Production
Managers
Forum

Update!
9/12/07

PMF MEETINGS

The next PMF meeting will be in Minneapolis/St. Paul:

PRODUCTION MANAGERS FORUM
FALL MEETING 2007

Hosted by
Children's Theater Company and the Guthrie Theater

OCTOBER 19-20, 2007

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Schedule | Housing | Travel | Tickets | Other Stuff To Do

If you plan to attend, please email Genoveva Castaneda, Associate Production Manager, The Children’s Theatre Company, gcastaneda@childrenstheatre.org with the following information:

Name, Title, Company
Contact information: Email and Phone
Approximate arrival time
Where you have arranged accommodations
Agenda Items

SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 19, 2007

Saturday, October 20, 2007

HOUSING INFO:

The conference is scheduled over the same weekend as the big U of M vs. ND State football rivalry, so make your reservations early.

Near the Children’s Theatre Company:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites has a few rooms available at CTC’s rate on a first call, first reserved basis.

CTC negotiated rate: $57.00 per night (plus applicable taxes)

Attendees must specify that they are with the Children’s Theatre Company when making the reservation to be extended the CTC rate. Reservations are accepted based on availability.  Reservations will need to be guaranteed with a credit card or by an advance deposit. Guaranteed no shows will be billed to the individual attendee.

Please call 612-341-3300 to make a reservation.

Near the Guthrie Theater:

Holiday Inn Metrodome is holding a block of

         20        Double Rooms         $124.95
         15        King Rooms            $124.95

Plus applicable taxes.

Attendees must specify that they are with the Guthrie Theater when making their reservations.

Reservations must be made by Friday, September 28, 2007, (21 days prior to arrival).    All reservations can be guaranteed for late arrival with a credit card or by an advanced deposit.  Guaranteed no shows will be billed to the individual attendee.  Reservation requests received after the above date will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis. 

Guests may make reservations online at www.metrodome.com.  On the homepage, they can input their reservation information to include the Group Booking Code GT1 in the appropriate box.  After clicking on “Availability Search” they will be taken to the Holiday Inn reservations page with the group rate to complete their reservation with their credit card.  Be sure to keep in mind guests wishing to arrive earlier or stay later than the block dates should make separate reservations for those dates or call in their reservations.  The computer otherwise “becomes confused” and just says no rooms are available.  Guests may also call in their reservations to 800-448-3663, 800-HOLIDAY, or locally at 612-333-4646

Other options close to the Guthrie:

http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/newSite/ri.asp

TRAVEL INFO:

Taxi between the Children’s Theatre Company and the Guthrie Theater is ~$8.00

Note that you can ride the light rail for $2.00 from the airport to the Metrodome stop which is about 4 blocks south of the Guthrie.

TICKETS:

Guthrie Theater:  $25 tickets are available to attendees of the Production Manager’s Forum for the Saturday, October 20th, 7:30pm performance of Jane Eyre or The Home Place.  Call the Guthrie box office at (612)-377-2224 or go to the box office with the price code “AP” during the Forum to receive this discount.  (Not available online)

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë
adapted for the stage by Alan Stanford
directed by John Miller-Stephany
September 8 - November 10, 2007

Charlotte Brontë's beloved tale of romance and suspense receives a new adaptation by Alan Stanford, whose version of Pride and Prejudice earned rave reviews by subscribers and critics alike. Jane Eyre accepts a position as a governess to a ward at Thornfield Manor and wins the love of her employer Edward Rochester, a kind yet mysterious man. But soon, Jane's love, strength and determination are tested as Rochester's long-kept secrets are unveiled.

The Home Place

by Brian Friel
directed by Joe Dowling
September 22 - November 25, 2007

The Home Place is a fascinating play which deals with political and personal struggles in a “big house” in Ireland at the end of the 19th century. At a time of profound change and danger for the Ascendancy class in Ireland, Christopher Gore, a landlord, and his son David are both in love with a local woman, Margaret O Donnell. Their lives and the way of life of their whole class come under threat with the arrival of Christopher’s English cousin, who unwittingly ignites deep animosity among the local population. In his typical style, Friel combines a deeply personal story with a vivid picture of a society at a point of significant change. 

The Children’s Theatre Company:  Tickets are available to either Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, October 21 at either 2:00 or 5:00 pm or Fashion 47 on Saturday, October 20 at 8:00pm or on Sunday, October 21 at 1:00 or 4:00 pm.  Please email Genoveva Castañeda at gcastaneda@childrenstheatre.org to arrange for tickets.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Based on the book by Judith Viorst
Lyrics by Judith Viorst
Music by Shelly Markham
Directed by David Schweizer
August 21 - October 28, 2007

It's 7 a.m. You wake up with a nasty wad of gum in your hair. Trip on your skateboard. Drop your sweater in a sinkful of water. And your brothers express interest in trading you for some roller blades. And now it's only 7:15 a.m.! As bad days go, it's tough to top Alexander's. He's the funniest fed-up kid ever, and this is one of the coolest musicals ever.

Fashion 47
World Premiere
By Diane Paulus & Randy Weiner
Directed By Diane Paulus

September 25 - October 21, 2007

OTHER STUFF TO DO:

http://www.minneapolischamber.org/
http://www.minneapolis-riverfront.com/
http://www.stubhub.com/minneapolis-tickets/cirque-du-soleil-kooza-st-paul-tickets/ http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/visitors/musictheater.asp