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Amelia Is Leaving the Wren’s Nest for Dad’s Garage Theatre
Amelia, our Program Director and my co-blogger, accepted the Development Director position at Dad’s Garage Theatre Company. She starts next week.
(Photo by Jason Travis for Purge ATL)
Dad’s Garage has about three times the operating budget of the Wren’s Nest. It’s also Atlanta’s most prestigious improv theatre. Case-in-point: their upcoming show, Boner-lympics. Later this month they are staging Two Gentleman of Lebowski, which we all should be excited about. Clearly, this is a phenomenal opportunity and a great fit.
Now don’t fret, y’all: Amelia is leaving the Wren’s Nest on stellar terms.
As you may recall, we brought her here three years ago because she was cheap and gullible. I’m lucky she stayed this long. Over the past three years she:
• Launched our KIPP Scribes program.
• Single-handedly ran the Wren’s Nest Publishing Company.
• Put the Wren’s Nest Ramblers to work smoothly and frequently.
• Orchestrated events like Wren’s Nest Fest.
• Performed innumerable administrative tasks such as (a) answering the phone on just one ring or (b) ensuring the Wren’s Nest Twitter feed is funny or (c) helping out that one time that kid puked in our air vent.
This just scratches the surface. It’s no wonder she was hired away.
Readers of this blog in particular will probably miss Amelia’s snide remarks, dirty jokes, and lists of Joel Chandler Harris’s nicknames. I will miss Amelia for her commitment to awesomeness, and I’d like to thank her for all that she’s given to the Wren’s Nest (thank you!).
Since I do not want to do her job, we’ve got to hire someone who is passionate, qualified, and generally fantastic. Do you know someone like that?
Here’s our job description in .pdf format. We’d like a new Program Director on November 1st, so time is of the essence. Resumes, cover letters and writing samples should go to jobs@wrensnestonline.com.
Categories: Mercenary Amelia Trace, What Would JCH Do? | Tags: amelia lerner, Dad's Garage,
Georgia Traveler Features the Wren’s Nest, Amelia, and Curtis
Georgia Traveler, everyone’s favorite travel show not starring Michael Palin Anthony Bourdain Rick Steves, stopped by the Wren’s Nest a few months back for a segment on their “Book Tour” episode.
Amelia did most of the talking:
Curtis did most of the storytelling:
And Georgia Traveler did a bang-up job. Thank you, Georgia Traveler! Watch the entire episode online, here (just click on the “Watch” icon next to the page title).
Our segment starts about 4 minutes in, but the whole episode is worth your time. They stop by the Uncle Remus Museum, Flannery O’Connor’s Andalusia, the Margaret Mitchell House, and the Grit.
P.S. Do you know how hard it is to find a screen grab where people don’t look like they’re drooling? It’s medium-hard!
Categories: Fame and Fortune, Joel Chandler Harris, Marketing Tricks, Road Trips, Trails: Historic and Imagined, Uncle Remus | Tags: amelia lerner, David Zelski, Georgia Traveler, The Wren's Nest,
Atlanta Magazine Features The Wren’s Nest
Find us in the October issue of Atlanta Magazine! We’re in between the angry letters about the Real Housewives of Atlanta and a feature about the director of the CDC.
Or, be our guest and check out the article online.
The print edition has a few more photos by Jamey Guy (awesome dude).
What do you think about the article?