Sweeping Sheridan: I'm Alive, and I have a New Job!

Wow...it's been a while. Things have been pretty crazy, but at the same time, I haven't had much to blog about. I was home in Indy, mom & I visited g-ma & family for Mother's Day, back to Indy, then the following weekend in a wedding the wedding in Cinci, then back to Chicago a few days later to start back at work right away. My new show is open & running, and I have to say that this is one of the most talented casts I've worked with so far. I love listening to them tell their story every night. (I listen b/c from where I am backstage, I can't see them.)

But there is one big thing to report...I have a new job! This past year, I did some stage managing for a group here in Chicago called Fifth-House Ensemble. They're a chamber orchestra (10 musicians), who specialize in innovative, mixed media performances. This season, they put together a series (3) shows that used actors to tell fairy tales with movement set to their music. The shows were directed by a director I worked with my two years at ISF; she's brilliant, and I love her, so I agreed to do the work for free. Obviously, the shows turned out amazingly.

While in Indy, I got a phone call from their Executive Director. The person who had been helping with their Operations & Marketing was leaving, and she was curious if it was something I'd be interested in doing. Long story short, I'm the new Operations & Marketing Director for Fifth-House Ensemble!!!

I started my training this week, and am super excited to get going! Today was my first staff meeting, and I already had some ideas & thoughts to share. One of my current tasks is brainstorming ways to boost their social media use. Obviously, an exciting task for me, the Twitter & Facebook obsessive! I think my work with their blog, twitter, and facebook will be my favorite part of my job! I will also be helping a little with their education & outreach programs. Mostly scheduling, I imagine. Bringing the arts to children is something I believe in very strongly; I think children experiencing the arts is crucial to their development & growth as humans, even if they don't end up pursuing the arts as a profession or hobby. So, obviously, I'm super excited about this part of my job too.