Second Night Fun!

So last night went extremely well-- No major issues just little toning things that will help with a goods day rest-- haha... like that will ever happen.

The cabaret performance was good last night, but i am looking forward to seeing Laura perform at Disney night tonight.

We went out last night which once again was real fun... I like the professional world for college is already old and i am over the party environment there.

Short and Sweet today-- off

Opening Night Success!

So everything went extremely well last night for opening nigh! We had a sell out performance which was great! The crowd was good which defiantly is a plus.

We then had out opening night party which was nice and then we headed to Uncle Alberts which was relaxing and fun for all of us to hang out and celebrate the opening of the show. A trip to sheetz to complete the evening! and then a little off the beaten path drive to journey- thanks to Kate's CD.


I love everyone in my cast-- they are just great people to work with- I hope the rest of the groups are as great as this first one-- but they have a lot to live up to...

Its my job to keep this show is order now-- this is technically the first time that I have been handed over a show completely because usually the directors i work with are locals-- hmmm...this should be interesting- I promise to get some pictures of the theatre space and all

Now that show #1 is open i am ready to start with the new show---
















Life is good in PA. A nap was in order today but it didnt happen....I think I am gonna need some coffee to get through the show.... but that fine because i havent been drinking that much since i got here...

Thats all for now---

Opening Night #1

So tonight is the official opening night of the Foreigner. We had the senior preview night last night and the night before the company preview- They both went very well. I made a few mistakes but nothing major that i wont get right tonight-- I dont know why i missed the props that i did but oh well--- I have the master list now and i will be fine.... The more challenging stuff worked much better tonight after having the rehearsal in the morning to clean up the Cues.... I am currently running 6 different machines in order to make cues happen. An Expression Light Board, Laptop, Sound Board, DVD/CD Player, Toggle Switches for Practicals and House Lights.... There are some very interesting positions and hand movements that i have to do in order to do some of the cues...but thats the fun of the game.

I am bringing my camera to the theatre today so i can get some pictures online for y'all to see. This weekend i should be able to take some out and about because I hope to get out and about for a while.

I am enjoying life in PA and life in the theatre but the little time we get off this weekend will be nice....

Thats it. peace

I guess Tech Begin

So tech work begins today.... By Monday we should be in tech rehearsals which excites and scares me because I am running both the sound and light board-- oh wait i have done that before...but this time i dont have to mix mics and instruments!!!
I am ready to get the show going-- we are in good shape we only have about 8pages of fine toning to do and then we will be running the acts-- and then the show... We have company preview on Tuesday and the senior preview on Wednesday. This cast has been so great to work with.... It was a great way to start out the summer. Everyone is great- I have finally got to meet some of the other techies which is great because i have been in my own little hole for the week- A large black hole-- What ever it is all good- It is a very fun space to work in... i cant wait to get the tables out and see the space looking more like a theatre and not a rehearsal hall.
I am a little nervous about Rebound and Gagged because it is the show that i know the least. I know Sylvia and Educating Rita is only two people so i feel like that will be a breeze when it is all said and done...
Well I am off to work on lines with some of the cast... leave lovin...

Week #1

Yeah! I get a minute to relax and post something.

So the road trip to PA was a blast. It didn't feel like it took me over 11 hours to get here. The trip was fun...hanging at Kendra's for the cookout was a blast as well. Visiting with Nana and Papa was also nice because it has been a while since i had seen them but they will be down before i know it....

Everyone here is so nice. The theatre space that i am SMing in is very interesting. I will take pictures and post them as soon as I can, but i think i will wait until the set is in there and the space is ready for a performance because right now it is a mess....but inst that how it always goes.

I cant believe it is Thursday Night already.... this week has gone by so fast as i assume the rest of the summer will. The days are long but the people are great and there is no where i rather be then here right now.... (except maybe abroad... but that will be here before i know it).

The cast that I am working with is absolutly wonderful. They all have a great sense of humor but are some of the hardest working people that i have meet. I really havent worked with the other tech staff so sometimes i feel like i am a little on the outside especially because they were here a whole week ahead of me...but soon enough (saturday) we will be on top of each other for a while.

The area that we are in is Beautiful.... there are mountains and rivers and lakes everywhere... and as i crossed into PA and "Aint no Mountain High Enough" was playing (have no idea how that happened) it was sooo nice to know this will be home for the summer. The weather has finally broke a little and it is cooling down which is nice because the weather was so hot and annoying the first two days...but the theatre let us turn on the AC which was real nice because i think we would have all melted....

