Another stage with the G&S Opera Company has been struck--the lovely tea parties in The Sorcerer have sadly come to an end. I was reminded once again how beautiful Mandel Hall is, got to finally see my costume and was super happy with the finished product, and got to bond even more with cast members while backstage. Surprisingly, nothing went crazily wrong in the show...like last year during the final dress rehearsal, one of the leads was locked in his dressing room and the leads on stage did some improv for a good while to keep the audience entertained.
During Saturday night's performance, I was moving quickly on my way to run up the stairs to enter stage left, and the overdress of my costume got caught on the door handle, tore a little hole, and tore the ribbon that tied the two sides together in the front. Karla came to the rescue with a safety pin hidden in her costume, but my costume was still flapping around as I moved. When I got the chance to go backstage again, I pinned it so you would never know anything had happened with it.
Just before the final dress rehearsal, our lovely director, Thrisa, tweaked a moment that I had with a birdcage into making it a moment with the birdcage and Dr. Daly. Of course, this made me verry happy. Another favorite moment of mine? I think I mentioned last year about the moment that I looked foward to was being lifted about 7 ft into the air by fellow cast member Steve during the party scene? Well...Steve was back this year, and he was my true love in the show that I returned to after the love potion was broken. When I returned to him, he would lift me into his arms and spin me around. I looovvved it. His mom helped out with the chorus during music rehearsals, and when I spoke with her after the performance that she saw, I laughed as she told me she got so scared, because it looked like I was going to fly out of his arms.
Gilbert and Sullivan shows are truly so much fun! I'll treasure the memories of this year dearly.
Pictures can be found here!
A surprise from the week: my family sent FLOWERS on monday for theatre happenings! They are beautiful!
The past couple of weeks have been full-force, hence my lack of writing! With work all day, then rehearsals every night, I had to find ways to keep my energy up. What was my favorite? $3 medium mochas during Chocolate Happy Hour at Caribou coffee. Second favorite? Dance party with the kids. Third favorite? Naked truth Green Machine drink. YUM.
A couple of weeks ago, the family that I nanny for got 2 goldfish for Alexander. He has taken such good care of them--feeding them every morning and afternoon, and watching them swim around. When we came home after I had picked him up with Sofia, I took a look into the fish bowl and realized that the orange fish was floating on his side. How in the world was I supposed to tell him that his fish had died?! I remember the tragedy of the death of my family's first fish...and I didn't know what the outcome would be. His dad was home and broke the news to him, and I offered to help him with a funeral in his backyard, but he hasn't been convinced yet that he is really dead. He thinks the water is too cold and that he is frozen.... :/
What rehearsals started this week? PHANTOM! I cannot believe how perfectly it has been cast. Austin Cook (our music director) is so on top of his game that he makes us all want to work really hard and push for excellence. I enjoyed rehearsal so much on Wednesday and am looking foward to tomorrow's!
