My friends Dave and Holly have a kid who’s likely headed to Broadway one of these days. He was up in New York last week and landed himself an agent who asked about getting some new pictures, specifically a serious headshot. This was one of the ones that I liked right away.
This one is for our local modeling/talent agency. They wanted full body.
And this one was for me.
I got up at 4:30am last Sunday to make my 6:55 flight to Fort Myers. I really hate those early flights.
Sunrise at the beach is a beautiful thing. Sunrise at the airport, I can do without.
I changed my tune when I landed in the Sunshine State, which was at a balmy 73 degrees. This was taken from the dock behind my mom’s boyfriend’s house. I was bummed that I didn’t see any manatees. They apparently swim back there quite often.
And this is Mom and Shelby. (Mom’s probably going to hate this picture)
My Mom’s boyfriend Ethan has a great dog named Chance. I always miss my dogs when I’m gone, so I was really glad to have some K9 company.
Shelby is my 2nd favorite yorkie. (And in case my friends are wondering, she does have two eyes.)
My grandparents live in this great retirement community in Bonita Springs. There is so much going on there all the time. There are swimming pools, hot tubs (you know I visited the hot tub!), shuffle board, pool tournaments, dinners, dancing, karaoke, field trips, variety shows, and tons more! Mom and Ethan played pool while Gram and I went to Bingo. Poppy is one of the callers.
Picking out your cards is serious business at Bingo. Actually, they take their Bingo VERY seriously. I thought a few of those old broads were going to kill my grandfather during one of the games. And you should see how FAST they get out of there when it’s all over. Don’t let those walkers fool you. Those gals can MOVE!
The biggest event is the softball tournament. Poppy’s team won both games while I was there. Go Poppy!
It was great seeing my family, even if for just a couple days. Love you, Gram!
Have you ever heard of this? I saw it on Shadowhouse Creations blog and thought I would give it a try. “Sunday” (the Act I Finale to Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George) is probably my favorite piece of music, so I just copied the words in and hit go. This is what I got.
Okay. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
I had two shows yesterday – one at 2:30 and the other at 8:00 – which left me about three hours in-between to shoot some of the spectacular scenery that often goes unnoticed by audiences who go straight into the theatre without looking around the property. This is a popular spot with actors on two-show days. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve picnicked here in the spring, summer, and fall. It’s a splendid spot!
According to Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s website, records indicate that Swift Creek Mill was in existence as early as 1663, and is believed to be the oldest grist mill in this country. On May 9th and 10th, 1864, a battle was fought around the mill when General B.F. Butler’s Army of the James attempted to cross Swift Creek. Good thing they weren’t attempting to do that in the winter. Look how the ice is still covering the branches in the falls.
The water level of Swift Creek has gotten way above this marker many times. The Granite Room, which is the lower dining room in the restaurant, has been completely under water on several occasions. The most famous story of water in the Mill was when the show Two By Two, a musical about Noah and the Ark, lost its closing night due to the flood in theatre.
If Swift Creek Mill’s food isn’t your thing (and it’s not mine), Wagstaff’s Steak House is right on the other side of the creek.
(But take the bridge. The water is cold and rough!)
So come on down and see Pete ‘n’ Keely. And while you’re there, take a look around. You’ll be glad you did!
Back in our younger days (not that long ago), Robin Arthur and I would drive down to Williamsburg on a Saturday morning to spend the day at the Pottery and then have dinner in Old Town. But before we left, we would always stop at the 7-11 to pick up a couple of Big Gulps and The Weekly World News. Whoever wasn’t driving would read the articles aloud, and we’d cackle at Dear Dottie and all the rednecks being abducted by aliens. And the week that Bat Boy was discovered? Well, that was the best of all! We scream laughed the entire trip! So when I saw this at Barnes & Noble, I just had to snap it with the iPhone.
Of course, I don’t see Bat Boy anymore without thinking of my friend Scotty. So this is for him – especially since it will be a cold day in hell before Robin Arthur reads a blog!
This has been just the craziest month! First let me say that our rehearsal period for Pete ‘n’ Keely was really short. Three weeks – evenings only – couple of weekends. That’s 20 songs (120 if you count the Cross Country Tour), two people, and Robin Arthur choreography. It was pretty intense. Then, at the end of those three weeks, we did two preview performances (the first of which was actually reviewed – gotta love that) and THEN THE SNOW CAME.
There went our opening. A producer’s nightmare! On a personal note, I thought “fine with me!” I generally don’t enjoy the big opening night thing. I barely know the show at that point, and the fact that the critics (and so many of my friends) are in the house usually makes me want to throw up. However, I’ve got to say it was pretty strange to just… go home. No opening night party? No celebratory drinks? Kinda sad.
Fast forward to last night. Remember how we hardly knew the show last week? Well now we’ve been away from it for six days. Thank God our small, but lively audience didn’t mind. They seemed to be having quite a good time!
And today – more snow. And more cancellations. When did I move to New England?
It could be worse. It could be Mulan. They’re only scheduled to play three weekends and they’re losing two. That’s gotta hurt! At least we’ve got until mid-March. Russell and I are bound to hit our stride long before then!
I was looking back at a post from last year where I said we hadn’t gotten any snow in about nine years. Now we’re expecting our third storm in 2 months! Here are a few photos from last weekend’s. You should have seen me nearly hip-deep at the overpass on I-195 to get the shot of the train yard!
My friends Jan and Bo have a daughter who is a senior in high school. How that ever happened I will never know because it seems to me that it was just yesterday I was singing to Nora in her swing. She has turned out to be quite the equestrian and wanted her senior photos to reflect her passion. We took these photos last summer before life got so crazy busy. We’re just now getting around to having prints made! It’s been fun going back and seeing them again.
I am finally finished with all of the Pete n Keely photos. Here are a few more of the production shots.
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