It's time to play catch up y'all! I've neglected this poor blog but don't worry, the memories are still so fresh I've got oodles to write. So I last left you in St. Louis, MO which was wonderfully fun. Our next gig was in Taylor, Michigan and, while en route to Taylor, I said to our Company Manager "gee, we're going right past this place I worked at in Michigan and it would be so fun to stop there for lunch!" To which he responded, "let's go!" So to my WONDERFUL surprise we drove to Marshall, MI and stopped at Turkeyville, USA for some good, home-cooked lunch! The Yankees were able to eat lean and chow down some turkey products, fresh fudge, home-made ice cream, popcorn, and candy. When they weren't doing that they were out at the animal yard playing with donkeys, turkeys, goats, and cats! And when they weren't doing any of that they were walking the beautiful, blooming grounds and swinging on swings and taking tons of pictures at the home of the world's best turkey sandwich. When we left Turkeyville we were all laughing and chatting, our energy renewed and tummies full. I had to pat myself on the back for that one. :-)
After our Michigan adventures we headed to Bartlesville, OK...
This venue stressed me out, I think its the little anxiety issue I have. Call me crazy but if there was a fire and everyone had to get out, do you think the lack of aisles would make people panic less? Just me? Oh well. After Shartles...uhh...Bartlesville....we were dead set on our added show (because we weren't performing enough) in Fairfield, Iowa!
This was an awesome theatre, one of my favorites because it looked small but fit a heck of a lot of people in it. That creeper in the picture, in case you're wondering, is our sound guy, Tim. I didn't notice his stealthiness until it was too late. Ugh. After Fairfield we hit the bustling metropolis of Decorah, Iowa.
Decorah was actually pretty badass, which I shouldn't say and I'll tell you why. It was a venue at a very religious college and we were given strict instructions not to swear when we were on the premises. We were also instructed not to walk around in our underwear. Both of these are very hard for actors! But it was actually one of the best venues, the audience was incredibly responsive and the green room was packed with food including a new food item for me: cactus bread! Which is Pizza Ranch's version of dough with cinnamon, sugar, and butter baked on top, all drizzled with icing. Disgusting? No. Dinner. It was a perfectly acceptable meal because if I couldn't swear I had to busy myself with something else. Also, this was the venue in which I got locked in a storage room by a maintenance man. I was in there on my phone and next thing I know he's turned off the lights and shut and locked the door, leaving me in there alone and almost late for act 2. I didn't swear.
So next we were headed for the city of Meredith Wilson and the Music Man, Mason City, Iowa! It was a great town with a mediocre mall but great consignment shops. I dug it.
This one was a "fun" one because I got lost in it. For about 10 minutes. They switched things up on us at the last minute and we had to go to the front of the theatre to catch the bus at the end of the night. Exiting this thing was like herding cats I'll tell ya because it was like a labyrinth in there! With the help of some locals and a concerned phone call from the rest of the cast on the bus I made it out alive.
Good thing I did too because I wouldn't have wanted to miss the first April show! We were off to a place I was sure I'd never see, Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was alright, I don't remember much other than an incredibly dry scone...disappointing, University of ND, disappointing. But they had a photographer who took a sweet cast shot, check it out!
With that, I'll break and pick back up in the great state of our president...Illinois!
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