Week 15 The End
Aug 9th – 14th
MONDAY the 9th was dedicated to rehearsal at Kelmarsh. We arrived and took a two hour tour of the entire house. The parts that had yet to be restored were more interesting than the pretty parts most visitors get to see. The tech rehearsal was not nearly as comprehensive as we had hoped.
TUESDAY, we rehearsed then ran away with Rob, Amanda and Chris to eat lunch and see I, Robot. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would considering the previews, and I really appreciated what Will Smith was doing. We all bought copies of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. Logan had started the book and got us hooked as well. Now that we all had copies, we could read at our leisure and not have to share the original. (If you are keeping track, yes, Logan has two copies. The UK copy had an extra section that made the second purchase worth his wile). We then labored through a dinner with Lynda. Though we were grateful for the dinner she prepared, too much damage had been done to really enjoy ourselves in her presence.
WEDNESDAY, we rehearsed for what should have been the last time but because of our crammed production schedule would be followed by an early rehearsal on the day of performance. To try to relax, we took movies out from the library and watched them on mats in dance hall where we rehearsed.
THURSDAY, we started late because of problems with the van and had one of the worst rehearsals ever. I just can’t go into it without wringing my hands to the point redness, so just know that after a scene between Logan and me, Lynda decided to never speak to us again. She didn’t say a word to the three of us for the rest of the rehearsal, the performance, the strike or any other time while in Northampton.
Because of the rain, we planned to have to outdoor scenes inside and started the show on this assumption. Well, it let up just long enough for us to move outdoors where we had never been able to practice because of the weather. The rest of the performance was as uneventful as possible, but not without a few huge mistakes we improvised through. After the hurried striking of the set, we made it to the end-of-the-program party for a while. Then, we just crashed.
FRIDAY the 13th, Logan headed to Edinburgh and Laura made a goodbye visit to London. Alone, I decided to hang out with Amanda and we went to Bourne Supremacy which I greatly enjoyed. Everyone stayed up through the night to pack and prepare to leave on the 4am shuttle on the 14th to the airport. Laura didn’t make it back for the shuttle - the story of which you will have to ask Laura to tell – but eventually made it home safe. I flew home with ease and couldn’t be happy enough to be home.
MONDAY the 9th was dedicated to rehearsal at Kelmarsh. We arrived and took a two hour tour of the entire house. The parts that had yet to be restored were more interesting than the pretty parts most visitors get to see. The tech rehearsal was not nearly as comprehensive as we had hoped.
TUESDAY, we rehearsed then ran away with Rob, Amanda and Chris to eat lunch and see I, Robot. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would considering the previews, and I really appreciated what Will Smith was doing. We all bought copies of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. Logan had started the book and got us hooked as well. Now that we all had copies, we could read at our leisure and not have to share the original. (If you are keeping track, yes, Logan has two copies. The UK copy had an extra section that made the second purchase worth his wile). We then labored through a dinner with Lynda. Though we were grateful for the dinner she prepared, too much damage had been done to really enjoy ourselves in her presence.
WEDNESDAY, we rehearsed for what should have been the last time but because of our crammed production schedule would be followed by an early rehearsal on the day of performance. To try to relax, we took movies out from the library and watched them on mats in dance hall where we rehearsed.
THURSDAY, we started late because of problems with the van and had one of the worst rehearsals ever. I just can’t go into it without wringing my hands to the point redness, so just know that after a scene between Logan and me, Lynda decided to never speak to us again. She didn’t say a word to the three of us for the rest of the rehearsal, the performance, the strike or any other time while in Northampton.
Because of the rain, we planned to have to outdoor scenes inside and started the show on this assumption. Well, it let up just long enough for us to move outdoors where we had never been able to practice because of the weather. The rest of the performance was as uneventful as possible, but not without a few huge mistakes we improvised through. After the hurried striking of the set, we made it to the end-of-the-program party for a while. Then, we just crashed.
FRIDAY the 13th, Logan headed to Edinburgh and Laura made a goodbye visit to London. Alone, I decided to hang out with Amanda and we went to Bourne Supremacy which I greatly enjoyed. Everyone stayed up through the night to pack and prepare to leave on the 4am shuttle on the 14th to the airport. Laura didn’t make it back for the shuttle - the story of which you will have to ask Laura to tell – but eventually made it home safe. I flew home with ease and couldn’t be happy enough to be home.
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