Way Out West...the Mid-West Part 1!

 The pictures above are all Bowling Green, KY! The theatre was beautiful, brand new, I believe we were the first show in the space. Bowling Green was especially fun because we got to go to the Corvette factory. Did you know that all Corvettes are made in Bowling Green? The cars were just beautiful and the one we got the group photo with is actually the 1958 'vette (the year in which Damn Yankees takes place!) so it was extra special. We went before bus call in the morning and so we got a quick breakfast at the museum cafe. The museum was really nice and I only got in trouble once when I leaned too close to a Corvette on display...apparently each Corvette has its own personal webcam and when visitors get too close the owners often call in and "request" they step away from their cars.

After Bowling Green we headed to Somerset, KY for a day...

Then we performed at a string of beautiful, old theatres that were really just incredibly pretty, so I'll list em up! We went to Evansville, Indiana...

Followed by the beautiful Fort Wayne, Indiana...

After our performance in Fort Wayne we went to the midnight showing of The Hunger Games and got to feel like normal social people! Except for the throngs of prepubescents that bombarded the theatre. But it was still very much fun! Next up was the lovely Davenport, Iowa, the haunted theatre where Cary Grant suffered his fatal cerebral hemorrhage...

And the city that's most fun to say....SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin! :-) The theatre was another gorgeous one, it was like an Italian villa with a night sky. The ceiling even had thousands of tiny little star lights!

We then went on to Taylor, Michigan and GUESS where we got to stop for lunch? TURKEYVILLE USA! Yup, that's right, the theatre where I just performed in The Marvelous Wonderettes! I noticed that it was right on our way to Taylor and our company manager said it sounded like a fun idea for lunch. I called ahead and they got us all in and out in under an hour and we still had time to tour the grounds! It was a beautiful day so people got to play on the swings, pet the donkey, goats, turkeys and kittens, as well as enjoy the homemade ice cream, popcorn, and fudge. I got to see my director, Dennis, so it was a doubly great day for me, being able to catch up with a great friend. Makes me wanna go back!

On our way to Oklahoma we stopped in St. Louis...

That was the view from my hotel window, not too bad huh? St. Louis was awesome, I went to a great local Mexican place and saw some great locals. People-watching is pretty fun in St. Louis!

So in an effort to get this post up I'll split it into 2 parts and post this one so you've got something to read! We've only got a little bit of time left so I'll make an effort to post more often. Sheesh, who woulda thought seeing the country would be so time consuming?!

Love!