As Summer draws to a close, we artist types quickly (and inevitably) come around to the questions, "What did it all mean? What was it about?" If you have joined us this summer, you know that we have had an awfully good time. Producing joyful works like YOGI and DINING ROOM and FROG & TOAD and our current hit JUNE MOON doesn't happen without a lot of hard work, but it comes with a lot of laughs. And we have had fun.

But the work we do here is really possible only because of a tremendous amount of commitment from my staff. They routinely work 60-hour weeks. When we are turning around a play everybody works 12 or 14 hour days from Saturday until we start up again the next Thursday. And they get paid - well, like they work at a summer theater! But it's not even just sweat equity. Even our youngest, college-age interns bring a tremendous amount of skill and craft to their work.

For me, their hard work has paid off with four tremendous productions which I hope everyone has enjoyed. I am so proud of them all. I was so honored to get to work by their side this summer. And I hope that you all have enjoyed the fruits of their dedication. It has been a summer we will remember fondly, and I hope you will too.

Soon, we'll be in touch asking you to pre-subscribe for NEXT summer! By doing so, you'll be able to get tickets for next year's offerings at a terrific discount without any service fees - and I promise we'll have another brilliant, talented, hardworking group of people here to do it again!

Thanks for your support of us here at DTF, and I hope you've had as much fun as we have.
Sincerely,
Carl Forsman