I am glad i made this choice and it is only day 4... yes there are some frustrations but no matter where i ended up there would have been some....so life goes on and i find a way to get over it...I smile for the day has begun and frown for another day gone....but know that each day is another piece of history in my life.... I am glad that life has taken some of the twists and turns that it has... So as i look forward to the straight line that this summer brings i am ready to have some adventures and challenges to show me a little more....

I am excited for tech to start and for this summer to really start and take flight...

Thats it for now....

Goodbye :)

Today will be my last day in Maine :) I am so ready for the real part of my summer to begin. I leave tomorrow morning for Rhode Island. Lunch with Nana and Papa and then I will be hanging out with Kendra. Its only been two/three weeks but I am so ready for things to get started for the summer.

I am really excited for the drive! It is my first time I am taking a roadtrip and by myself... I cant wait to listen to the CDs that all of my friends made me! They should be good...and entertaining!

I wish the weather was a little better because it is raining and windy once again... i hate this bad weather and cant wait for good weather.

Well thats it for now...
Midge

RI again...

So this weekend was as lazy as they get....

I didn't do all to much... I went to Wal-mart 3 times in 24 hours which is pathetic...I helped mom go flower shopping...

Saturday Adam and I hung out which i miss all so much all the time.... It was good-- we rented Juno which none of us (parents) had seen. It was cute... Not as good as i had heard it was....

I went to Rhode Island and back today once again with dad. It was a good trip. Great weather.... but it is making me itch to head to Pennsylvania even more.... Saturday morning and I will be on my way :)

I am almost done packing-- but could be ready if I wanted to but it makes me nerves itch more to leave....

I worked on selecting classes for Ghana-- there are so many details to finding classes that will transfer and what i want to take....

Tomorrow is full of errands all around the twin cities and such... its really the last day i have to get stuff done so i am gonna run around like crazy--- hopefully nothing will hold me up to much because i want to spend as much time with my love Chelsea....we are gonna do dinner and go see Sylvia :)

Sorry this was all over the place.... but thats it for now....

NYC-PA

So I am home in Maine once again.

NYC was great. Our shows went off without a hitch. There was not too much drama which is always nice. The group was well behave and we didn't get into to much trouble. I meet with one of the directors that I am working with this summer. She is really nice and I can't wait to start working in PA. I have been working on a lot of little things at home for the summer but it will seem more real when I am actually at the theatre.

I went to Rhode Island yesterday with Dad. He had a job interview for the Director of the Warwick, RI tech school. He got a call back to come down on Monday. So I will be hitting the road again on Monday. I am planning on going to Freeport on Thursday and will get Carla so she can party with me on Friday night....

I THEN LEAVE ON SATURDAY!!!

I cant wait to get to PA. Its gonna be a great road trip!!! I can't wait...

Thats it for now... More update when I get there...

Early Morn for the Crazy in Me

I leave for the airport at 4:00 am for NYC until Sunday. I am really excited for the festival!!! It will be a blast. It should be a lot of fun between the people who are going down and the things that we get to do. NYC is the best-- but by the end of the week i think i will be ready to go... thats why i wanted to work at a theatre in a smallish size town for the summer-- but when i graduate i think i will be ready for a larger town and larger shows... I think Providence might really be the future town of choice... I like Rhode Island and would like to stay near family....

So i wont have a computer for the week that i am gone so comment and send me messages...

LOVE you ALL
Midge

Its not as easy as it looks!

Today I finished reading Rebound and Gagged-- This should be a very interesting show for both the audience and especially my grandparents who are coming down to see it. I have one more to read before I leave on Wed. Then I have to re-read them to create shift plots, costumes, and prop lists.... I love this part of the theatre where i get to spend quality time with a script.

I cant wait for NYC showcase. Not only is my show going-- but 2 other great shows are going and we are gonna rock the Sargent Theatre. We are going to see Curtains and i think i am gonna try to rush MacBeth-- it has great reviews.

I read some of my Ghana book today and learn the number one cause of death outside of illness in Ghana is hippos-- (you should not get between a hippo and its water or it will stamped you-- it gets a great amount of fear when there is something in the way of its water). This is very good knowledge i think-- something i might not have wanted to know--- but there are many things that are just gonna be a part of the experience. I am ready for new and exciting things-- I like danger and like the unknown...but i like unknown planning.

