Oh Boy, Oh Boy! Sunday we only had a matinee and we were extremely lucky to have the costume designer, Nan, invite us over for a meal off the grill. yum yum. The salad is from her garden, check out the georgeousness:
Here is Nan showing her veg garden to Jane and Jane's man friend, Bill. Nan's house is a beauty in Evanston. They have done amazing work on it and the yard is my favorite part.
Check out this patio, made from cross-cuts of a tree (among other things) that fell down in recent years. That's Nan's son Peter getting a fire ready and David and Roxy watching.
This is a great time to introduce to to the other members of the crew. From the left, this is Jane, our worldly Wardrobe Mistress. She's a real spitfire, a ball of energy. She has done many things in her life, including a chorus girl in Las Vagas, but we are so glad that she is working with us now. Next is Shannon, she's David's Assistant and his eyes and ears backstage. She takes care of all the props and goings on wonderfully. She has a beautiful singing voice and sometimes still thinks about being the chorus for the opera. Both of these chicks knit and that has been a great bonding point for us. Sharing advise and ideas is a great bonus to working with them. Lastly David, our Stage Manager. For me he is like and on site manager, not ultimately who hires or fires me, but he gives me my daily marching orders. He's quite the task master, but once you get used to his sense of humor, it is fun working with him. And you can always count on David for fashion advise (whether you like it or not) as well as many other things. I will be eternally grateful for him introducing me to Cook's Illustrated and will miss our headset conversations. All three of them are great co-worker and I can't believe that I will have to leave them behind. But thank goodness for evening like this when we can truly enjoy eachother's conversation and company. Thanks Nan!
Ah Nan, a great designer, here with my husband Mike.
And she has such a handsome son, Peter.
We continued our delightful evening with a mexican chocolate torte. yum yum. You can almost make out the remains there on the table.
Here is Laurie, Nan's husband, and Bill, Jane's man. Laurie plays sax for the CSO, very cool. Bill is a Computer secruity guy. 
We kept on until well past dark, talking, laughing, eating and drinking. It was a great night and I'm glad we were able to have an evening, just the crew, before the end of this show and my time with writers theatre. Hanging out like this with cool people is the best part of my job. Even at the theatre before and after shows, when we are all hanging out is what I look forward to. My reason for going to work
**Had my interview at Paper Source, but I won't hear if they can use me for a week or two. Here's hoping.
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