Publicity

[David Manella]

Hi Team,

Tickets went on sale today so it is officially time to begin publicity. Simon and I postered Harvard Square today, and we will poster campus once we all return from Spring Break. Because people can purchase tickets online however (and still get a student discount), we want to initiate online publicity over Break. 

I have attached our poster image. Please make this your Facebook profile picture. I will send over a cover photo once our graphic designer finishes that in the next few days. Additionally, I will soon invite you all to our Facebook event--please to be sure to RSVP yes and then invite all of your friends.

Most importantly, I ask that every single person in the staff, cast, and pit send a personalized e-mail to 20+ family/friends in addition to any large social groups (final clubs, sororities, etc) telling them about the show and asking them to purchase tickets. You will soon receive our official e-mail blurb from me--include this at the bottom of these e-mails but still write your own message at top. Bcc me on these e-mails. I have found that the most effective way to sell tickets is to make such personal appeals to family and friends, so I will be keeping track of who sends this e-mail and will be in touch in the next few days if I have yet to see one from you. We have a total of 3,258 seats to sell over the course of the run and will not have full houses without your help. 

Finally, each of you will receive 4 comped tickets (these are free tickets that you can use to see the show yourself or to offer to friends). Simon will be contacting you all soon with more information about how to reserve those.

We are so incredibly proud of all of your hard work thus far and just want to make sure that we can share our final product with as many people as possible. Thanks so much for your assistance, and I hope that you all have incredible (and relaxing) breaks. 

<3,

David