#spotlighters — Public Fediverse posts

This goes half-way round a square column in the #Spotlighters square stage. I thought they called it a "*pool cover*". It is a "pole cover" or "pillar cover" as better descriptions. A #SetPiece

#BluePencil

#Theatre

#Spotlighters is getting new HVAC units. Just in time for summer. Big crew, old building in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.

@jwildeboer From one theatre to another, I'm tagging things #Spotlighters no longer uses but occupy cabinet space. Boxes of power strips. Radio Shack speakers. Extension cords aplenty, and other gear I may or may not recognize. I've split out 1/4-inch audio cords, to start. The power things ive never seen.

"Thank you, Jim!
You're all signed up for 'You Can’t Take It With You.'
A confirmation email with an attached iCalendar has been sent to you."

#Spotlighters

The character of the day #COTD is a red dot. Unicode U+1F534.
🔴
#Spotlighters

I tried to tell volunteers I am working with that someone fresh needs to proof read text copy, as constant day-to-day minutiae editing sometimes permits overlooking the most obvious.

Like, they want to use "Theatre" and not "Theater" everywhere. OK, done. Except for the page footer we worked on for >6 months. Every page.

Found looking at #HTML of course.

#Spotlighters

1st scan results: most excellent.
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Opening Friday, June 8th
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REFRESHMENTS BEING SOLD IN THE LOBBY DURING OUR INTERMISSIONS.

Starting on Friday, June 8th our theatre will be Air Conditioned and we will
continue our operation through the summer months with four Tennessee Williams plays. Our schedule is as follows:
June ; . . “CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF”
July “STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE”
August “SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH”
September “SUMMER AND SMOKE”
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#Spotlighters May-1963
Flyer - 9x12 inch/2 (ed:+pic)

Trying to get some better artwork than my crayon level skills for the #Spotlighters site and a graphic artist sent 2 files with the extension ".ai" which made me flinch a bit. Turns out they are from Adobe Illustrator.

#Fail

OK, fixed a 301 on the updated #Spotlighters site. Yay.

So, #Spotlighters Theatre has been operating since 1962; I'm collating the back catalog (with help). 60+ seasons, ~11 shows a season, checks out.

year/season month/seq show
1977 | 7 | 110 in the Shade
1966 | 8 | 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
...
59 | 7 | Zanna Don't
54 | 2 | ZOMBIE PROM
1977 | 2 | Zorba
(680 rows)

Five similar emails sent to around 20 people for the #Spotlighters web updates; now waiting to spot (pun intended) how many gaffes and typos I made. #BluePencil

@gdinwiddie The current site does not render well on mobile devices, is the primary goal. It's somewhere around 25 years old...
I need to use theater terms for this, not IT. :)
https://www.spotlighters.org
#Spotlighters

Had a short "backstage" talk with director Rain Pryor prior to the show at #Spotlighters .
Yes, #Pun .

Great thread about red/blue teams:
https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/114915604830689046
In the community arts group I'm working with, the blue team are the Authors and the red team are Critics.
#Spotlighters

The #Spotlighters lobby after the show started Saturday night.

#Spotlighters first show of 2025, rolling over the year on the rubber stamp wheel for tickets.
#Baltimore

Heading over to #Spotlighters theatre for the 4th and final weekend of "Raisin In The Sun." Probably a sold-out house again. Imposing cast, 2 intermissions and an intimate space. #Baltimore

Almost "back of the house" at #Spotlighters.

The opening weekend of "A Raisin In The Sun" at #Spotlighters

Directed by Rain Pryor (famous dad...)
#Baltimore

@vees The theatre is losing access to one of the storage areas so they need to combine wardrobe, props and set pieces into less room. #Spotlighters has been on St Paul Street in a basement since the 1960s, accumulating costumes etc.
They need to be out of one space in 2 weeks, while rehearsing for the next show.

Pic from the last garment rack fixes.

https://www.spotlighters.org/uploads/6/1/7/6/6176105/published/costumeroomworkdayvideo01.jpg?1628814434

The #Baltimore #Spotlighters Theatre has to shrink their costume array due to space shrinkage by building execs. Rack upon rack.

The #Spotlighters show tonight ended early due to an actor being injured. Hope they didn't literally break a leg.
#Baltimore
#Theater

The 2023/2024 season of #Spotlighters is announced.
#Theater
#Baltimore
Season 61

Back at #Spotlighters Theatre for "'night, Mother." Stage floor is painted glossy black.
#Baltimore

@JoanArkham Waves from St. Paul St. #Spotlighters

Worked a sold-out show at #Spotlighters last night. Everyone masked except the actors. Always a lively crowd at "Ten Spot Thursday."
#Baltimore

#Baltimore news #Theater
"ALL Performances of [title of show] - Thur, Jan 26 through Sun, Jan 29, 2023 - have been cancelled due to a COVID outbreak among the cast & crew!
Half of our company has COVID!
This is LIVE Theatre in the age of COVID!
Be safe, wear a mask, get vaccinated and boosted!"
#Spotlighters

Opening night of "[title of show]" at #Spotlighters in #Baltimore

Again. #Spotlighters #Baltimore Theater in the round, one person show.

Working the ticket booth for A Christmas Carol at #Spotlighters #Baltimore