Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:58:47 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Are your bookings down or up?


Steve,

Summer was really good, Fall and Winter way down.
You said you have had a lot of private positive
responses, I would be wondering what areas of the
country and what kind of prices the positives are
charging and how they compare with those of us who
are down.

I can say that our School bookings both performance and
residencies are very down.  Many of our regular clients
have told us that there budgets have been drastically cut.
Library bookings are also down. And yes we have already dropped
our prices by 10 - 15% to try to bolster sales.  It is very
disheartening, as we had a landmark year last year.

The one bright moment in our Holiday bookings is that Zach and I
just got back from performing for the White House Communications
Agency Christmas party.  A bit of a surprise when the contacted us,
but we were honored to perform.  The only down side were the security
checks,  all the security people were lovely, but the process
was a little unsettling, with Bomb and weapon checks ets.

I hope your sales are going better.

Best,

Liz


K. Elizabeth Evans, President & Artistic Director
Renaissance Artist Puppet Company
http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com
610-630-4259

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company's
mission is to promote excellence in puppetry as a
Theatrical art form and as an Educational tool by incorporating
historical and cultural diversity along with quality performance
techniques to tell our stories.
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