In a nutshell: the 2-minute version.
* Oklahoma closed, rather successfully, as the top-grossing mainstage show the Little Theater has had, I think, in its history. That means better-funded shows for the future! I still have people making comments about the production. It was an incredible experience and I'm so glad I got to do it!!
* Oklahoma closed, rather successfully, as the top-grossing mainstage show the Little Theater has had, I think, in its history. That means better-funded shows for the future! I still have people making comments about the production. It was an incredible experience and I'm so glad I got to do it!!
* I was asked to be the head of the makeup department at a special fx company, called Ethereal Fx. Projects are really picking up, and there's some fun stuff planned. We recently acquired 6 mannequins that I have full liberty to give makeovers, and I'm doing stage crew for a December ballet. It's really nice, because we've been trying to get our foot in the door with these guys, and even though I'm working stage crew, I talked with the Director directly (haha...) and offered to help them with makeup. Her eyes lit up and I had to stop myself from doing a triumphant fist pump :)
* I'll be doing another show! I auditioned for a locally-written piece about the 60's. It's called My Generation and will be performed as a fundraiser. Half of the cast from Oklahoma will also be in My Generation, and I am ridiculously excited to be with some of my favorite people again. I was never a big fan of tye-dye and psychedelic music and whatnot, but it'll be a really good learning experience about some of the themes from the 60's (like what the political landscape was like, the effects of racism, etc.) I don't know what character I am yet, (or music or dance part or whatnot), I think I'll find out on Thursday. I'm hoping to snag a copy of the script this Wednesday night.
*Congrats to Jamie Miller, my sister-in-law, who just had a baby girl! Her name is Anna Miller, and because it sounds so close to Ann Miller, the famous super-speedy tap dancer, Eric and I celebrated the day by watching On the Town. Good times and a super adorable baby :)
*Eric and I visited Vine Street in Paso Robles, where we walked the light-lined homes and saw the fun little local sights. They close off the street, decorate stuff, and have tables of free cider, hot chocolate, popcorn, cookies, etc. with music groups, dancers, and a few famous Christmas characters. My all-time favorite was a reincarnation of Scrooge, this cute little man who dressed up like the famous Humbug and spent 3 hours Bah-humbugging the crowd of probably 500 people clustered around his house. He'd make grouchy comments about people's clothes, yell at them that Christmas doesn't exist, then dart inside his house to the second story porch and continue yelling at people. The crowd (and especially the children) all boo-ed him back, hissing and yelling their own insults, and it was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. I'll have to post a short video I took... it was just delightful :). There was also a guy dressed up as the Grinch, but he wasn't nearly as entertaining.
The other cool thing was that I got to pet a live wolf! They were a pair of rescued and mostly-domesticated wolves, but they were huge and simply beautiful. Highlight of my night :)
The other cool thing was that I got to pet a live wolf! They were a pair of rescued and mostly-domesticated wolves, but they were huge and simply beautiful. Highlight of my night :)
More to come... off to make dinner!
