My biggest fear going into this assignment, or any reporting assignment for that matter, was not having a story or an appointment for an interview lined up. I know it will happen eventually, but I think the most important thing early on is to find a doable story that also has some news value. Lucky for me, I didn't have to look too far. I found that the play was opening Wednesday on one of the events calendars, so I explored a little bit and found that there were many connections between Syracuse Stage and SU. Most notably, the SU Drama Department is housed at the theater, so there's an obvious connection there.
Once I did a little research, I called up the Media Relations guy at the stage to ask who I should talk to. He didn't get back to me until Wednesday morning, but when he did, he told me I could deal with the director directly to coordinate some sort of interview. I wasn't exactly sure how accomodating the director would be. His first idea was to meet before the preview performance Wednesday. When I heard this from him, I immediately started to panic because I knew the reporting had to be done the day of. I promptly emailed him back and asked if he could squeeze me in anytime Thursday morning. When he responded saying he could meet me at Archbold Gym at 9 a.m., I was a little surprised, but I agreed. Everything after that was easy. I barely had to go anywhere to get my interview, but I feel that a wake up call is in the future when stories are not this easy to come by.
Hearing Robert Moss talk about this play, and the way it has been adapted into Cruel Intentions (a movie I've seen before, one and two, I'm ashamed to admit) really made me want to see it. Ironically, my roommate, who happens to work for The Daily Orange, was assigned to review the play and he got free tickets for the opening Friday Night. Unfortunately, I had prior committments and could not attend, but covering this story has definitely opened my eyes to what's around campus. At first, I was unsure of how legitimate Syracuse Stage is, but I have few doubts now.
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