Hi Friends!
I haven't been able to keep you all posted on what’s going on here because there has been a lack of internet. Worsties. However, now is not one of those moments so I just wanted to fill you in on what’s going on here in Montana. Loretta and I have been keeping lists of things we did each day and calling said lists our "Diaries" so I'm only going to fill you in on some key points that have happened this week. I apologize ahead of time because this may be a rather long post.
May 30, 2011- June 9, 2011
-Took 3 flights to get to Missoula Montana but I met some fellow TADs (Tour Actor Directors) while waiting for the plane(s). Let the bonding begin! Got here and while waiting at the baggage claim I quickly realized that my luggage was not there. Turns out someone else just so happened to have a red suitcase with elephants on it JUST. LIKE. MINE and stole it! Whatever happened to plain black bags?
-Got to dorm and had "girl time" with Loretta which consisted of Ordering Pizza, Foosball, BUNK BEDS, walking to the store, and picking lilacs for our room.
-Stepped in poo.
-The lady who “stole” my luggage got home and realized that it wasn’t hers so she brought it back to me at the dorm with everything in it; a definite miracle from the Lord.
-Orientation, Tour of Theatre, Built Set, all before lunch!
- Noodle Express for lunch! I never had it before and it was delish. :)
-Blocked 1/2 of the show, tried on costumes, lines, signed my Contract....EEEEEEEE! This is legit.
-Made more friends at dinner.
-Walked in the rain THEN got our truck which we locked ourselves in (not really but REALLY).
-Had a truck meeting followed by an "Image meeting".
-Went to Wal-Mart for snacks and when we got back to our dorm at midnight the fire alarm went off. We all then had to wait outside in the cold while we watched 3 fire trucks and police show up. Loretta and I were prepared though, we brought snacks! She brought her chips and salsa and I brought Teddy Grahams which I haven't had in YEARS. Wonderful. :)
-Music Lessons, Blocked the rest of the show and learned choreography, then went for a brisk run around the Montana University which was beautiful with all the mountains. The sun stays up way past 10pm which is a little weird but a good weird. :)
-Had an English Muffin with strawberry jelly for breakfast. It's the little things that count.
-Ran through the show with other King Arthur TADS and we played all the roles which was so fun!
-It's offish...I have a core group of TAD friends. :)
-Ran through the show twice with TADs.
-Talked to my Dad on the phone.
-Loretta sang "Good Morning" from Singing in the Rain at the crack of dawn. Nice.
-Line checks. OMG!
-Pita Pit for lunch. Again another place I never ate before and it was so good. I kept getting the name wrong, Pita Palace, Pita Place, Pita Express, were just a few of the things I thought it was called.
-Small world: My friends, Morgan and Ross, and I were talking about theatre and they just so happen to mention that they did summer stock in West Virginia. I then quickly realized that they worked at the theatre in Beckley with some good college buds of mine (Andy, David, and Patrick) and that I saw their show. Seriously, everyone knows EVERYONE in this business, it’s SO weird. Needless to say we talked about how much we loved those guys and shared stories. :)
-Talked to my Grandma on the phone.
-Teaching meeting after dinner from 6:30 to 10:00 but Loretta and I rewarded ourselves with some McD's and a dance party in our dorm and in the dorm hall. :)
-Bagel and cream cheese for breakfast.
-Loretta and I realized that boys want to kiss Loretta for her personality and me for my lip-gloss. HA!
-Practiced teaching King Arthur TADs the show pretending they were kids but some stayed in the teacher mode. Rude.
-Lunch: Tacos. >:( If you didn’t already know, I’m not a fan of Mexican food but I can muster it if I have to.
-More practice teaching TADs as kids but these weren't King Arthur ones so that helped and we got a lot of good feedback from Dylan the Tour Director so that was good. :)
-Dinner with group of friends and I had 2 cookies. I deserved them.
-Workshop on how to run an MCT auditions for the kids.
-I HATE WAKING UP EARLY!
-Financial meeting, teaching acting workshops with Don and Michelle. My friends and I have been playing a little game during these workshops/meetings because certain people have been asking the same questions or the answer to their questions has already been answered. Not really mature but it helps us stay awake in the early mornings. One day a girl asked 20 questions in the time span of 10 am-12pm. No. Lie.
-Meetings, Lunch, meetings, dinner, meeting followed by a Pep Talk from our Tour Director about how we really do make a difference in kids lives. Tears were shed.
-Meeting with Don and Michelle followed by makeup and acting workshops.
-Jimmie Johns for lunch. Seriously my world of lunches has expanded so much and I haven't even left Montana yet! No more Subway for this gill.
-Worked on lines, workshops, Theatre games to teach the kids, PAC workshops, another truck workshop, this last one had pictures!
-More rain.
-Workshops about the website, schedules, presenters, music lessons, presenter's info, script box, THEN a Harassment meeting so we’ll be prepared.
-There was blackberry cobbler for dessert at the University, not like Dad's. :(
-Talked to Dad on the phone again. :)
-Military Bases, Merchandise, T-shirts and Tech workshops all morning.
-Cookout which was brought inside because of the rain but it was still fun.
-Dinner with friends and then we watched "The Little Red Truck" movie in the theatre and it was sooo fun! Loretta, Carrie, Casey and I went to a local ice-cream place called the "Big Dipper" and then met up with some friends since it was their last night before they left early in the morning. It was nice to hang out with people without the stress.
-On the way back to the school I got lost and made a U-turn and BEFORE I was completely turned around I realized whoops this is a one-way. At that EXACT moment a cop who was incognito pulled me over. THANKFULLY he understood that I was lost and surrounded by one-ways and construction, so he only gave me a "warning" THANK GOD!
-The last day of training was more relaxing for Loretta and I. We had done our teaching practice the day before so we only had to observe others and take notes. We spent the day mostly getting little but important things done like picking up cds and dvds, t-shirts, and working on lesson plans for the kids this coming week. Thats right, THIS COMING WEEK! Oh my stars so much to do! Meals were kind of sad because Loretta and I missed Casey and Carrie who left that morning but we got to talk to fellow TADs and get on the internet. Before we all leave the Theatre through us all an ice-cream party. It was so fun and nice to say "Goodbye" to everyone before we left. I also won a giftcard from Big Dipper! Don't know how that happend but I'm looking forward to some more Huckleberry ice-cream when I get back.
What a way to start off a roadtrip!
OK! You’re now all caught up! If you read all that I am impressed. You can tell I've been a bit busy so hopefully my next blog won't be this long and detailed. Thanks for reading and being a true friend. :)
-Jen
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