Raconteur Theatre Company

I’ve never been a huge fan of Comfest. I don’t like mud, random naked people, random naked people covered in mud (or painted!) so this should come as a shock. Given this I had mixed feelings when I was told we would be performing Aster, Holger Gunn at Comfest but I convinced myself it would be fun.

But here’s the thing – it was fun! Sure, the lapel microphones we were supposed to be wearing to combat the ambient noise didn’t work out, leaving us screaming the show into stand microphones. Sure, the stage was awkward with the microphones placed willy nilly. Sure, I was so disgustingly hot and sweaty that I was grossed out that poor Andrew (Holger) had to kiss me…

But in spite of these things I could scarcely had enjoyed myself more. The outdoor atmosphere, the screaming, the staging, the different audience all changed the show in ways I couldn’t have imagined. This was not the Aster, Holger Gun I had come to know and love, no this was a different story entirely and yet also not.

So it turns out I don’t hate Comfest at all.

Piece by piece everything is coming together. Recent tasks completed by the board:

Letters out to area theatres introducing ourselves and reaching out for mutual support of our collective endeavors. (Thank you John Kuhn from Actor’s Theatre and Alan Saunders from Center Stage Players for your supportive responses!)

Press Kits out to major publications.

Audition notices out in various ways (coming up this weekend!).

Lots of chatting and gaining insight from folks at Madlab. Looking forward to an ongoing relationship with you all!

Just today we received approval for fiscal sponsorship through Fractured Atlas.

Looking into having a presence at Comfest in June.

The real website created by Litter Design is almost ready to have a partial release. I’ve been working closely with Chris Browning and am so excited to get this up and running soon!

Letters to friends and families coming out soon.

So things are getting done, but we have so much more to do! We’re still getting artwork for the Flex Series, still finalizing the rest of the season, et cetera. We have had a few production meetings to get Flex Series underway and are getting the creative juices flowing!

Feeling the mounting excitement,

Jill