Wednesday, December 8
We recently caught up with Seena, our marketing director, and Emily, our PR director. They were having a LOVEFEST and gabbing about their involvement with Connect Five. Here’s what we overheard:
Seena: I’m really having a great time working on this project. I like the team so much! But one of the best parts has been meeting you. I really love your commitment to everything you do and the level of professionalism you bring to the table. Why did you decide to work on this project?
Emily: Aww thanks! I think we have a really amazing group of people working on this show—yourself included. I met with Danny, Lila, and Shawn back in October of 2009, when they were first starting the company. I really liked their mission and their plans for what type of work they wanted to produce. When they approached me almost a year later about CONNECT FIVE I was happy to finally get the opportunity to work with them. And after I read the plays, I was hooked! Speaking of hooked, how did you get hooked into all this?
Seena: You know, you have the opportunity to work on so many things with so many different people, but Danny is my classmate and I produced one of his plays, What the Sparrow Said, in a festival this summer. We had a great working relationship. And, I really think that CONNECT FIVE is both clever and unique.
Emily: I really try and pick and choose the projects I work on carefully, especially when working with brand new companies like The Common Tongue. It was really the quality of the work and the people involved that drew me to this project.
Seena: And let’s be honest, Danny gives the best kisses at every meeting. I love that!
Emily: Danny is a sweetheart!
Seena: I know that you really love PR, but the marketing part for me is so exciting! I love creating unthinkable things in order to sell tickets. The possibilities are endless!
Emily: I love that you and I are able to coordinate our efforts and make sure we’re on the same page. So often I work on projects where I really have no idea what they’re doing marketing wise and it makes my job sooo much easier when I’m in the loop on everything.
Seena: I know! I absolutely LOVE that you don’t care about me sending you 10 emails in one day. LOL!
Emily: No, I definitely love that we’re in communication constantly. It really helps makes me feel on top of things!