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My first week of rehearsal is winding down. It’s been fun – the cast is a great group of talented (and nice) actors. I look forward to the next few weeks of this adventure. The hotel I’m staying in is in the process of upgrading their Wi-Fi, so I had no internet at all this morning. I ended up taking the laptop to the rehearsal studio. Now, I’m home and it’s back up and running.

Blooms are everywhere here in Hartford:

Spring has sprung! I want to explore all the different trees in Bushnell Park while I’m here. This one has such an interesting shape, doesn’t it?

The bottom of the trunk looks almost like toes or feet. It reminds me of those trees in The Wizard of Oz. I was so taken by its wonderful shape.

My knight in shining armor is coming to Hartford tomorrow morning to take me home for 2 days. I get to see my family and check on the garden. We’ve stopped watering the grass seed because its been so dry out east.  I watered so much before I left that I’m worried about our well. If the seed takes, great. If it doesn’t, we’ll reseed again in the fall.

This is one of the perks of my time here in Hartford. I can get home every 10 days or so! I need to give my doggies a smooch (and husband, too!)

A Walk in the Park

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I got out of rehearsal a little early yesterday. Happily, I had packed my camera in my tote so I took a detour on my way home. There is a beautiful park that runs through downtown Hartford. Come along for a little walking tour.

The arch was erected as a memorial to those lost in the Civil War. There are statues like the one of the soldier on all four sides. It’s truly beautiful. The building in the above photo is the State Capitol. All the flowering trees are in bloom and I’ll share some of the natural beauty with you in the next post.

Settling In

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As usual when I’m working away from home, it takes me about 24 hours to accept being away from my home and family. Then I’m okay. Monday I coached for about 3 hours. I get such satisfaction from the coaching process. I love nothing more than delving into Shakespeare’s text, figuring out how to make the meaning clear and helping an actor bring the text to life. If you told me I could only coach Shakespeare for the rest of my career, I would be just fine with that. It never gets old.

Today, we officially start rehearsals. All of the cast will gather, there will be presentations of the set and costume designs and we will read through the script. I’ll get to hear all of the actors for the first time. It’s always exciting. My friend Mary is the Stage Manager. I got to know her when she was stage managing at the Old Globe and she is the best. It’s great to work with her again. She even stopped by my hotel on Sunday to say hello as we were checking in.

Monday was windy, cold and overcast. I managed to snap a few photos with the iPhone, but I was too cold to do more than that. Hartford has some lovely old buildings that have been lovingly preserved.

This is the building that houses the theater’s offices and rehearsal space. I love this style of architecture.

This is the original State House, supposedly designed by the famous Charles Bulfinch of Boston, built in 1796. I hope to get inside this building while I’m here.

This building is just down the street from my hotel. It’s huge and beautiful.

Beautifully carved, huge wooden doors.

On another note: further proof that Don and I need a new mattress – I woke up this morning without any aches and pains. I’ll have to check out the brand of mattress the hotel is using.

Okay, I’m going to eat some breakfast and head to rehearsal. Have a great day.

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