An
elegant
dinner and fine theater.
$18 Adults. $10
Children
under
12. $8 Theater Only.
$30 per couple l Birthdays &
Anniversaries
– On The House l Available seating only.
Dinner
begins at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m.
Friday, Saturday,
Sunday
and
Wednesday
The PageAmerica Yacht Club opened
its
doors on
May 1, 2002 and became a regional sensation through the promotional
effort of Publicity Stunt Studios. Patterned after the Tijuana Yacht
Club in Indianapolis, Ash Fork's Yacht Club boasts over 200,000 square
feet, 5 intricately designed levels and features a wide range of
entertainment and activities. There are
venues to please every taste. Situated on 65 acres for a proposed theme
park,
water amusement park and now the home of the Sand Devils hockey team,
the opening of Page's first Dinner Theater was imminent.
The Nervous
Wrecking Crew
History
The Nervous Wrecking Crew began as a
troop
of
Northern Arizona University theater graduates under the name Nervous
Rex.
The company’s repertoire originally included high anxiety plays such as
Brazil,
George Orwell’s 1984 and Man Without A Thingy. Castlerock Pictures
bought
Dallas Sherwood’s screenplay for Man Without A Thingy and the film
version
launched the Nervous Rex Menstral Company into national acclaim.
Through the inspiration and
direction of
NAU
professor emeritus, Dr. ‘Mac" Groves, Nervous Rex entered its 3rd
season, renamed; Very Nervous. The notorious Flagstaff Riots in the
fall
of 1999 inspired yet another name change when Very Nervous’s playhouse
was
destroyed by a wrecking crane that had been commandeered by a drunk
High
School student, hence; Wrecking Crew. Some of the actors actually
helped.
Publicity Stunt Studios hired the
displaced
company in 2000 to act in their local advertising productions. When the
Yacht
Club opened in January, 2001, the call for a dinner theater troop was
filled when Publicity Stunt negotiated an entertainment contract to
provide the Yacht
Clubs dinner theater shows.
Mission
Statement
The Nervous
Wrecking Crew
Our Mission is to provide the most
professional theater in the United States, by hiring and retaining only
the most competent professionals in every aspect of our endeavors: In
production, management, performance and through our community outreach
and educational programs.
Goals,
Focus and Objective
The goal of The Nervous Wrecking
Crew is
to
draw attention to and promote the Fine Arts in Northern Arizona. We
believe that through productive collaboration with affiliated
commercial and non-profit agencies specializing in technical and
promotional aspects of performance, that the highest and greatest
conceivable potential will result in every pursuit.
Our focus, in its entirety, is upon performance and providing character
imagery
for media, advertising, promotional and educational concerns. It is our
objective
to symbolize and present to the community an everlasting appreciation
of
our Art, the value of our Art and the need for our Art in which the
community
may share, uphold and support with unreserved passion.
Season
2001 – A place
oddesy
FIRST
YEAR PRODUCTION RUNS
l Gone With The Wind
l Dirty Works At The Crossroads
l The Three Musketeers
l Man Without A Thingy
What could be a better opening act
than
the
season opener Gone With The Wind? With 370 table guests and
standing
room only, the raving reviews stunned all of Northern Arizona. The
production overran 2 months beyond the scheduled strike date, to the
elation of Phoenix Valley and Statewide residents who would have never
seen it without the gracious
extension. Opening Night was filled entirely by local residents, the
mayor,
the Governor, invited dignitaries and a few surprise guests from Sunset
Boulevard.
Elizabeth Taylor sat at an honorary table with her 12th
husband,
William Henry ‘Wild Bill’ Gates III.
Dirty Works At The Crossroads
drew
an
incredible audience locally, from the Valley, and much to our
amazement,
from foreign countries, who by now had heard of the Yacht Club’s fame.
Tourism
in Flagstaff nearly tripled as a result of the Yacht Club Recreational
Complex.
The response to Crossroads called for greater consideration of future
planned melodramas. The Santa Fe Railroad spontaneously donated $20,000
to the company
in exchange for painting their logo on the train.
The Three Musketeers was a
mind
boggling success when director Mac Groves invited Michael York to
reprise his former role in the stage version of the play. Mac &
Michael, who have been long
time friends (and the media referred to as M&M’s) promoted the play
in
a tri-State publicity tour. There was a modest tiff during the
promotion
between Mac and Michael when screaming young girls utterly inundated
Mac
for autographs, which York resented. The performance none the less, was
brilliantly
done by York whose understudy replaced him during the last act on
closing
night when York’s left ventricle collapsed during a sword fight. York
recovered
beautifully and currently resides in Williams, Arizona.
