Good Times in a Good Place

Well, it has been way too long since my last post, and I know that some of my friends out there are curious as to how my life has been going. And the answer is: very good! This internship continues to be as good as i was from the start. Although my hours at work are increasing as the season becomes busier, my paycheck is dramatically increasing as well, allowing me to begin to explore this area and state even more. This Wednesday I will begin volunteering at the Mad Cow Theatre Company in downtown Orlando. I am ushering for a show called Bad Dates. I don't know much about it other than it's a very popular show and has been extended past its original run dates due to that fact. I'm excited to be seeing another professional, regional theatre besides Barter and look forward to comparing the two. Even so, I'm sure that it will hardly be comparable. Barter is a very good theatre and the productions it produces are of such a high calliber that it is often unbeatable. But at any rate, I will have much fun ushering and I look forward to getting back into the theatre scene at any level, something that I've missed since beginning college. I'll post after I see the show and let you know how it is. AND IN APRIL!!! I am going to see Bombay Dreams in Clearwater, FL.!!!! I am so excited that I can hardly wait. I saw the show in NYC and was instantly in love, but the critics weren't so the show closed rather quickly. But the North American tour is starting up at the end of this month, and I am lucky enough to have a chance to catch it. I am really looking forward to it...

And speaking of theatre...I was very saddened to hear about the Barter Theatre's recent incident. The scenic building was recently burned down, but luckily all pertinent set pieces to upcoming tech rehersals were already loaded into The Beast (the barter truck). But it's still very sad. Even with hurtles like this, Barter always recovers much stronger. Rick Rose and his wife Amanda Alderigde are in New York City this week auditioning for the Barter's summer shows. My friend Evalyn Baron has been dining and meeting with them all week, as they are all good friends. I was told by her that the insurance money is very good, but much will still be needed to help recover what was lost. Abingdon has always been behind the Barter, as well as the whole region, so I'm sure that will be no problem. Several local places have already offered to let Barter use space to construct the scenery, including The Paramount. And I hope anyone in Abingdon reading this will help the Barter in anyway that they can. Volunteer, donate money, etc. Every little bit helps.

I have to get ready now and head out to work, those tickets don't tear themselves, haha. So many famous people are down here recently, and adding to the list I will include: Ty Pennington filming his TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and George W. Bush. Very exciting stuff is always happening! So let's find out what it is today...