Things are looking good for us as we prepare to rehearse our second show: A Midsummer Nights Dream. We've had so much fun with rehearsals for As You Like It, and we're excited to show everyone what we've got come May 30th. I feel that our hard work is really paying off, and to the blogging world out there, I'd like to give a fresh view of how we work and how we play.
In a conversation with Davey I realized that we're putting in a work load somewhere between a full time and a part time job. We've spent 4 hours every week night on rehearsal, anyone who's been available has been working on building the touring stage during the day, and of course we've all spent lots of time outside rehearsal anxiously memorizing. At the end of week two we were all pretty exhausted. Never fear however, we're taking the weekend to recover, and we'll be back at it.
But, just to catch you up, here are a few of the adventures we've had so far:
-A few of us celebrated "Cinco de Mayo" by going out to Del taco after rehearsal. It was then that Robbie challenged me to eat a dozen tacos, with the promise he'd pay for them if I managed to eat them. Naturally I accepted the challenge, and to the general astonishment of those present I proceeded to down a dozen tacos. The taste Del Taco cheese seems to linger in my mouth still.
-As we were leaving Del Taco, the employee's stopped me for a picture. I'm still not sure why, it might have to do with the sombrero I was wearing. So the group all huddled up for Cinco de Mayo picture with the Del Taco stuff. Cinco de Shakespeare!
-Dan, Aubrey and I listened to Ray's cowboy poetry at village inn
-We fell in and out of love with the new Theater behind the Orem City Library. We took our rehearsal there for shelter from the rain, and we've rehearsed there every day since. It's nice, but a little tricky on the acoustic end. We're excited to perform there this summer, but we're starting to miss the sunsets at Scera park and our Grassroots tree.
-Thursday's rehearsal was great. We had a lot of enthusiastic bystanders watch parts of the show. One I remember in particular was an old man, with an even older man in a wheel chair. Greg's sister-in-law commented, "That was the most entertained I've ever been watching Shakespeare." They really enjoyed our rehearsal and we enjoyed having an audience.
So grassroots fans, our shows are on their way. We're having lots of fun and we know you will too. We'll have our schedule out to you soon, so you can plan on seeing all three of our shows and bringing all your friends, family, extended relations, and co-workers!
See you soon.
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