Have You Guessed the Show?

Sunday my mom came to see the show and having someone see a show is oddly stressful. Even though it is a good show, I am always distracted, and therefore didn't take any pics to post about. Luckily I have a couple in the backlog, so I thought I would take the opportunity to talk about the theatre, and some of my favorite parts.

I take the commuter train out of the city everynight and this is one of the high and low points of my day. I hate to leave the house and Mike, who may have just gotten home. But then once I'm on the train, I get out my book and I love that half-hour to myself. To leave behind the getting things done mode I have at home and just chill.

The women's club where the theatre is housed is a lovely building. I bet you can't read the show title, and a friend informed me I have neglected to mention it. We are doing Lion in Winter. Its a classic and this produciton is very good. Back to the building...
When you are backstage and go out the back door, you find this lovely patio and a yard where you can sit in the grass. This is a very unusual feature in Chi-town theatre, so it is a luxury I try and enjoy in the good weather.I LOVE being in the theatre before people get there. It is so peaceful and empty and yet full of all those memories and feelings. I have written essays about the beauty of an empty theatre. So I love getting in early and standing in the theatre.
Luckily this is part of my job, because every night we have to do light check. I stand on stage as I do for this and looking up towards the booth, where the stage manager will turn lights on, I say how many, and he turns them off and on to the next. It is tedious and silly sounding and if an actor is early, they love to join in with odd number calling too. Which is fun too.If we are lucky we have a little time for dinner and chill while we wait for actors to arrive. Here is David looking at the New York Look Book, one of the many books I check out from the library for people to puroose(how in the h*ll to you spell that?!?). And then I just go up to the booth and push buttons. But I love working is such a beautiful location this time of year. But as always its the people that make it special.