the best part of waking up is folders in your cup
It is 84 degrees today, bright and sunny. Like seriously, it's about time!
This weekend really just flew by in a blur of events, and I'm kinda sad that it's all over. For starters, the show opened and closed. I was really excited to find that pretty much everyone really liked the show. No one in the cast ever thought that the show was going to be bad per say, we just never really thought the show was all that wonderful. But then opening night, everyone was really receptive to it and just praised it afterwards. That is in no way a negative thing.
And yes, just as I suspected, I miss the show now. I was explaining to my dad that through the entire rehearsal process the show was kind of like one big excuse for everyone to hang out, but once the audience got there, the entire atmosphere of the productyion shifted. It was like everyone gotvery serious about what they were doing and went into performance mode where they were attempting to cash in actual performances, not some big long goof off. I really appreciated that and enjoyed the performances a lot.
On top of it all, my family was here to see it. Now I have to start out by saying how bad I felt at the fact that I didn't get to see very much of them. I got dinner with them most nights then talked to them after the show. The thing was, the show was so involved and required so much energy, both on stage where we were just very high energy all the time, and off stage where we were running around making our various quick changes, that by the end of the show, I was just ready to go back to my room and go to bed. I felt like a bit of a lameo for that, but I still really liked them getting to come out here and see me and see my show.
Saturday nigh we had our cast party, which was really fun. I actually didn't even drink, I just enjoyed the party for what it was, and ended up not going home, but spent the night, with a few other people as well. I went to bed sometime between 3:30 and 4 o'clock and woke up the next morning a little after 7 to get to strike on time. We had to take down all the sets, all the scenery, all the costumes, all the lights, all the sound equipment, all the cords and re set all the curtains, clean the theatre, it was very invloved and took forever.
It wouldn't have taken so long had our entire cast showed up, most of the seniors left within a half hour of getting there, and there were also auditions going on that people had to be excused for, but most of them didn't come back after they finished, which was irksome. But I stayed til the end, and then got to go have dinner with the g parents. I got my lobster dinner in (which was one of the most challenging meals I have had in a long time) and then of course we hit up Finale for some dessert of delicious chocolate.
After I said goodbye, I came back to my room and then went to talk to Colleen and Ellen. We tried to watch the Fantastic Four, but I kind of fell asleep during it, so then I came back to my room and crashed.
When my alarm went off this morning for me to go to class, it took me about 5 seconds to decide that that wasn't going to happen this morning. I hadn't missed the class before, and it was going to be short today anyway, and I was exhausted and have a performance tonight, so decided it was in my best interest to get a little more sleep in.
Once I got dressed I just went outside to the common to enjoy the weather for a little while. With this sun, it would be a crime if I didn't try and overcome at least some of my pastiness. So I think I'll be going back out there in a little bit to enjoy a little more fine weather.
As is my custom at the end of the year, I have become quite reflective today. I have two more days of school left and then finals, and then I will basically be a junior. An upper classman. Half of my college experience will be over. Yeah, where did the last two years go? More specifically where did the last semester go? I've done two shows back to back, and they both went by in an instant. Last night someone brought up Pullman Car Hiawatha, and I can't even believe that that show already closed, let allone that I have been in another show that has also closed since then.
I'm not prepared to go completely into my meloncholy feelings about the end of the shcool year yet, I save that for later this week when I have a night off. Everything is going to feel much slower now that On the Town has finished and everyone is getting ready to go home. I also have a few pictures from the show for then too. And some of them (caveman pics) are pretty spectacular!
Adios!
