I cannot believe that two months at home have gone so
fast. It is crazy how time
flies. One minute I was just
walking through the door from being on the road for nine months and the next; I
am boarding a plane for rehearsals to start the new touring season.
I cannot wait to see what this year brings and the memories
that unfold. Even though saying
goodbye to friends and family was still one of the hardest parts about leaving
for tour, knowing a little more of what to expect this year definitely made the
travel and transition a lot easier.
Walking in knowing that we were all starting from the same
point on a new show brought us all closer together. We were an immediate family; that, and the fact that we all
got together and had a BBQ the night we flew into Florida. It was a nice way to bring everyone
together and hangout before we actually got to work together.
Corn hole, basketball, yummy food, good music, and a picnic
table in the hotel parking lot in the steamy Florida heat with new people could
only mean one thing…the start of a brand new touring season!
It was going to be a long, hard rehearsal period for the
next five weeks to come, with very sore feet and long hours, but we were going
to make it work.
Everyone put their best foot forward and trucked along
through whatever came our way.
Each day we learned not only more about the show, but we learned more
about each other and after those long days it just comes down to the fact that
we are all people too. We are all
coming from different backgrounds and experiences and were collected together
to perform as a unit.
Even though it may not be ideal, it was just the opportune
situation for this group.
One day off a week may seem a bit steep, but going to the beach,
shopping, relaxing by the pool, going to Universal Studios; had a mysterious
way of making us all appreciate that time we had together so much more.
I have never been in one place for so long while on tour,
that it is beginning to feel like home and just when it does, it is time to
keep on moving. Through the first
days of class together and all the meetings to the rehearsal days of long scene
ice to follow to the dress runs and preview show; we made it!!
Now, it’s time to get on the road!
Here we come U.S.A!
