Originally posted by biggertigger   But we ran the show for 6 months.  The longest run we had for a show.

It was similar for us with 'ACL". [Off on a tangent again - sorry!]
In fact the initial 12 performances, were almost sold out, before the audition process was completed.
So i jumped in for our chops with the primarily blue rinse committee to & extended by a further 2 weeks [6 shows], they begrudgingly gave permission!
Also it was in the hight of summer 40 in the water bag, for most of the rehearsals. I pushed for Air con to be installed in the auditorium & managed to get it for $10 000 (AUD) which they kept bleating on about, so much so in thier wisdom, they put the cost down against the shows budget. Abyway the bookings kept pouring in, so they had to extend for a further 2 weeks. Then stated that was the last & our show was holding up the next production, a gawed awful kitchen drama, directed by one of the purple circle.
So the cast  crew put it to the theatre that they would tour the show & that was hit soundly on the sconce, with a big no.
rather than disapiont all the ACL mob, I fired up another theatre group & we produced the show else where.
Frankly like your group we could have kept going for some time. But I must of upset the tinted circle - the wombats!
Mind you I had done the show in between having a number of stokes & hospital intensive car - great form of rehabilitation.
That is probably why it was such a good production. - I was in a dream & off on another plane some where?
But that's all a t'other story