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Tired, But Still Going

January 14, 2017 at 10:03 am by Claudia

I’m tired. The schedule here has changed as we’ve moved into afternoon rehearsals and evening performances. So I’ve been a bit thrown off in terms of my sleep. It’s a wee bit harder to adjust to that kind of change nowadays. You know how it is; you come home, you have to wind down, you read a bit, maybe take a bath, and by the time you’re ready to turn in it’s more than two hours past your normal bedtime. Plus, the woman next door, who is an actress in the play, tends to go out with cast members every night after the show and I can hear her when she comes back to her apartment. That doesn’t help.

I well remember doing that very same thing, however, when I was younger. I routinely went out after an acting performance with my fellow cast mates. It’s a way to wind down, to talk about the show and how it’s going, to get to know each other. So I understand. I just don’t do it anymore and I need to sleep! (Looking forward to my bed and bedmate back home at the cottage. One more week.)

The show is going very well. There is still work to be done, of course, but the audiences are really enjoying it. Lots and lots of laughs last night. It’s a fast-paced production – 90 minutes in length, with no intermission – and the time just flies by.

This is what I’m gazing upon at the moment. I love this quilt and I don’t see it very often. So I’m trying to enjoy this time when I have lots of wall space on which to hang my quilts because they make me smile.

I have to run to the CVS this morning for a few things – it only stays open until noon on Saturdays. I’m hoping to get by without grocery shopping this week. I leave a week from today and I’m trying to use up all the perishable food I have on hand.

Because, you know, I have to pack all this STUFF again on Friday/Saturday and haul it all home.

Thanks for sharing happy things yesterday. I loved your lists.

Happy Saturday.

And, We’re Off!

January 13, 2017 at 9:26 am by Claudia

We had our first Preview performance last night. This is a rollicking, fast-paced comedy and it needs an audience, so it was wonderful to hear laughter coming from someone other than those of us who are involved with the production. The director and actors learn a great deal from laughter, not the least of which is timing.

We are rehearsing during the afternoons with a performance at night, and that will continue until Opening Night, which is next Friday. And then, I’ll be on my way back to the cottage.

I held off posting this until Previews had officially started. Darko designed this set. It has everything, including boats! In the midst of winter, it evokes sunny and warm climates – and suddenly, I’m yearning for a vacation.

I hope you’re all well. I don’t have much more to say.

This production is a positive in the midst of so much that is negative. I’m grateful for that. I have a request: Can you share something positive in the comments section? Something that is making you happy at the moment? I think we could all use a nice dose of happy.

And speaking of that,

Happy Friday.

Grateful For The Distraction

January 12, 2017 at 9:47 am by Claudia

Old and new. This church in downtown Hartford is very, very old. I’ve wandered through the graveyard on the grounds many times. There you’ll find grave stones from the 1600s, each telling a story. But though the church is old, it’s in the midst of a city and its message is in tune with our times, with the issues of the day.

Not to go all preachy on you, but I have to remember this. Because, in the midst of yesterday’s sham of a press conference, the middle of the night vote to begin the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the confirmation sessions, the threat to the press and free speech, the bullying, the man who would be dictator-in-chief – I have to believe that good will prevail.

At the moment, though, I have to be honest with you. I am disheartened and sickened.

But I have to work today. I have to type up notes and email them to the cast because I won’t have time to pass them out. We had a run-through last night, and we’ll be working through the play this afternoon with the first preview this evening. A very busy day.

I love my work. And, today, I am very, very grateful for the distraction.

Meanwhile, my husband is going to a protest this weekend, he’s going to organizational meetings, he’s working hard. We won’t stop fighting.

I didn’t use a different font because, let’s face it, this isn’t about petty politics. This is about the core of who we are as human beings on this earth. That crosses all political lines.

Happy Thursday.

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