Man Without A Thingy opened
as the
Yacht Club’s first bona fide disaster when the local religious
institutions formed an opposition group to obstruct the play’s opening
night. The House opened at 75% capacity on opening night and among the
audience was Steven Speilberg and his good friend George Lucas who
totally loved the performance. Speilberg bought the script from
playwright Dallas Sherwood, who thinking ahead, had
already written a screenplay. Sherwood won an Emmy for Best Screenplay
at
the 2002 Academy Awards and currently resides with the company as a
technical
consultant. She now owns a controlling interest in Publicity Stunt.
Special
Projects
OUTREACH: The Nervous Wrecking Crew
works
very
closely in all facets of Flagstaff academia and hosts many educational
programs at minimal cost for local residents. There are tentative plans
to construct an Acting School once accreditation and a dedicated
faculty can be obtained. Accreditation is in the final review stages by
the Arizona State Education Board and the recent contribution of $2M by
Seven Gates to NAU has greatly shifted the odds in our favor.
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT: Our insurance
policy
does
not cover non-employees in the industrial areas of the stage, however,
Steve Wynn from Las Vegas is forwarding tips on how to get around it.
We will either
buy his insurance cartel or implement a procedure that OSHA will
approve.
Volunteer opportunities are currently TBA.
EDUCATION: We have done our very
best to
accommodate local requests for technical assistance in commercial and
non-profit production projects. Our production staff currently rotates
through our existing Theatrical Arts Awareness Program which includes
acting, design and management classes. These programs are also
influenced by public opinion and new programs will be added as public
interest warrants.
GRANT WRITING METHODS: The bulk of
our
donations and grants come from private enterprises that desire
placement in our marketing, merchandising and presentation forums. We
have an existing rate table for commercial advertising but our more
generous donations come through unique requests, such as providing
product cameos during a production run or by adding
an entity to our list of sponsorships.
FUND-RAISING PROJECTS: Our Spotted
Owl
Dinner
Menu attracted a Full House, including non-R.S.V.P’s from the EPA. The
dinner ran for two nights successfully but was cancelled when no more
Spotted Owls
could be found. The money raised at $1,500 a plate exceeded the goal
specified
by the City Counsel to complete construction of a casino planned on 5
acres
on the Theme Park Platt. The Bureau of Indian Affairs will recognize
the
Recreation Complex as a Reservation once we have a minimum of 51%
Native Americans
on the payroll. The enrollment in Native American language classes has
increased
by 2,100% and the number of desirous casino investors has reached an
unmanageable
number. A prospectus is no longer obtainable.
Budget
Fiscal Year: 01NOV01-31OCT02
2002 2003 2004
2005 2006
Payroll: $ .9M $ $ $ $
Budgeted: $ .9M $ .9M $ 1M $ 1M $1.1M
Production: $ 1M $ $ $ $
Budgeted: $ 1M $ 1M $ 1M $1.1M $1.1M
Marketing: $.15M $ $ $ $
Budgeted: $.15M $.15M $.16M $.16M $.17M
Contingency: $.15M $ $ $ $
Budgeted: $.15M $.15M $.15M $.15M $.16M
TOTAL EXPENCES $1.3M
Show Revenue: $1.27M $ $ $ $
Projected: $ .76M* $1.5M** $1.5M $1.5M
$1.5M
Education Revenue: $ 40G $ $ $ $
Projected: $ 15G *** $ 40G $ 50G**** $
50G $
50G
Advertising Revnue:$ .25M
Projected: $ .1M $ .25M $ .25M $ .25M $
.25M
MISC Revenue $ .1M $ $ $ $
Projected:***** $ -0- $ .1M $ .1M $ .1M
$ .1M
TOTAL REVENUE $1.87M
GROSS PROFIT $ .57M
*First year
projections
were
calculated at 60% House capacity.
**After a successful
first
season, ticket prices will increase $3 that will reflect a $230,000
revenue increase, if first year sales are reflected in the next season.
***The budget was
initially
approved with a provision for one acting class capped at 20 students
per session and
10 sessions per year. In fact, 4 classes were conducted and tuition was
lowered
to $50/course.
****The addition of a
cruise
ship entertainment management course is expected to increase Education
Revenue $10,000.
*****We were unable to
predict
the reputationally-induced trend of cameo product endorsements.
Itemization
and Tax Information
SPECIFIC EXPENDITURES are
completely
itemized in the quarterly audit and permanent records are maintained by
Seven
Gates Entertainment. All corporate information is available for public
inspection by requesting a quarterly stockholders report.
TAX INFORMATION:
______________________________________________________________________________
Internal Revenue
Service
1040-EZ/C
Simplified Corporate
Tax
Form
2001/2
Company Name & Address: Publicity Stunt Studios, POB 3121, Page, AZ
86040
Federal Tax ID No.: 55-51315113 Off Shore Account: x Yes o No
Please answer each line carefully.
