Blogs from Auburn, Alabama, United States, North America

Auburn, AL Not a whole lot to report about yesterday. We slept in, then I wrote my blog and Joan did some drawing. Finally followed that with breakfast, or rather brunch, of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. It was overcast most of the morning, but the sun came out in the afternoon and we saw temperatures in the 80s. I pulled out my private casual shorts (shorts with a few holes in them, unfit for public viewing) and my sandals. Southern summer has suddenly arrived. We took the dogs for a walk around the RV park. Strangely, both of them actually seem to be a little uncertain about this environment. I don't know if they have smelled a frightening animal, or they are just overwhelmed by how different things are. Smooch doesn't want to be outside much ... read more

D+6 Shows today! Our first show was this morning, a school show, which is a 45 minute version of our real show (which is about 95 minutes). We all thought it was at 10 (including house guys), but apparently the presenter told some people it as at 9:30, and lots of people thought it was at 10. It was pretty crazy. Lighting during the show went fine. There were several mic problems, the video loop got screwed up, and comm went down at one point. One of the performers missed a cue where she was the only one onstage, one of the girls ran off stage in the middle of a number thinking she was done. Not out best anything, but it was basically our only dress rehearsal. (Yesterday, we had a tech thru with some ... read more

Almost there… I hope. Today was much better. Tech went a lot smoother, and we got in a few full run-thrus, costumes and all. Lots more programming for me. My fingers sure are getting tired. Man, I’m sure learning some new things on this desk! For lunch, several of us walked to Winn-Dixie, which was fun on several counts. It was my first time in such a supermarket, and we all had our radios on in our ears still. Pretty much we goofed off a lot. Speaking of radios- I love the headsets we have for them, and we DEFINITELY need to get some wireless ClearComms for Life Center. They’re pretty much amazing. So, I end up with my radio in my right ear, Comm on my left, radio, Leatherman, PockIts, and Comm pack on my ... read more

After about 6 hours of load in, we only have one electric focused. We didn’t get as far as Ryan had wanted, and it showed. Bummer. As I said, our whole crew was high school guys, which wouldn’t bother me in the least, normally. They don’t know much about theatre, which is sort of a bummer, because the teacher said they’re his top students. On one hand, I’m glad my high school friends are not like them. On the other hand, it makes me miss them more. Our kids got here today! It was so fun to see them all. Work, work, work. Most of yesterday, and all day today, I was basically in charge of getting our stuff done. Ryan handed me a bunch of paperwork describing all the needed to happen, only I ... read more