For me, this is the best time of the show.
For me, the stress is gone. All 130 light cues are programmed safely into the light board. For me, theres no more late nights this week getting a light plot together. This week offers rest from Monday until Thursday, when the magic happens all over again.
Opening weekend was very well attended, with a total of around 400 people seeing the show. I've heard a lot of praise from people - both actors and audiences, loving the energy, and the story that we're putting out there. It makes me excited. My fears were unfounded - we did it again, and we're kicking ass doing it.
Believe it or not, my work is pretty well caught up right now too. My todo list is all crossouts right now - nothing left for a few days. There's a community development inservice tomorrow night, which could be interesting. The topic is supposedly stress busters. My question though is whether or not they'd realize that the necessity of the stress buster theme could be alleviated by not having the inservice so we could get more work done on our own. This is yet another way in which Community Development confuses me.
The RA conference on Saturday was a pretty good time. I didn't realize that going entailed volunteering at the conference though, and was annoyed and glad that I left half day. Volunteering mainly entailed standing outside on a cold, cold morning on the corner of 34th and Ludlow St. to direct traffic into a parking garage. We also had to introduce some speakers, which took away from peoples' choice on what sessions they wanted to attend. I left half day, and I got to attend what I wanted to basically.
I finally registered for the GRE's today, to take them in mid December. I have a renewed hope for Grad School, having found that there are some decent programs that don't have deadlines until later on. I'm looking into Villanova especially, for a MFA in Theater.
I don't completely know, though, but at least it's a plan.
So if you see this in time, and have the opportunity, come on down to see Best Little Whorehouse this weekend - Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm.