First Time!

[Phelim McDermott]

Jen

The facebook event invites that Improbable have been using for our  
monthly open spaces have been a real boon to me. They help me know  
that people are coming, thinking they might or aren't for a reason as  
they sometimes tell me why. Its a useful thing for quieting  the voice  
that says. "i hope people will come." Also for us in the business of  
theatre its often hard to drop the idea its the same as a show and we  
should be getting as many as possible along. In fact its changed my  
attitude to that as well for shows! Often the people who DO turn up  
arent the ones that said they would but by then it doesnt matter anyway!

Hope it goes well

Phelim
On 3 May 2010, at 23:51, Jenifer Toksvig wrote:

> Am on holiday in California. Gorgeous sunshine! I usually write  
> musicals really well out here, but am not getting much work done,  
> and have been studiously ignoring email! Now wading through inbox  
> with thigh-length wellies on. Apologies it took so long to respond  
> to these…
>
> I said, of my upcoming OS event: “As with all events like this,  
> we’ve had people come back and say they’d love to attend but they  
> can’t. I’m encouraging them to email me the questions they would  
> have asked at the conference, so we can post them on the walls in  
> case they inspire questions in others. I was going to add those  
> questions / comments to the final report, in an addendum. Good idea?  
> Rubbish idea?”
>
> Phelim responded: “If they are there already or created as an add on  
> before it could be seen as a seperate directive not from the right  
> people who have come. […] I really feel the importance of the energy  
> of those who came is really it. Not those elsewhere.”
>
> Chris said: “Even a list of questions in the room that are  
> disembodied from the askers is - aesthetically speaking - more about  
> absence than presence.”
>
> I agree with both of you, and very well put. Am following your  
> advice: “An alternative might be to find a website somewhere that  
> will let you set up a forum or a wiki where people can pose these  
> questions and convene online conversations.”
>
> I’m going to make the Facebook page (thanks, Chris!) be a place for  
> those who cannot attend to open up space if they want to join in.
>
> Doug said: “My own take on it is if they do not have the energy to  
> clear their schedules to come, or if they are distracted, then their  
> questions will tend to be head questions.”
>
> That is such a good point. Also, you’re very wise to say: “Perhaps  
> it might help to notice where this desire to get questions ahead of  
> the event is originating. Is it coming from our fear, as  
> facilitators, that people will not be able to come up with their own  
> live questions on the day?”
>
> Actually, I think I trust the room implicitly, but I don’t trust  
> that anyone will show up in the first place. Setting up the Facebook  
> page might help me with that… or hinder me with that! If no-one  
> shows up on Facebook, I need to try avoiding additional panic :-)
>
> Jen x
>
> Jenifer Toksvig
> never at acompletelossforwords.com
>
> MThe:UK / LIPA Conference
> How are we shaping the future of musical theatre?
> June 2010
> http://www.lipa.ac.uk/content/EventsPublicPerformances/Conferences/MusicalTheatre2010.aspx
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