All that's not terribly surprising for a community theatre using a found space. What surprises me is that in spite of all this, Deep Dish's shows consistently sell out and get great reviews from critics in the area.

It also surprises me that when I thought about doing a community theatre, I certainly didn't expect to be working with such professional actors. And that an acting veteran like Mark lets me repeatedly pick his brain about the industry. And that I'm working under a director who is at once probably the most organized and "knows-what-he-wants" artist I've ever met, yet lenient and open in all the ways that encourage people working with him to step up with their own creativity. The actors are paid, the sets are incredible, Judy (the costume designer) took measurements at the first readthrough (talk about organization!), and, again, it's a theatre in a mall that nobody seems to know about.

A big and popular regional store called "A Southern Season" just relocated to the mall about a month ago, though, so maybe the mall will finaly appear on people's maps. There's already a great little pizza place with a mean chicken parm sandwich, as well as a hobby shop that sells puzzles and role-playing games. I definitely think the location has potential.

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