Show # 13

Oh, yesterday - you seem so far away...
I'm writing this towards the end of a blissful day off, which means I'm somewhat more removed from the obstacles of yesterday and have consequently achieved some measure of objectivity in my observations, I think.
Or maybe I'm just calmer but no less objective than I ever am.

Yesterday's show was in New Paltz, NY (at a SUNY campus). We loaded in in 1 degree weather (read: we were practically frostbitten by the end of load-in) and the stage was approximately five feet up off the floor, which meant once we carried the set in from the van, we had to hoist it up on the stage. Today, my arms ache. The nice thing was that the stage itself, while somewhat narrow, was quite deep. This meant that most of the original staging was actually achieved and that we were able to do our set changes fairly easily.

By the end of this week, we were all tired. Unfortunately, this last week was just a warm-up for the coming week of "local" shows... Tomorrow our call time is 7 am, which is an improvement on 6, but is still quite early in the day. We're going to be called at 6 am most days this week, during which time we will be driving anywhere from fifteen to ninety minutes in order to get to our locations. Honestly, real on-the-road touring is easier, because you have designated travel days, and you stay in a hotel somewhere. What that means is if your call time is 6 am, you're already with everybody at 6 am. Whereas during the "local" leg, it means getting up at 4, leaving Bushwick at 4.30 and then meeting up at 6 to get on the road to drive to wherever we are performing.

Anyway, during this well-earned day off, I went to the theatre, did some laundry and drank some beer. Like you do. Let's see what the coming week has in store for us.