Avenue Q Was Supported by a Residency and Public Staged Reading at the 2002 O’Neill Music Theater Conference of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT
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Many take advantage of TPAC PRESIDENT AND time, for any reason, I encourage the information and links on the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER you to contact our Patron Services TPAC web site. Others take time team by calling 615-782-4077 or e-mailing to educate themselves about the performance, [email protected]. conducting their own research on the internet. From the opening scene to the curtain call, I When you arrived, perhaps you sampled a “Taste hope this performance is special for you. From of Tennessee” at TPAC Concessions. the moment you plan to join us, through the You may have taken part in one of our popular, lasting memories you’ve made, I hope you enjoy free pre-show off erings – the Arts Appetizer your entire TPAC experience. ¢ TPAC gratefully acknowledges the gift of a 2008 Armada from Nissan North America. Th e message on the stylish sports utility vehicle – Moments of Wonder that Last a Lifetime – is refl ected on the faces of TPAC audiences of all ages. ¢ PROUD SUSTAINING PARTNER OF TPAC Photo: Rob Stack Photo: TPAC Blends Talking to you:Traditions& New Trends Th e past, present, and future often intersect on stage. helpful links, and comments from staff . Check it out at www.tpac.org/brochure and explore other For thousands of years, the performing arts have content on the web site during your stop. View clips, been a blend of time-honored traditions and listen to pod-casts and song samples, enter contests, contemporary expressions. and stay tuned… Blogs and a version of “My TPAC” are coming soon. So, too, the tried, true and new are refl ected in the way that TPAC interacts with patrons before and after that moment in time when the artists on the stage are interrelating with the audience. In just over a decade, the number of TPAC tickets sold on the internet has gone from nil to nearly 99,000 a season – a fi gure that increases more rapidly each year. Today, TPAC staff uses e-mail to communicate with more than 80% of Broadway season ticket-holders and 100% of the membership of Marquee, a TPAC WWW.TPAC.ORG/BROCHURE club designed to enhance the experience of the live performance. Both have their own pages on the www.tpac.org TPAC web site for information exclusive to them. Phrases that didn’t exist in the recent past, from “RSS” Th e TPAC web site contains basic information to “Virtual Tour,” make the agenda at staff meetings. and easy links for one-stop shopping, learning, and networking. “Ultimately, TPAC is keeping pace with new technologies Th e home page contains easy links to the performance to serve our patrons in new calendar, shows in the immediate future, ticket ways. We’re giving you more purchases, education programs, on-line donations, choices – how you learn about networking opportunities, and tips on visiting TPAC. our shows, how you purchase Click on the “rate me” button to make comments tickets, and how you give us on the web site itself. What would you like to see? feedback and input,” said Brent How do you want to interact with us? Hyams, TPAC’s Executive Vice Go to www.tpac.org/contest to keep up with TPAC President and General Manager. contests, including “Text to Win.” “We’ll continue to use BRENT HYAMS traditional communications, TPAC EXECUTIVE but you’ll see ongoing rapid Talk Back to TPAC! VICE PRESIDENT AND growth in ‘business intelligence’ GENERAL MANAGER at TPAC – all of the satellite Sign up for StageLinks, the regular e-mail to more and electronic technologies than 90,000, and you’ll automatically receive an that are expanding even as we speak. In your own time, electronic survey after every TPAC performance in your own unique way, you’ll increasingly customize you attend. Patrons who provide their e-mail your interaction with TPAC to connect with elements addresses when they purchase season tickets, or of the live performance. We’re making a concerted eff ort tickets for individual shows, also receive the surveys. to be on the forefront of giving our patrons high-tech TPAC receives an average response rate of 30%. tools to inform and enhance their experiences in the arts and arts education.” When you sign up for StageLinks, RSS, or text messages, you’re also the fi rst to receive breaking news TPAC’s fi rst comprehensive “virtual Broadway and special ticket off ers from TPAC. Click the purple brochure” is especially fun, fast, and easy to use – mailbox button on the home page of www.tpac.org or entertaining unto itself with music from every show, see www.tpac.org/mail. ¢ Heart disease affects women, too. 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