We
bide our time by walking the festival grounds, in the rain. Finally, with
plenty of time to spare, we made our way to the main attraction’s venue. We
found a good viewing spot and claimed as our own. As the time got closer to
3:00 PM, set up activities started to take place. This activity seemed to draw
people to the staging area! People started to arrive in numbers and were
sitting and standing wherever they could. So much for arriving early and
choosing a good viewing spot! Finally, the set-up staff realized that the
performance area had people in it and that they were going to interfere with
the performers. After much wrangling and time, they managed to relocate the encroaching
crowd to new non-conflicting positions. 3:00 pm came and went! At approximately
3:20 PM the first performers were introduced. The whole production was
spectacular, definitely worth waiting for!
However, I believe that the
confusion and delays could have been avoided if the contingency plans had been
taken more seriously. Plans like these need to be practiced and understood by
ALL staff members, not just the planners! This was a world class event, at a
world class venue. I am sure that in the good weather everything ran smoothly,
but with the bad weather everything seemed to fall apart. This event deserved
to have the same professionalism, good weather or bad!
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