:: Pedantic Platitudes ::

:: Saturday, April 26, 2003 ::

Well, it's been such a long day. We did two shows today: an afternoon matinee and an evening performance. There was a "cozy" audience for the matinee, but we had a full house again this evening. I had to get up early (11 a.m. is early for me on a Saturday morning) to make it to call for the musical, and the entire cast headed to the dining hall to sell more tickets and promote the show. Again, the two shows we did today went very well. It went especially well in the evening because the crowd was to capacity, so the laughs and responses from the audience came loud and clear. We actually got a standing ovation at the very end! I'm kind of sad the musical is over. It had an amazing run, though, and it was one of the best theatrical productions I've ever been involved in (almost up there with last year's Claptrap... ah... memories). Apparently, it's also one of the best freshman musicals ever put on.

My favorite lines from the freshman musical, Get Some:
"And on top of that, I think I'm pregnant!" (said by a male).
"I'm not a slut; I just have a big heart."
"Fortune cookies give better advice than me!"
"What the F?!"

Between the shows, I had a great dinner at Cabot House with several people from the cast and orchestra for the musical. I had never been to the dining hall there, but it was very nice. They actually had kiwis! I had five because I have been completely deprived of fruit here. Well, that's a lie; there is always a supply of apples, oranges, and bananas, but we never get cool fruit like kiwis! I have also discovered my love for ginger ale, which I had never tried until today because they had some in the dining hall.

After the show, there was strike, where the entire cast and crew took down the set and cleaned up the theater. It took most of the night, and it was quite tedious. There was quite a bit to be done, but we managed to get it all done a little past midnight.

Then, we went to the cast party. It was held at the suite of one of the directors. It was a ton of fun to hang out with the cast members and see what they are really like outside of their characters. The musical director also performed several of his magic tricks with a deck of cards and then some with a couple of rubber bands. They were amazing to watch. We then had pizza. There was a cool buttery garlic dipping sauce that I had never tasted before, and it made the pizza so much better. I also had Kool-Aid, which tasted sweet and delicious; I never really liked Kool-Aid, but for some reason this time it was good. It was getting late, so I headed back to my dorm.

I'm currently listening to the song Piano Man by Billy Joel. It's such a beautiful song.

"Sing us a song; you're the piano man.
Sing us a song tonight.
Well we're all in the mood for a melody,
And you've got us feeling alright."

:: SL 1:43 PM [+] ::
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