Yesterday.

Yesterday was my last performance of Banjo Boy (a world premiere of a new musical about Meredith Willson) and of the summer. We had a really strong performance. Everyone was on. Probably the best performance of the run. It helped that we had a huge, reacting audience. That really helps, actually. We were also archiving and getting a recording for a cast album. :D I'm pretty sure we get a copy of at least the cast album and maybe the archival video. I don't know for sure, though. Then, we had strike. I helped Jennie with the costumes as I had before. I made this huge tape ball out of the blue painters' tape we used to label tables and whatnot. We sorted out laundry and made sure we had everything. People were designated as "Basement Cleaners." They organized costume stuff into boxes and swept the floor. The basement was spotless. We cleaned all the tables and counters and swept the floors of the dressing rooms and make-up room. They looked hardly breathed in. We loaded some accessories and coats into Joan's car. Then, it was time to say good-bye. Some interns were leaving that night. Most, today. It was sadder than I thought it would be. I spent 2/3 of my summer with them, and they were leaving. I hugged everyone, except Geoff (he patted me on the back-fine with me :D). Careth, my buddy, was probably one of the hardest people to say good-bye to. :C I'll most likely never see or hear of most of them again. I guess we have Facebook. I hope that I can see most of them again. :D They are all so talented. I will miss them a lot. And that's what I did with my last 3 days of summer.

What I Did On My Summer Vacation............

Do you remember those papers you would have to write when you were younger about what you did on your summer vacation? (I hated those. FQR) Well, this is kinda one. I started my summer rather slow. ish. I had to help with Bible School. I also sang pit choir for FACT's production of PIPPIN. Then started Joseph. We had rehearsal a lot. Then the actual show, which went amazingly well. (I was in the Youth Choir (for the 2nd time, I might add)). Then, I was (and currently still is in) Banjo Boy. (A new work about what Meredith Willson's regrets.) Yeah, so I haven't had a summer since the end of June. Still, I'm super excited to go back to school and start HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I forgot to add that I went to All-State Camp. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss it. :C Soon school will start and my life will remain complicated, but just complicated enough. :D ~Sarah* -FQR- FQR= For Questions and Research