Into the streets and GODSPELL!!!
Ok so I am super excited about what happened last night, but I would rather go in order…
Into the streets last week was a lot of fun, for a change. Last year I raked leaves (boo) but this year I sorted canned foods for Chester County Cares, and I actually knew everyone in my group! So that made it a lot more fun. And I like to organize/categorize things, so that was better. And to top it all off- there was a radio. We sorted over 2,800 cans that day!
So this week was super busy with Godspell. We had tech rehearsal Sunday, dress rehearsal Monday, a run through Tuesday, and all songs on Wednesday. Last night, Thursday, was opening night. Sure, there were a few mistakes, but if there weren’t I’d be more afraid because even professionals make mistakes. I remember during Spamalot last year a professional dancer fell down the stairs, hahaha. Poor girl. So anyway, I went to pick up pretzels at the West Chester Pretzel Factory for us to sell at intermission. Getting there was fine, we got a little lost but found our way. Leaving West Chester was the problem. We got really lost. Luckily I had my friend Allison with me because I would have lost my mind, probably cried, and then asked for directions. We finally figured out where we were after driving for a half an hour and finished the rest of our errands.
Show time… The actors and actresses last night were spectacular. The audience gave them a standing ovation!! This is a great moment for IU, our first musical in a long time and it was accepted. And to be a part of making that happen feels amazing. I hope to have some pictures at some point, but I was so busy last night I forgot about my camera!
Well, I have a laundry list of things to do today, IU DAY TOMORROW! YAY!! Check back next week, I hope to have more pictures, and I may sneak some from an IU day to show you how great they are!!