Hi all,
I received approval for ROCK OF AGES: High School Edition from Samuel French. I'm struggling to get payment to them because of some issues with our approval process here in my school division. I will most likely be sending it tomorrow, or Monday at the latest. I've been told that if I overnight/expedite the check, it'll be processed right away.
My big issue is that I need to start auditioning/casting/rehearsing ASAP because...well...I'm pregnant!!! I waited to license the show until I knew for sure that everything was going well in my pregnancy, because we have to move our show dates. Our normal dates are too close to my due date, so we are going at the end of March instead. But again, I couldn't start this process as early as I would have liked, because I wanted to be sure the pregnancy, and therefore the date switch, was moving forward.
Does anyone know if Samuel French would conditionally approve me to announce the show and begin casting once I can prove payment is on the way? I have read a whole bunch of horror stories on here about how payment is taking them WEEKS to process. Although they've assured me it'll be processed, my anxiety is through the roof, and it's not good for me to be anxious, lol!
If anyone has a direct contact to a person who will answer the phone or emails, or any advice, or any way to ensure I can get things rolling, I would greatly appreciate it!!!
PS - I know some of my colleagues and friends are on here...my pregnancy isn't quite public yet, but I am telling students on Monday, so keep it secret for now! :)
Thanks everyone,
Christina
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Christina Marshburn
Theatre Teacher and Director
Williamsburg VA
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