I think thats it for now...

Midge

Is this home?

Is this really home? I will be home for four days and then I am off to NYC for the week-- I leave at 4am on Wed morning and will be back Sunday evening...

I do not have much to do besides reading scripts for the rest of the time that I am home this round.
I bought some books about Ghana and Africa last night. I also did a lot of shopping for Pennsylvania today-- starting to get things together...

Nathan and Issac came over today-- he is getting so big... Issac that is...

I am feeling a little better but I am still stuffed up... I hope I get better before NYC. And all of a sudden my back is killing me, I think it is from coughing to much...

Well not much else to report on...

~Midge

Home sweet Home?

So I am home in Maine.... I really don't know what Home is anymore and I think as time goes I will really never have a clear picture of what Home is....

Yesterday I woke up with no voice and felt like crap... I am feeling better but my voice keeps cracking and grossness.

We made good time yesterday traveling from New Haven to Maine. I did a ton of work today on getting laundry done and organizing my stuff for Pennsylvania and for the end of the summer because time is of the essence.

I went to Portland today with Adam-- we had a good time. We did a little shopping and then had a nice dinner.

Thats all for now!
~Midge

Fun Last Night of the Semester! But the Tears are there

Tonight was fun. Keilan, Steve, Mega B and I went to Kumo a Japanese Steakhouse-- A new experience for both Keilan and Mega. I think they liked it! We did have a fun time. We then headed to Ikea for Mega's first time. I was the only one who bought things but that is okay. Its the memories that we made tonight that will live longer then the things bought and the food ate. We returned to room 511-- Which is very empty and lonely, even last night was very lonely... and now that everything of Keilan's is gone and everything but my laptop and bedding is packed i feel like i am in jail.... but so we came back and I got a heart filled road trip bag full of snacks and of course two CDs that i requested so i can have music for the road trip. I have 77.7% of the CDs that was requested according to the math genies (Steve).... The other 33.3% are people from home that i haven't seen yet-- and i didn't expect them to mail them to me because i am going home tomorrow.

I got my packet from Dr. Olson-- i skimmed it but didn't read it word for word because i will do that in the car ride-- I downloaded and printed a few things at the library today but now the book hunting starts-- and i dont think library books will cut it.... lol...These two pictures are the few that I can find of the University of Ghana...

For those who do not know Ghana is in Africa-- on the West Horn. The University is about 15 minutes outside of Accra which is the capitol.



So you may ask why Ghana? I wanted to study abroad for a long time. I thought about South Africa in High School- But that never happened. I am only getting older and who knows what opportunities will come in the future. I as most of you know do not like the beaten path but the one less traveled. Ghana is natural. Ghana is reserved. Ghana is peaceful. Cities are nice but i wanted the opportunity to see a land that has not been commercialized and taken over by the corporation that we have almost everywhere else in the world. People take everything around us for granted. Can't we sit back and take a minute and be thankful for what we have? So my goal is to see what i believe, what i want in life, what the meaning of life is (i know its a stretch but this might help.) I want to be able to look back on my life and know that i did the things that I WANTED to do.... so if you have any questions let me know--- i might not have an answer today (7 months before i leave) but hopefully a year from now coming home i can answer questions in a different enlightened way.

So this is the beginning i promise of at least weekly updates--- and also what is going on else where in my life...

Midge

I GOT IN!!

Hey--

So i got into the University of Ghana..... I havent read any of the information but i will write more when i have information about anything!!!!

Midge

I guess I am not good at this yet!

Hello--

Updates:

DRC approved my foreign language waiver :) So I just have a few more classes

Study Abroad Application is in...now its hurry up and wait time...

I got a job offer last night -- at the Millbrook as the SM for the Cabaret Theatre Season... Finally-- I am excited...

So that means I will not be in Maine for most of the summer... I will be in PA :) which is awesome...

Midsummer is coming along-- I am pleased but we still have the last week before hell week crap going-- but we will get there I am confident that everyone will pull through :)

The past few weeks in general weren't going the best but things are looking up because I know where I am working and what i will be doing the summer.. I will be in Maine the last few weeks of the summer and doing work at CLT and maybe a little at the library...we will see...

Thats it for now...

~Midge