Ok, so it's opening night here in St. Louis, and i am sitting at my desk (my ORANGE desk)needing to post about this theatre. It turns out that the Fabulous Fox, is indeed fabulous. In fact, it's AMAZING! First of all, it's a 4200 seat theatre. It is immaculately detailed everywhere. I can't even explain it. It is just such a beautiful theatre. And it was built in 1927!
Next, and best of all, every show that has come through this theatre gets to paint a spot on the wall with the show logo, or something representative of the show. And then everyone in the company signs around it. So, for example, on one wall, is the "King and I" logo, along with YUL BRENNER's signature! And there are so many other ones... i havent even seen half of them! This theatre building is HUGE and every single wall has something on it. And THEN, in the company and stage management offices, they do a "mini-version" of the company one, and the company and stage managers sign. So there are people that i know, and have worked with at charlotte's office, particularly show's that i have worked on through charlotte's office, on the wall in our office here! There will be pictures to come... especially of whatever Drowsy adds to the wall!
It is just SO COOL To be working here! It's like, you really feel like it's a theatre that all these shows have come through. They arent just the show posters, but these pieces of art that the companies created themselves and signed. This entire building is just this piece of theatre history. And Brian and I both get to be a part of it! It really makes you feel like you are a part of something that's bigger than just a job to pay the bills.
This is the nerdiest thing i have ever written in my life, but i am just so in absolute awe of this building, and that i get to work here. (Although, i'm not actually doing much work, since i'm blogging and staring at the walls.)
Lots of love to everyone!
Beth
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
An Addendum to "Hello"
Also to be covered in future blog:
1. Photos!
2. Specifically, a photo and analysis of the ugly chair that we co-habitated with in our Cleveland apartment.
To be continued...
1. Photos!
2. Specifically, a photo and analysis of the ugly chair that we co-habitated with in our Cleveland apartment.
To be continued...
Friday, October 26, 2007
Hello
Sorry for the long time off between posts. Been some late nights of watching the sox and some work calls lately so time to formulate a cohesive post has been lacking. Hopefully I will have a post up during the first week in St. Louis.
Things that will be covered in next weeks lesson:
1. The Cochran's and Renoni's take over Toronto
2. Cleveland during the ALCS and World Series
3. The School Scrabble Championship on ESPN
- Fun fact: ZA is now an official scrabble word, short for Pizza
- Fun fact: AG is now an official scrabble world, short for Agriculture
4. St. Louis, just how saintly will the city be
5. Student loans...really? Ugh
Time to go do some cleaning, some packing and get my life in order. Long 4 days coming up. 2 shows saturday, 2 shows sunday, loadout sunday night/monday morning, flight to St. Louis, load in Monday, Load in Tuesday, Show tuesday night! Crazy.
Over and Out,
Brian
Things that will be covered in next weeks lesson:
1. The Cochran's and Renoni's take over Toronto
2. Cleveland during the ALCS and World Series
3. The School Scrabble Championship on ESPN
- Fun fact: ZA is now an official scrabble word, short for Pizza
- Fun fact: AG is now an official scrabble world, short for Agriculture
4. St. Louis, just how saintly will the city be
5. Student loans...really? Ugh
Time to go do some cleaning, some packing and get my life in order. Long 4 days coming up. 2 shows saturday, 2 shows sunday, loadout sunday night/monday morning, flight to St. Louis, load in Monday, Load in Tuesday, Show tuesday night! Crazy.
Over and Out,
Brian
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Back in the U.S. of A
Hello all from Cleveland,
I know, i know, not a great place to be at all. But what can ya do? So Before i get into that....
Sunday morning we had a work call at 8:00am to unload a truck of empty boxes and get things organized for loadout. We had show call at 12:30, and finished the show just before 4:00pm. We took an hour for dinner and began loadout at 5:00pm. We did a half hour split dinner at some point. Electrics and sound breaking first, and then carpenters and loaders second. The last truck was packed and closed up shortly before 12:30. So 7 and a half hours to break it all down.
We headed back to the hotel, cleaned up, showered, some people hit the bar, and we all met on the bus for a 2:00am departure. So we climped on to the bus watched some family guy for an hour or so and i climbed into my bottom bunk. A little cold, i fell asleep for a bit, only to be awoken from a command to get up. Staggering from my bunk i tossed on a sweatshirt and went into the lounge where 2 CBP agents were waiting for us. They began to rattle thru names on passports. People slowly came out one by one, bc of the tight quarters its hard for people to get out fast. One of the members of group was sleeping in the back lounge and the command for being awake didnt reach there right away so he was a little behind, and his name was the last to be read, and one of the border agents had no patients and was yelling at us for him to get out there. And threatened to tear the bus apart and go through everything if he didnt get out there. Not a pleasent gentlemen to be dealing with at 3? 4?am not sure what time it was. So then after that 2 minute ordeal i climbed back into bed to enjoy the bumpy and jostling ride to Cleveland. As noted by everyone on the crew, some veterans of the tour bus life, the driver and ride was horrible.
