Tonight was the very first time I attended an event that was intended for the press. I've been to other shows on press passes but that just required me to see a show for free. Tonight was all about interacting socially - in person (not so good...) and online (sorta good...) I have to say it was a blast and I can't wait to do it again!
I was asked to live tweet a new theatre announcement for a small theatre company in Baltimore City. They were having a cocktail party, and wanted someone to be there to cover the festivities online. We settled on Twitter to cover the event, since the people at the theatre would already be Facebook Live-ing. I'm much more comfortable with tweeting anyway - I was terrified of the prospect of having my voice or my face on camera - even by accident.
For the most part, the live tweeting went pretty well. If I had to grade myself, I'd give me a 6 or a 7. I'm not fabulous, but I'm definitely not awful either. It doesn't sound like it would be, but it's a wee bit stressful. You need to keep track of hashtags, and handles, then you need to keep track of who's saying what and make sure you're attributing quotes to them. Also, there's the spelling names correctly and proofreading to make sure everything is spelled correctly and is grammatically correct. These are all of the thing I'm thinking about as I tweet so if they're not Lin Manuel Miranda-level clever, now you see why.
Anyway, the whole evening from start to finish was a blast. I was reminded again, of just how much this theatre community rocks and just how kind and open these people are. I hope opportunities like this keep popping up because they continue to make my heart very happy!
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