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I don't have a story - but are you aware of the theater community benevolent fund? &nbsp;(TCBF)<div>You could apply for assistance via the Stage Source website.<div>Karen<br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Devanagari MT'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Devanagari MT'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><b>Karen Perlow</b></div><div>Lighting Designer</div><div><a href="mailto:kperlow@mit.edu">kperlow@mit.edu</a></div><div>E 33</div><div>34 Carleton St.</div><div>Cambridge, MA 02142</div><div>617-253-6993</div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br><div><div>On Apr 5, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Curioso, Don wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal">I am curious if any of the New England theaters have had water issues due to the rains of March as we did.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our temporary performance space (while our main theater is being renovated) is below Sea level in South Boston.&nbsp; Due to the rains we had flooding the first time around during the March 13<sup>th</sup> storm that destroyed stored hard and soft goods and delayed rehearsals for an opera.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The second time around (March 29-30) caused us to cancel two dress rehearsals and the opening night performance.&nbsp; The final 3 shows happened this past Friday and Saturday only due to our daily efforts of pumping out water and drying performance and audience areas enough for a show (water continued to seep in through the foundation right until this morning).&nbsp; Our fear is that any more substantial rain will only bring back the floods since the area is still saturated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Any other groups with similar or worse situations?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Don Curioso</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Production Manager</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">The Boston Conservatory</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Tel:&nbsp; 617.391-0263</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"><a href="https://webmail.bostonconservatory.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=2d6eaf38e1d14ee78cbf212cbe9e7437&amp;URL=mailto%3ayouremail%40bostonconservatory.edu"><span style="color:blue">dcurioso@bostonconservatory.edu</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:black">Midway Studios<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:black">15 Channel Center Street, Suite 101<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:black">Boston, MA 02210</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D"><a href="https://webmail.bostonconservatory.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=2d6eaf38e1d14ee78cbf212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