Tis a fine barn ... but 'tis no stage ...

Do you enjoy working outdoors?

Have you ever used a drill, a hammer, a screwdriver, a level, or a pencil?

Do you enjoy the feeling you get when you choke on saw dust because you inhaled while using a circular saw?

Do you want to be a shop teacher but can't get a job because you still have all 10 fingers?

If you answered Yes or NO to any of the above question please keep reading ... if you didn't answer yes or no, read them again and then continue reading.

The time has come to build a stage, and being a low budget production we're going to do it ourselves. This means that we are going to take the blueprints I draw up, break into 10 teams of 2 or 3 and just go nuts ... under my very close supervision. However to make this work I need your help. If you have any wood-working experience and are willing to be a "team leader" please e-mail at vakanis@rogers.com letting me know. If you have NO experience and just want to help please write to me letting me know that as well.

In all likelyhood we will do the build on thursday and friday night (22nd and 23rd)so if you can make time and come help we'd love to have you.

Here is the general plan ... it's not set in stone, but it's a starting point:

Thursday night: cut down cootes paradise for wood, steal wood planer, make 2x4 and 4x4 as well as 3/4 inch ply. Mine iron out of newly clear cut hills to make screws and nails.(or go to home depot and just buy the stuff)

Bring wood to faculty hollow and make all cuts according to plans.

Build Flats (each flat is 8' by 4') it'll be like assembling ikea furniture ... except it'll work the way it's supposed to.

Attach legs to flats (this requires the most people, lots of lifting and screwing ... trust me it'll be fun)

Attach 3/4 ply on top of flats.

Friday: Build stairs, paint everything black, set up lighting for shows.

Ok, so it's been a long post and you'll get it in an e-mail too, please get back to me ASAP as I could really use your help (if it's just me and Tori this might take longer than we expect).

That's all for now

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Producer

-SV