So, the last couple of venues, and by couple I mean 4 in 4 days, finish off the 13 in 17 days we just did. The cast is dead, I am destroyed, but other than that, the show is looking SWEET!

I am going to re-cap the last few days, from Saturday on to last night.

Saturday (Travel Day): Travel to University of Connecticut  from Maryland (We had a show on Friday), we were in Connecticut on THURSDAY! That night, we get to the hotel, and just check in when the fire alarm rings, so we all have to evac the building while they clear it. I do some work, then go to the indoor pool with some of the cast for some R&R. We see a lady in a waitress outfit run down the hall, followed by a guy in a suit. A few minutes later, maybe like 10 or 15, we see the lady heading back the way she came, adjusting her skirt and shirt, and the guy go out a side door, looking a bit worse for ware. We can only assume what happened. I go to the tavern in the hotel with some of the cast for food, and who am I in the elevator with, but BJ Novak from The Office. Apparently he had performed at Uconn. I didn’t get to talk with him, not really a fan of the office, but some of the cast did. Also, the same waitress that we saw run down the hall, was serving us.

Sunday (2 shows): We try to leave the parking lot, we destroy an automatic gate with the truck. We do manage to start load-in sorta on time @ 8am, though. While driving to the venue (we stayed on campus), there were cop cars all around and streets closed, we didn’t think any of it until we found out that a football player was stabbed over night and killed. Apparently the fire alarm the night before had something to do with it. Also, one of the actors had a pipe and drape fall on his head, and had to go to the hospital to get a CAT scan to check for concussion. He did not make the top of the show and had to jump in to it at the middle of the 2nd act (of 5). Load-out was uneventful, except for the golf ball size snow.

Monday (2 Shows): We leave the hotel at…..430am. Yes, we are going into NYC with a truck. We get to the venue early, but we don’t start loadin till 6am. Since WE HAVE BEEN TO THIS VENUE THE PREVIOUS WEEK, they still had all of the pre-hang up. Load-in took less than 3hrs. I love it when an electric is focused already. We then drive cross town, @ rush hour, to Lagaradia PAC, to load in at 6pm. Which we do, and the cast goes back to the hotel @ 8pm, for an 9am call. I leave the venue @ 1030pm.

Tuesday (2 shows): We perform the 2 shows at Laguardia PAC,  late. The Costumes were not dry until 1020am, for a 10am start.  Also, buses in NYC mean late children. We started 25minutes late with the show. Problem is, the next show was scheduled for 1130am, and the show is 63minutes. Yeah, second show did not start until 1155am. Then we were to drive to New Hampshire. The load-out took 2hrs, the show was late, the traffic was horrible, so needless to say, we didn’t make 8pm load-in. I had to call the TD and let them know that I wanted to push focus to the morning and if could get 4 or so electricians for a 6am call for 9am show.  We set a cut-off time of 11pm, if we don’t get there by 11pm, we push load-in to the morning. We did not need this option. SO, we get to the venue @ 1015pm. We knew of a problem, the towers (14ft long by 33inch box + 2inch Casters) need to go up a flight of stairs and then be lifted on to stage. We planned it, and it worked like a charm, that was the good thing. We setup everything, and at 1215am, broke for the night. NOW, it gets fun. So, we go to the hotel, they don’t have rooms for us, so they say to go to another hotel and see if they have any rooms for the night. We do this, and as we are haggling the price, we call the TD at the venues. He finds out they switched hotels on us at the last minute. By now the cast and I left the venue @ 1215, it is now just after 1am. We have been up all day and performing multiple days in a row, we are all exhausted.  We head to the 3rd Hotel of the night, and on the way, the van gets pulled over by a cop for speeding. 78 in a 65. The cop had to of seen  the tired and worn out people in the van, the sick person, all of the crap, and we explained the 3 hotel thing, and that we have a show in the morning. The cop lets us off with a warning. That is where the karma finally (I hope) flipped around.

Wensday (2 shows): So, I am at the venue at 545am, to focus the plot, cast arrives at 8am for the 9am show. Shows go ok, we are all exhausted, we load-out, and drive to Boston. I am now in a Comfort inn in Revere, MA.

OK, WOW, that was a weekend.

So, for those of you new to me, I am going out on a national tour of Harold and the Purple Crayon, so I will be traveling all around the country. Below is my Itenerary, so if anyone wants to meet up and have a beer, drop me a line.

So, I always have a lot to say, and I figured that this would be a good place to say it.

To Start, I am currently at work listening to a droning “Assistant director of recruitment” go on about how great Drexel is. Eh, what ever I gets paid.

More to come as soon as I have time.