<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197305"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197406">My number one issue with amateur groups is that they don't want to spend a dime more on the facility and to cut cost think they can walk in, open the house at the same time, and start a show 30 minutes later. It never works. I'll tell them they need 1 to 2 hours to set up but they won't listen. I've also seen shows where each segment is directed by a different committee and each leader in the committee thinks they are in charge of the entire show. I end up getting asked the same question 39,348 times on those shows. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197668"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197406"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197711"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197406">The best advice I could give any amateur group is spend some money hiring an experienced stage manager and then listen to them and do as they say. It would save everyone a lot of trouble.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197733"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197406"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197767"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197406">Ken </span></div> <br><br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197288" class="yahoo_quoted"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197287" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449676022800_197286" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>