So much time has passed.

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Had an amazing Fanny Pack themed birthday bash.
I actually couldn't believe that approximately 40 people bought, found or bedazzled fanny packs and wore them in a public place for an entire evening.
The most useful part of it was that since Mardi Gras was right around the corner everyone just used their fannypacks for the parade route.
You're welcome, everyone.


And I've also been engulfed in theatre land for the past couple of months.....

We were remounting The Night of the Iguana for UNO all during January and February.
Then we got to take a lovely little trip to the sprawling metropolis of Amarillo, Texas to perform our wonderful show on the anniversary of his death.....creepy!
Unfortunately, the day I got there I became insanely sick.
I could barely get out of bed...I felt like I needed to crawl out of my skin.
I couldn't eat anything...and I really only left the hotel to go see other school's shows.
I was beginning to worry how well I would feel for our performance on Friday....
I knew Beau was freaking out silently because James Yeargain was also super sickly with allegies and such.
I finally made myself go to the urgent care in amarillo, which was a whole other level of hell to deal with.
And it only took about 2 hours before they could figure out what to do with me and let me know that on top of everything I was severely dehydrated and thats the main reason I felt like death.
So i got some meds and shots and I woke up Friday morning and I felt like a million bucks.
I ran into Beau's room and said, "I FEEL AWESOME IT'S LIKE A TENNESSEE WILLIAMS MIRACLE. HE DIED ON THIS DAY SO I COULD PERFORM!!!!!"
We performed the show and it was going amazingly. The audience was so involved and with it, it was just delightful to get to perform for people who really understood and enjoyed everything that went into the production.
Unfortunately, as the show went on James' voice started to just go...and as we know, that poor baby never left stage in the show.
So, Beau is in the wings next to me and he's like...
Beau: "Ok....figure out a way to make James drink a glass of water."
Me: "BUt this is the dinner scene, I'm bringing on a drink cart. The whole point of the scene is he is supposed to refuse a drink from me..."
Beau: "Yeah......I'm gonna need you to just make all this work."

So....I made my entrance...walked up behind James and said, "Here baby, have some water...sounds like you need it."
And the audience burst into laughter.
That's the benefit of performing for other performers....they knew exactly what was going on and they knew that had to be done.

The next day we got an amazing response.
So many awesome things said about the whole production and all our work.
It was truly satisfying to have such a lovely response to something we have all worked so hard on for such a long time.


And then in April I started rehearsing for The Norman Conquests
It is I think the hardest thing I have ever attempted to do.
So many lines, so many props, so much blocking.
It makes my brain hurt so much just to think about it.
I generally have a good cry about it once a week.
Rehearsals are going really well, and I think we are in a super place right now....I'm just so overwhelmed.
It's gonna be super hilarious and great though.
The cast is extraordinary and just swell to work with.
I'm going to be very happy for everyone to come see it.
Especially since most people I know are gonna come on the EPIC SUNDAY OF THEATRE.
Which is where we do all three plays of the trilogy in succession at 11, 3 and 7.
AHHHHHH.
Going . To . Be . EPIC .

NOLAProject is doing Midsummer in the Sculpture Garden. It is going to be stunning and funny and great.
I've seen one rehearsal and I am going again tonight so I can judge more thoroughly.
Everything I have seen has been beautiful though.
It opens THIS FRIDAY! And runs all the Fridays in May.
GO SEE IT.
I'm very proud of everyone involved, and super proud that the company is getting the opportunity to do this event.
We are also going to be doing Romeo and Juliet inside the museum in August.
Which I am very excited I will get to be a part of since I am so jealous I couldn't play in the outdoor one...
Even though I would much prefer to be inside instead of rolling around on grass.


So yeah.
Thats about what my life has involved for the past few months.
Whole lot of line learning.
I also enjoyed some French Quarter Fest.
And some Jazz Fest.

I am definitely looking forward to a very long break.....very long.
Can't wait till December.
I don't think my little brain can handle much more....