Another long one...

Today has been a long long long long long long long long day. And the really sad part is I still have one and a half shows to go! Uck.

My schedule looked like this:
1:00 PM - "Come Fly with Me" Tech
2:15 PM - Live@Sky Tech (please note that this is 15 minutes later than previously scheduled)
As noted on the schedule, this will be a full run through. With all departments except the Activity Staff who is doing an individual rehearsal at 9am.
3:30 PM - "Come Fly with Me" Matinee
4:30 PM - Stage Changeover (Brian, please ask your guys not to come in before 4:45PM)
5:00 PM - Suzi Woods Tech
7:15 PM - Suzi Woods Performance #1
9:15 PM - Suzi Woods Performance #2
10:45 PM - Live@Sky Performance

You might notice a distinct lack of meal breaks or time for administrative time… Actually, Suzi Woods is not quite my cup of tea – so I am working in my office during her show. Not exactly kosher, but I am not going to be a functioning person by midnight when Live@Sky is over.

This was the first time the aerialists did their full show, “Come Fly with Me” in front of an audience. They have been working together and with the tech team for months to pull it together. Their names are Celia and Julien and they are two of the most lovely, talented people I have had the pleasure of meeting. Which really means something since I have had the opportunity to meet many lovely and talented people.

They put together a production that is really one aerial/gymnast/adage sequence after another. It lasts about 50 minutes and is the most complicated show we have done as a theater since I’ve been here. It’s really quite wonderful. Some of the stunts and positions they do are absolutely breathtaking. I’m pretty sure Celia’s legs belong in a MCEscher drawing. You don’t know where they’re coming or going. Nutso.

But today has been so long that that show honestly feels like it happened yesterday.

My best ship friend, Joe, is signing off on the 26th. I’m already starting to get bummed about it. *sigh*

It’s just been a long day. I could go for a flight of mini-martinis at the martini bar :D