Fun, Fun, Awesome Fun....

...over the weekend!  We had tech for The Mousetrap, tech meaning adding all the elements together - actors, costumes, makeup, lights, sound, props, and working out all the kinks of when everyone's been working on things on their own, and then we all come together and fit it together like a puzzle.  It is magical when all the things we've seen renderings of all come together and make a show A SHOW!!!  I think sometimes people think of an ensemble as just the actors.  No, no, no.  The ensemble is everyone doing what they do best - the costume designer, lighting designer, set designer, sound designer, props designer, crew, director, actors, and stage manager all working together to make this beautiful thing happen.  Tech days are inherently long days because sometimes things go wonky, computers with cues are trying to catch up, actors forget which door they were supposed to enter through, a prop breaks....a myriad of things can happen.  Luckily -- oh, so luckily!!! -- everyone associated with this show is really great at what they do, and our intrepid, gentle, and marvelous stage manager, Jessica, kept her cool and kept it fun and flowing.  Hard to believe that we're at this stage of the game - final dress coming up, then previews, then opening!  It's flown by SO FAST!!!  Oh, my gosh, I am having THE BEST TIME!  Feeling incredibly happy and grateful for multitudes of things in my life....I can hardly believe my great good fortune.  Interested in seeing the show?  It's at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest and runs September 15th through October 15th.  Here's their website for tickets.  Hope to see you there!  https://www.citadeltheatre.org/

Here's me meeting my dressing table :-)