She paused for a second, checked her notes, took a deep breath and continued, “The costume designer and the make-up department people are all here and ready to begin work. Their trailers are set on the empty lot south of the house. A couple of the actors that agreed to do the auditions will be arriving next Monday for the briefing meeting and rehearsals. Aaron called this morning and told me to let you know that you have free reign with this documentary but he needs a good and solid foundation if we want to launch the series.”

The whole time jenny talked, Tina was watching Alice and Bette who were standing a discreet distance away, waiting for Tina to finish the preliminaries. As soon as Jenny paused again, Tina finally was able to put a word in, “Slow down, Jenny. Let’s take one step at a time. Has everybody arrived to start the pre-production phase? Is everything set?”

“Yes, the crew is all here, including the costume designer who wants to talk to the consultant. The make-up crew is all set for Monday’s meeting, as I mentioned already.”

“What about the production department?”

“Henry is arriving this afternoon. He had some family emergency,” Jenny looked around and moved closer to Tina, “I think his wife just asked for a divorce,” she whispered, giggling in excitement of gossip sharing. Jenny lived for gossip and found enjoyment in spreading it around.

“That was expected,” Tina shrugged her shoulders, “I’ve only met her once but she was a real bitch.” Jenny nodded her head in agreement and handed Tina the copy of the schedule.

Tina picked it up and then introduced Alice and Bette to her assistant.

“Jenny, this is Alice Pieszecki with the ‘LA Magazine’. She’ll be writing a series of articles about our documentary. And this is Bette Porter, Kit Porter’s half-sister. She’s also our new historical consultant for the series. We are going to check the house to see if everything is ready and authentic. I’ll call Kit later to check the ownership status of the property and I already have her signed permission. We’ll have a staff meeting in about an hour, okay?”