We pulled into cleveland around 7:30am, and i vaguely remember getting the key to my apartment and coming up here and passing out until 11am, grabbed a shower, went out and got lunch and showed up to work an hour early, so i sat around until 2pm, at which point we began loading the set in. Started at 2pm, we wrapped up for the evening at 11pm. we broke until 8am Tuesday morning and we broke the load in crew at 3pm. So not counting meals, it took us 14 to load the show in.
Now, i would write about game 4, but i am tired and i am going to bed.
But i will say this... watching three homeruns get cranked out of the park in a row is a VERY exhilirating thing to watch.
P.s. My apologies for the poor spelling and poor punctuation and poor grammar in this post
Good night.
I know, i know, not a great place to be at all. But what can ya do? So Before i get into that....
Sunday morning we had a work call at 8:00am to unload a truck of empty boxes and get things organized for loadout. We had show call at 12:30, and finished the show just before 4:00pm. We took an hour for dinner and began loadout at 5:00pm. We did a half hour split dinner at some point. Electrics and sound breaking first, and then carpenters and loaders second. The last truck was packed and closed up shortly before 12:30. So 7 and a half hours to break it all down.
We headed back to the hotel, cleaned up, showered, some people hit the bar, and we all met on the bus for a 2:00am departure. So we climped on to the bus watched some family guy for an hour or so and i climbed into my bottom bunk. A little cold, i fell asleep for a bit, only to be awoken from a command to get up. Staggering from my bunk i tossed on a sweatshirt and went into the lounge where 2 CBP agents were waiting for us. They began to rattle thru names on passports. People slowly came out one by one, bc of the tight quarters its hard for people to get out fast. One of the members of group was sleeping in the back lounge and the command for being awake didnt reach there right away so he was a little behind, and his name was the last to be read, and one of the border agents had no patients and was yelling at us for him to get out there. And threatened to tear the bus apart and go through everything if he didnt get out there. Not a pleasent gentlemen to be dealing with at 3? 4?am not sure what time it was. So then after that 2 minute ordeal i climbed back into bed to enjoy the bumpy and jostling ride to Cleveland. As noted by everyone on the crew, some veterans of the tour bus life, the driver and ride was horrible.
We pulled into cleveland around 7:30am, and i vaguely remember getting the key to my apartment and coming up here and passing out until 11am, grabbed a shower, went out and got lunch and showed up to work an hour early, so i sat around until 2pm, at which point we began loading the set in. Started at 2pm, we wrapped up for the evening at 11pm. we broke until 8am Tuesday morning and we broke the load in crew at 3pm. So not counting meals, it took us 14 to load the show in.
Now, i would write about game 4, but i am tired and i am going to bed.
But i will say this... watching three homeruns get cranked out of the park in a row is a VERY exhilirating thing to watch.
P.s. My apologies for the poor spelling and poor punctuation and poor grammar in this post
Good night.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Dear Cowards
Please, Cleveland fans, have the guts to sign your comments.
Its going to bee a good series. Let's play fair.
Its going to bee a good series. Let's play fair.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Calling All Sleep Doctors
Ok, so im going to lay it on the line.
It's coming up on a week since i last had a good nights sleep. For some reason when work ends each night, i find myself tired. I get home, relax for a few and then when i get into bed, i find myself tossing and turning all night. And when I do fall asleep, it's never for long periods of time. I have tried the following things to help me sleep better.
- different pillows, soft ones, firm ones, tempurpedic ones
- different cover's
- changing the temp on the a/c
- counting sheep
- sleepy time pills
- working out before bed
- showering before bed
- heck after a night at the bar i didnt sleep, so booze isnt working
I am at a loss for things to do. I cant tell if it is a mental thing or a physical thing, because sometimes i toss and turn because i cant get comfortable and sometimes i toss and turn because i just end up laying there thinking about things, work and the like... So i am putting out a call to anyone who reads this, to drop me their advice and tips for how to get some sleep.
Over and out,
Brian
It's coming up on a week since i last had a good nights sleep. For some reason when work ends each night, i find myself tired. I get home, relax for a few and then when i get into bed, i find myself tossing and turning all night. And when I do fall asleep, it's never for long periods of time. I have tried the following things to help me sleep better.
- different pillows, soft ones, firm ones, tempurpedic ones
- different cover's
- changing the temp on the a/c
- counting sheep
- sleepy time pills
- working out before bed
- showering before bed
- heck after a night at the bar i didnt sleep, so booze isnt working
I am at a loss for things to do. I cant tell if it is a mental thing or a physical thing, because sometimes i toss and turn because i cant get comfortable and sometimes i toss and turn because i just end up laying there thinking about things, work and the like... So i am putting out a call to anyone who reads this, to drop me their advice and tips for how to get some sleep.
Over and out,
Brian
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