We sold out three shows, with more people coming every night. There had to be almost 250 people there tonight, which was amazing. In kicking down the door, I barely tapped it at first and so it only partially fell. Then I gave it what I thought was another tap to knock it off the bottom hinge and it flew like 15 feet. Didn't hit anyone, though.
I feel guilty...Avital said today she was throwing a party instead of Beth Fagan. However, NO ONE I knew was going. Well, maybe Kent. And she lives a good 10-15 minutes from jhs and at that point I thought I had to be home by 12:30 (leaving me just over half an hour to party before going home). So I decided to crash with scotty at red robins. They were the coolest people ever and let us in right before closing...but we ended up with over 20 people there, about 90% of the cast and crew. Maybe the rest went to Avital's...I still feel guilty, though, knowing she wanted to have a party with everyone and barely anyone went.
Strike rocked though. I tore down a wall. Stage wall, but still, a wall. I want the tech inclined reading this to stop and consider all the female techies they know. Got 'em in your head? By my count, the trueblueasskicking females (basically, the ones I've seen do tech like any guy would) consist of Rachel, Adrianna, Karolyn (our wheel!), and Mary (during music man). Molly, our lightboard operate, is also a kickass techie I assume, but I've never seen her do anything but board. Anyhow, tonight, Sasha kicked ass in a miniskirt and highheels. No joke, she was carrying lumber and screwing shit and everything. (Not in a sick way, pervs). But the absolute best was michele. Get this: she complained that we (well...I) weren't letting her do enough work. She further complained when I changed the drill bit for her and offered to help her off a latter. SHE ROCKS! I mean, yeah, she thinks I'm psycho. But who doesn't? She seriously busted out the powertools, put up with the coddling of me on adreniline, and did work! And let me call her the "drill girl" (after I accepted she could do all the drilling and relegated myself to just holding the wood for her). That takes serious...ball? Whatever. Regardless, the Playwriting Festival had the best student writer, director, and cast of any play I've been associated with this year. Oh, and the tech show kicked major ass...best of the year. AND the strike crew I was on kicked the most ass. All in all...I wouldn't trade this weekend for the world. I'm gonna miss you, my fellow murderers.
Posted by Viper37 at May 23, 2004 01:12 AM