A Note from Jackson, 27 October

26.10.22

Dear Grif-friend,

Howdy, my title is Jackson, and I’m the Box Office Manager right here at Griffin, popping in for my first ever Griffin News. If you’ve visited our lovely theatre lately, I’ve had the chance to talk with lots of you since I started the function in April however, on account of what has been a HUGE yr for Griffin, that is the primary second I’ve needed to handle you right here. So, hey!  

Recently, I’ve spent most of my time constructing the ticketing facet of our productions for 2023, processing subscriptions and exchanges and usually being some extent of contact together with my entrance workplace colleagues, Kate and Nathan (and once in a while, Spicy the cat, our loveable someday intern). I additionally labored with the inimitable Mel Ree as dramaturg for her manufacturing of Mother May We as a part of our Griffin Lookout Program, which was a deeply rewarding course of and a beautiful present! As an artist, attending to work behind the scenes at Griffin has been such a thrill as we put collectively an excellent Season in 2022.  

I really feel extraordinarily happy with the brand new Australian work that Griffin has introduced this yr. We typically speak about our place as a theatre of first possibilities, and I feel our 2022 season speaks for itself. Our theatre on the hill has been bursting on the seams with daring performances, beautiful designs, and brave storytelling, supported as all the time by the countless work of our technical and manufacturing groups. It hasn’t been with out its hardships, however I feel now we have made one thing fairly nice, and it has been an actual pleasure to share that with you as we launch into an thrilling  2023.   

BUT! 2022 ain’t completed but! We have been inundated with rave critiques for Ash Flanders’ End Of. This hilarious riot of a present should shut November 5th, and tickets are promoting quick (as Box Office Manager I can say this with real sincerity, a number of exhibits are promoting out by way of this week and subsequent!). Why not wrap up the spooky season with amusing and catch our last present on the SBW Stables this yr?   

Speaking of adjusting seasons – the floodgates for 2023 season subscriptions have been opened and are flowing in. Our staff is tough at work processing the subscriptions as they’re coming in and our workplace is embellished prime to backside in posters, stickers, and our model new 2023 subscriber playing cards. If you haven’t gotten round to it, now could be the proper time to prepare for subsequent yr and subscribe!  

You can subscribe:  

Subscribers that get in earlier than midnight on Thursday December 1st will robotically go within the working for our Super Big Win prize valued at over $1200! 

That’s all from me! Looking ahead to seeing you within the lobby quickly! 

Happy Trails! 

Jackson 

 Jackson Used 

Box Office Manager