D34!
It was starting to look and feel a lot like the Christmas
season on tour even though we were down south. The Christmas trees and lights were starting to make their
appearances in the make-up rooms and hotel rooms and we even had the pleasure
to go to a crewmember’s house for a homemade Christmas dinner! We were definitely getting spoiled with
homemade cookies and apple cider.
There were even Christmas trees in every room of the house! Also, as a little treat from our PD, he
starting pulling people out to watch the shows so we can get an idea of what we
are part of being on Frozen.
Adding to our Christmas treats and the holiday spirit we had
Christmas class and documented it with pictures and videos. Everyone showed up and skated in their
very best red and green attire with bows, Santa hats, and jingle bells.
Topping off that week in Fayetteville we had our first
company BBQ on the road! Yes, it was cold now, but the ugly Christmas sweaters
and homemade hot chocolate kept us warm as we huddled around the grills for
warmth.
We thought it was cold then, well we were in store for even
colder weather heading north for our last long bus ride of the calendar year to
Philadelphia where we had our first three days off of the tour! We hadn’t had more than a day or two
off since before we started rehearsals and the crew and FCP were lucky to have
just a day off once every few months.
Everyone was ready to relax for a few days before starting our crazy schedule.
We also wanted to take those days and enjoy what we could of
the holidays! After all, it was Christmas Eve! Then, we opened the show on
Christmas Day and hit the ground running after that. We were all in high spirits though after exchanging Secret
Santa gifts and White Elephant Parties along with the surprise little gifts in
the make-up rooms. This kept us
going through the 28 shows in 11 days and of those shows was a 15-pack to start
it all off.
Knowing that New Year’s was approaching gave us something to
strive to because then we knew the rest would be easy and soon the engagement
would conclude and we had four days off in our future!
It was definitely well deserved for everyone and most of us
too advantage of the time and went home for the first time since the middle of
July.
It was hard to believe though that when we opened in
Cleveland, that was our 200th show! We weren’t even half way through the year and did that many
shows!
It was just a crazy concept. Coming off of two crazy weeks, we had two lighter weeks
ahead before moving on to Illinois.
From there, it was luxury-style living with apartment-like
rooms for the week and all the room we had at the hotel made up for the lack of
room that we had at the arena. We
were literally in closets for the make-rooms and costume rooms, but that did
not stop the never-ending lines of audience members coming into the building
every day.
We did manage to make it through and being able to watch
U.S. Nationals along with the X-Games, and Miss Universe helped pass the time
and provided us with some pretty good laughing sessions as well.
Before we knew it, we were off to the Windy City. Unfortunately, we did not get to stay
at the Embassy Suites that everyone raves about though. However, we were still
able to enjoy the usual highlights that the city has to offer.
Aside from the fancy lights, shopping, and deep-dish pizza
Chicago-style, we were plagued by snow.
It not only affected the show schedule cancelling a show and adding it
to a day off, but it also kept us in the city for additional days before we
could move on to the next city on the schedule, but that also meant that we
were able to attend the Black Hawks vs. Coyotes hockey game!
So, it has been a crazy year already and even though we have
a lot more cities to go before we can say we completed Year #1 on the New Show,
we are here for the rollercoaster ride that lies ahead.
Places to see:
Raleigh – 150
shows, 4 shows added, Christmas at Brian Moore’s house
Fayetteville – Christmas
class, Christmas BBQ, ugly Christmas sweaters
Philadelphia – 28
shows in 11 days, Christmas Eve and Day, New Year’s Eve and Day, Secret Santa,
White Elephant Party
Cleveland –
Opening Night was 200th show, 4th street is a line of
bars, restaurants, and little shops closed down to traffic, Chocolate Bar
Rosemont – 9-pack,
Steak ‘N Shake, Longhorns, outlet shopping
Chicago – The
Bean, The Sky Deck at Willis Tower, The Skating Ribbon Trail, 12-pack, The
Magnificent Mile, Black Hawks vs. Coyotes hockey game
Special Thanks:
Thank you to all the D-15 and D-32 skaters and crewmembers
that have come to D-34 to help us out!
Your time an effort has been greatly appreciate and we hope to see you
all back in the near future! Until
then, Good Luck on your shows and your Frozen family will miss you!
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