A Break!

Finally! After almost a year of constant working I'm taking a well earned break from theatre for the next two months. Today we wrapped It's a Wonderful Life. This is the first time I've been both stage manager and actor in the same show and I'M TIRED!!! We had 25 people in the cast. We had casting troubles early on. My tech people were pretty much all under the age of 18 (most around 13). It was the director's first time in the directing chair. In other words...organized chaos. I'm so proud of my tech team. Each and every one of them stepped up and did incredible work. In fact, I'm drafting my props mistress for my next show.

We had a great run with sold out bookings and almost a full house every night, including matinees and Thursdays. We didn't have an empty seat at all today and it's a great feeling for closing a show.

If you are ever in the Birmingham area and like live theatre I highly recommend checking this place out (http://www.southcitytheatre.com/ ). The next show will be The Return of the Pink Panther. And following that one will be M*A*S*H (I'll be stage managing this one).

The Cherry Popping Post

This is the first post of my new blog. Honestly I have no idea where I'm going with this thing. Part of me wants to blog about all the crap I watch on television. Another would just love to blog about crappy employers and provide a place where people would be able to check a potential employer's reputation based on feedback of current and former employees. And yet another part of me just wants to talk about my life. Of course there's all the time I spend involved in theatre that could be talked about. Can't forget mental illness, debunking the myths and stereotypes is near and dear to me. But who knows!

How about just something for fun today?

My new favorite obsession...hulu. I can watch Buffy and Monk all day at work. Provides a great escape from the stress of my day. Just tune in, slap on some headphones and go.