio if you were curious! I was raised in Bexley, Ohio and I’m going to be a junior at Indiana University majoring in Arts Management and Theatre.)