Line 1. How much did you make in
2001………………..………….$1,870,000.00
Line 2. SEND IT IN.
Publicity
Stunt
Studios
15 April 2002
Line 3. Preparer’s Signature Date
Line 4. Mail to: Internal Revenue
Service,
Ogden,
UT 85716
GPO44-3791/SCTF
1040EZC/2001/2
_______________________________________________________________________
Five-Year
Voyage
Two full-time production crews
currently
rotate through what appears to be a fairly relaxed production schedule.
Quite the
contrary, the 4-day production week is very demanding and requires that
all
staff members adhere to stringent performance standards both on and off
stage.
The Nervous Wrecking Crew receives pay and benefits that is highly
competitive
on a national scale. Seven Gates Articles of Incorporation deny the
existence
of Unions within the company and this has tremendously helped to keep
costs
reasonable. Our pay scale currently meets or exceeds the demands of
known
Unions and our negligible turnover affords sufficient incentive to
maintain
operations in this fashion.
The management office receives
between 150
to
300 new job applications weekly.
Publicity Stunt Studios is currently
expanding
it’s production capability to support the increasing demands of the hit
television series Flagstaff 2098 which debuted on KNAU in March, 1999.
The series is
filmed entirely in Flagstaff and takes place 100 years in the future.
Wrecking
Crew actors have found themselves loaned more frequently to the set of
Flagstaff
2098 as the expansion of studio capability has inspired the writers to
increase
the dynamics and demands of the show. Flagstaff 2098 is now syndicated
on
78 networks around the world.
Screening for a 3rd full
production
crew is in progress to offset on-going engagements, local media
requirements and the production of Flagstaff 2098.
Organizational
Chart
The Executive Producer of Publicity
Stunt
Studios sits on the Seven Gates Group board with the weighted power of
85 votes.
The Executive Director of The
Nervous
Wrecking
Company answers to the Executive Producer of Publicity Stunt Studios.
The
following formula is used at the Yacht Club only:
The Executive Director is
subordinated by
a
Managing Director and an Artistic Director.
The Artistic Director is
subordinated by
the
Production Producer and the Technical Designer. All other Designers
fall
under the TD including sound and camera crews.
The Production Producer manages the
actors,
stage, house crew, enforces all scheduling and acts as a liaison
between
production and other department heads.
The Managing Director has an Office
Manager
and a Public Relations Manager.
The Office Manager is in charge of
auditing,
accounting, payroll, licensing, all reporting, ticket sales, contracts,
personnel
management and hires competent personnel to complete this task.
The Public Relations Manager is
responsible
for publicity, speaking engagements, direct contact with concerned
authorities, the media, reproduction, distribution, advertising,
promotional materials and hiring competent staff to accomplish this
task.
Marketing
Plan
Public suggestions were not expected
to
determine our marketing strategies as much, but the Wrecking Crew’s
‘cult’ status in
spheres, has caused us to accept the desires of fans who have voiced
themselves
regionally. The Spotted Owl Dinner, for instance, left a permanent
imprint
on the community with regard to implementing their ideas with little or
no
bureaucracy. Apparently, when we demonstrate that "we’re listening" to
the
public through action, the public rewards us with faithful patronage
and
a surge of creative ideas. In this respect, volunteerism has exceeded
every
expectation for a public outreach program. The Marketing Plan is not
broke
-- there are no plans to fix it.
Fund-Raising
& Special Plans
One of the Wrecking Crew’s greatest
assets
has
been the maintenance of an outstanding repore with local authorities,
school district and elected officials. Beginning in 2002, we will be
hosting a production
meeting with representatives from all of the influential facets of the
community.
This meeting will largely affect our public relations agenda by
determining
those actions that will most benefit the community through fund raising
and
special projects.
Corporate
Information
Publicity Stunt Studios, the
management
company for The Nervous Wrecking Crew, is the entertainment division of
Seven Gates Group, LLC. Seven Gates is headquartered in Page, Arizona
and is comprised of three divisions:
l Seven Gates Entertainment serves as the
accounting/comptroller
division of the group and is the original corporation from which the
group
is headquartered.
l Publicity Stunt Studios began as a record label; was
acquired
by Seven Gates and expanded into an entertainment management company.
The
label continues as Publicity Stunt Records and has extended its reach
to
include large-scale acoustical engineering for both theater and film.
Publicity Stunt Records produces the soundtrack for Flagstaff 2098 and
maintains the
sound rigging at the Yacht Club.
l Cyonic Nemeton is an Internet information and marketing
network
created specifically by the Group for information management and global
marketing research. Cyonic Nemeton hosts the industrial espionage
component of the corporation
and provides industrial security for other Group ventures.
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