Memories and Time

I wish I remembered things better, or I wish I journaled more accurately. Now that Bruised Orange Theater Company is days away from opening Lakefront Property, I wish I remembered more about first time we produced Lakefront.

The first thing I do remember is the E2 nightclub disaster. Being part of a new theater company with no practical producing experience in the city of Chicago, at a time where theaters were temporarily closing, or adjusting their schedules in order to scramble and resolve safety issues cited the city, wasn’t a fun time. Finding an affordable space for the meager budget we had, would have been difficult enough in the best circumstances. The post E2 crack down didn’t make it any easier.

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