[Nstc] Reservations for "The Meaning of Life - A ZOOM Play!

[nstcbbt at zianet.com]

Hi,

Since you cannot come to the theatre, we decided we would bring the theatre  
to you live! With the social isolation rules in place, many businesses have  
been using ZOOM to hold live meetings where the attendees can see the  
participants.

We plan to use this tool to present "The Meaning of Life" a new play by  
William Missouri Downs. We have produced five of his plays, "Cockeyed,"  
"Mad Gravity," "Seagulls in a Cherry Tree," "Headsets: A View from the  
Light Booth," and most recently "How to Survive Your Family at Christmas."  
Bill wrote "The Meaning of Life" to be presented by ZOOM. He has generously  
given us permission to present his play.

As those of you who have used ZOOM know, the number of attendees is limited  
to 100. After you take out places for the actors, director, producer, and  
support staff, that leaves about 90 places for the public at each  
performance. The play is directed by Joshua Taulbee and stars Teddy Aspen-  
Sanchez, Scott Brocato, Debbie Jo Felix, Rachel Thomas-Chappell, and Luz  
Resendez, each playing two different characters all trying to find the  
meaning of life in absurd and comic situations.

There will be two performances, the first on Friday, June 19, and the  
second on Saturday, June 20, both at 8:00 p.m. We are taking reservations  
starting today, May 28. Because you are providing your own seats at home,  
you will need only one reservation no matter how many are watching.

To make a reservation, you will need to reply to this e-mail, rather than  
phoning the theatre as we have limited office hours right now. It will be  
easier for us if you put RESERVATION JUNE (either 19th or 20th) in your  
subject heading in replying. Also please give us your preferred e-mail  
address, if different from the one at which you received this e-mail. About  
10 to 15 minutes before the start time you will receive an e-mail from the  
theatre inviting you to join the join the Performance.

If you are unable to "attend" either performance, Bill is allowing us to  
post a recording of it on a secure, password protected website for a  
limited time. We will make the user name and password available to our  
mailing list at a later date.

We are providing this production for free, but donations to the theatre are  
always welcome. Donations can be mailed to us at:

No Strings Theatre Company
Black Box Theatre
430 N. Main Street
Las Cruces, NM 88001


"See you at the theatre!"
Ceil and Peter