Hello! I hope everyone is having a great Thursday! The past few days have been pretty PlayCo-tastic to say the least!
At the Play Company, our mission is to advance and foster the work of artists from around the globe. This mission is precisely what drew me to my marketing internship with PlayCo. Working here has been a much different experience than my other internships simply due to the fact that PlayCo strives to not only showcase foreign work, but to also inspire dialogue amongst its audience members about different points of view around the world. Think of a recent, popular sporting event that does the same thing…. the currently celebrated Olympics! In the same way, the Olympics has a similar focus. Every few years, everyone is called to put aside their differences for a little while in order to show support for the Olympic Games. Keep in mind that I am not the biggest sports fanatic, but in my opinion, the global conversation that is sparked by the Olympics continues to fascinate and inspire me. I am proud to work for a company that has a similar focus on a smaller scale. I always thought arts and athletics couldn’t go hand-in-hand, but I assumed wrong.
Right by the New York Observer building is a sports bar that is showing support for the 2012 Olympic Games!
On another note, my responsibilities in the PlayCo office are becoming more and more pressing towards the end of my internship! This week’s huge responsibility is de-duplicating our PlayCo “culture vulture” list. This involves compiling every single list of every person that ever came to any one of PlayCo’s shows or events. I think I just set a world record of using “ever” so many times in a sentence. Anyway, I have to compile these lists, delete the duplicates, and pick out which patrons have attended a good number of PlayCo events. It’s really cool to see the number of PlayCo fans grow as I go through the lists, and hopefully that number will increase with the coming seasons.
And finally, after months and months of anticipation and money-saving, I had the privilege of seeing Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors last night. It is a British comedy based on Servant of Two Masters , a commedia dell’arte play by Carlo Goldoni. While I have seen several excellent Broadway and off-Broadway productions, I don’t think I have ever laughed so hard as an audience member in my life. Let me tell you, this show is a riot! From the improvisation to the physical comedy, each actor was spot on! My favorite performance came from the lead actor/ harlequin, James Corden, who simply blew me away. His ability to interact so well with the audience while maintaining the tremendous amount of energy necessary to excel in the role was unbelievable. Even more so, the supporting cast incorporated the improved bits into the production flawlessly simply by working so well with each other onstage. Also, I could tell that the cast was having loads of fun “playing” with each other, and that joy is infectious to the audience in the theatre. If you want to spend an evening squealing from laughter, One Man, Two Guvnors is a must-see!
Next week is my last week as PlayCo’s marketing intern, so please be sure to tune in for my final PlayCo post!
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