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dime_novel_heroAt the end of last season when the Pittsburgh Savoyards announced that the spring performance would be "The Pirates of Penzance", I knew it would be a good opportunity for the Steel City Steam Society to go out, see, and be seen. It's the opera, for crying out loud! A prime chance for waistcoats and corsetry, top hats and bustles. When I posted the event there was a significant amount of interest on Facebook. Some thirty people interested but with only 6 saying they would be there. Given that I was one and Euphorbia was actually up on stage, that meant four others. It would not be an epic turnout but I would consider it a respectable showing.
No one made any sort of posting on the Steampunk Empire event page. In fact, Facebook seems to be the place where things happen in the Pittsburgh scene and the Steampunk Empire is sort of languishing. Am I the only one here?
Bueller?
Bueller?
In the lead-up to the Saturday night performance we were going to attend, Ted Hoover put in a somewhat scathing review in the "City Paper." In spite of his hating it, attendance at the performances had been record breaking. A lot of people wanted to see this show, they were turning out in large numbers, and going away happy.Euphorbia reported that the cast was having a good time performing the show.
Also in the leadup, Facebook was quiet. I would post about having discount tickets. Post about going to Eat n Park afterwards. Post to make sure people didn't forget. Silence. There was only one response from Alexa in that she couldn't attend because she had to work. Is it a failing of Facebook that when I created the event a lot of people responded but updates concerning the event don't get out or is it something about the way humans respond to subsequent updates?
Showtime.
I was dressed up in my tails and fez. I was the only one. Well, up until the final minutes before curtain when Lauren of the Unlacing the Victorians blog showed up. Two was a somewhat less than respectable showing.
As to the performance itself, I can understand some of the the criticisms but, really, they were amateurs putting on a performance that the audience enjoyed.
"Yeoman of the Guard" is in the fall and "H.M.S. Pinafore" is next spring. I'm not familiar with Yeoman but I think Pinafore would be another good opportunity for the Steel City Steam Society to try again. Maybe attendance will be better than just two.
No one made any sort of posting on the Steampunk Empire event page. In fact, Facebook seems to be the place where things happen in the Pittsburgh scene and the Steampunk Empire is sort of languishing. Am I the only one here?
Bueller?
Bueller?
In the lead-up to the Saturday night performance we were going to attend, Ted Hoover put in a somewhat scathing review in the "City Paper." In spite of his hating it, attendance at the performances had been record breaking. A lot of people wanted to see this show, they were turning out in large numbers, and going away happy.Euphorbia reported that the cast was having a good time performing the show.
Also in the leadup, Facebook was quiet. I would post about having discount tickets. Post about going to Eat n Park afterwards. Post to make sure people didn't forget. Silence. There was only one response from Alexa in that she couldn't attend because she had to work. Is it a failing of Facebook that when I created the event a lot of people responded but updates concerning the event don't get out or is it something about the way humans respond to subsequent updates?
Showtime.
I was dressed up in my tails and fez. I was the only one. Well, up until the final minutes before curtain when Lauren of the Unlacing the Victorians blog showed up. Two was a somewhat less than respectable showing.
As to the performance itself, I can understand some of the the criticisms but, really, they were amateurs putting on a performance that the audience enjoyed.
"Yeoman of the Guard" is in the fall and "H.M.S. Pinafore" is next spring. I'm not familiar with Yeoman but I think Pinafore would be another good opportunity for the Steel City Steam Society to try again. Maybe attendance will be better than just two.
