Show Buzz #1

D20 Show Buzz November/December 2013

Stephanie 

Common misconception…”You’re going to Florida aren’t you?” Well, apparently our version of Florida was Rockford, IL.  It was definitely a place where you learned to make the most of everything.  You also learned that it was safer to take the shuttle back and forth to the hotel because the taxi rides were 30 minutes longer than they should have been or everyone face planted into the seat in front of them or the dashboard in the front seat. 

At the end of two weeks, rehearsals were completed and the dress rehearsals finished up.  The costume changes were just as much of a workout as the actual skating was. 

Then, off we went to the first city and all we kept hearing was, “This is the biggest venue you will play at.”  Kind of scary if you ask me to start in a place so big, like the United Center in Chicago, IL.  It was a lot to take in all at once and the seats just kept going and going all the way to the ceiling. 

Some of the cities have come and gone so fast you forget where you are.  From Chicago to Montreal each city becomes a blur.

Chicago…The Bean! The Sear’s Tower, Shopping!

Louisville…The Famous Bat Museum, Fourth Street Live, Old Town Louisville 

St. Louis…The Arch, City Museum (Big Kids Playground!!), Cardinals baseball game, city parks and fountains died red for the Cardinals

Knoxville…Presentations (Sight-seeing…we saw a lot of the arena) haha

Montreal…Everything is French!! Opening Night Party and Auction!! Mount Royal, China Town, Notre Dome Church (replica), Old Montreal

As for fun within the cast and crew there are a few games that get everyone going during our three-show days or our last shows in a city while we are trying to pack out. 

Finding someone in the curtains to either the makeup room or in the hallways of back stage trying to scare everyone that walks by is a normal occurrence.  The trick is…look for feet or skates under the curtain.

Games during shows normally take place to raise money for extra activities for everyone to take part in.  They are simple games that make it absolutely hilarious because everyone ends up doing exactly what the rule says not to do.

Imagine not being allowed to sing along to music while you are backstage getting ready, or not being allowed to say sorry throughout the entire show, or not being allowed to say yes or no, or having to dance in response when a guy talks to you, or responding to a guy when he is talking to you while you are in the downward dog yoga pose and if you fail to do any of this you would have to donate to the group.  In the end, normally there is at least one person that surpasses everyone in how much money he or she is going to owe.

There is also the ritual pack-out-show song that is sung at the beginning of the show by the beauty characters and by all the girls in the makeup room at the end of the show.