Rent @Campbelltown

Hi Burdon

I never saw your show, I'm not even in the same state and to be completely honest, I haven't read the other posts in this thread. But you raise an interesting point; how much do you as a performer owe your audience?

I am not a friendly person, I am horribly shy and I don't like meeting people. This will come as a shock to a lot of people who know me peripherally because, in spite of the churning knot in my stomach, when I am introduced to new people, or when audience members approach me after a show, I always try to be pleasent. The reason for this is threefold;

1. I want them to come and see me in other shows;
2. I want them to cast me in their shows;
3. It's just plain polite.

This is a business of luck and connections, so be nice. It is also a business where we don't exist unless someone is watching, and repeat custom is a company's bread and butter. If you alienate enough people, eventually you will fail. Very simple.

Leah