What a Weekend!
So after my extremely exciting "weekend", I had to jump back into my real world, where regular people's weekend is my "hell". Waking on Thursday I had a total of about 5 hours of sleep, which was mostly broken up into naps. But, I had a two-show day, and my having been on vacation was no excuse to be tired. Through a fantastic combo of street meat, in the form of a hot dog, and some serious coffee, I made it through the first show. The second was a little harder, but I survived. It also helped that apparently between shows Emily Skinner (famous b'way actress for those of you who don't know) had been in the building rehearsing for something. As she was standing near our sign-in sheet in the theatre, THREE separate people all went up to her and said, "hi Beth!". Hilarious! Apparently when my friend Michael McCoy(first to go up to her) introduced himself, he said, "I'm so sorry, I thought you were Beth Kirkpatrick!", and she said, "Actually, I've gotten that before!". WHAT??? HILARIOUS!!
On Thursday night I had a surprise guest! My cast mate Joelle (ballerina) has had THE WORST time ever finding housing. Even worse than me. She and her roommate Carli have been hotel hopping for almost three weeks now, while they tried to work something out. Carli was really on vacation, so on Thursday Joelle and I had a sleepover! Luckily it was a great test for the air mattress that I got for Katherine, and we had tons of fun. Top Chef rules.
On Friday I finally got to sleep in a little, but I knew the weekend was going to be tough. On Friday night Kath arrived! I did the show, and then met up with her and her fantastic college roommate, Liz, at Lauriol Plaza, a bar near DuPont Circle. They were having a late dinner with friends, which I broke up. Liz, Kath, Liz's friend Kate and I (two Elizabeths and two Katherines) then all headed to Katherine's boyfriend (Frank)'s best friend's house. Is this confusing enough for you? There we met Frank's sister, Frank's best friend, and some of the best friend's friends. We boozed it up for a while, and I got to know Frank a little bit. Yes, Katherine, he seems smart, cute, and funny. Are you happy? I promise not to seduce him in a sarong, but that's a story for another day. After an hour, Kath, Liz, Kate, and I headed to Georgetown.
Georgetown is adorable by day, and pretty funny by night. All the dudes are wearing a uniform consisting of polo shirts, cargo shorts, and flip flops. It's like a bunch of ex-frat boys playing dress up in the slightly grown up world. As my cousin-once-removed Brad said, "DC is run by 25-year-olds." If that's true, Georgetown is where they hang out. We had a great time drinking, talking, dancing, and having guys try to impress us, until I had to head home. Two shows on Saturday means I really need my beauty rest!!!
Saturday's first show was fueled by chicken salad, coffee, and the knowledge that I had friends in the Audience. Katherine, Liz, Frank, Frank's sister Nora, and Brad were all there. It was also a fun show because exciting things happened! Just as we were all going to enter for the first big number, Hannibal, we were watching across stage. One of our swings, Tewks, had just started to enter when we saw him get pulled backward. As we entered he was missing, and halfway through the scene another swing entered, having just quick-changed into Tewks' costume! Apparently so many people called out of the Broadway production of Phantom (calling out is what you do when you're sick, on vacation, or can't come for some reason) that they were short. At the nighttime performance there was no one to play the opera divo, Piangi. New York had called, and Tewks was going to be put on a plane immediately to fly to be in the evening show! How exciting! Of course an hour later when things were firmed up, Tewks wasn't needed. Apparently they had found someone in NYC who had played the part years ago. But, it was very exciting for us backstage!!
After the show I gave the group a quick tour, and they all seemed suitably impressed, although I secretly wonder if they fell asleep. Frank and Nora had to take off, so the rest of us headed down by the water for some seafood and sunburn. This weekend just got hotter and hotter! It was great fun to see Brad, who I haven't spoken to since he was about 11 years old at a Kirkpatrick family reunion in Turkey Run, IN. He's definitely grown up since then! I also tried to talk Brad and Liz into getting me tickets to some of DC's finest sights, since they work in politics. Eventually I had to head back to the theatre to get ready for the nighttime show.
On Saturday night I was pretty tired, but I had more friends at the show! My old college roomie Jill was there cheering me on, along with our friends Ilana and Debra. It was great to see them, and after the show we all headed to Brickskeller for some pizza and beer. It might have been some of the best pizza of my life. It's making me hungry just thinking about it! Afterwards Kath and I headed out to Ballston to sleep in my fabulous apartment. TV is the devil, because it makes me never want to sleep. On Sunday we headed back for two more shows, and I was more tired than ever. Kath hung out with friends while I groaned through the first show (more coffee, please) and then we met for dinner afterwards. Then she had to take off! I only had one more show to suffer through, and luckily that was enough to keep my going. More coffee made it happen, and now finally I get a day off.
Not that next week will be any better! We only had seven shows this week, as opposed to our usual eight, so next week we have NINE to make up the difference! I feel tired just thinking about it!! Send me your coffee-filled thoughts!
On Thursday night I had a surprise guest! My cast mate Joelle (ballerina) has had THE WORST time ever finding housing. Even worse than me. She and her roommate Carli have been hotel hopping for almost three weeks now, while they tried to work something out. Carli was really on vacation, so on Thursday Joelle and I had a sleepover! Luckily it was a great test for the air mattress that I got for Katherine, and we had tons of fun. Top Chef rules.
On Friday I finally got to sleep in a little, but I knew the weekend was going to be tough. On Friday night Kath arrived! I did the show, and then met up with her and her fantastic college roommate, Liz, at Lauriol Plaza, a bar near DuPont Circle. They were having a late dinner with friends, which I broke up. Liz, Kath, Liz's friend Kate and I (two Elizabeths and two Katherines) then all headed to Katherine's boyfriend (Frank)'s best friend's house. Is this confusing enough for you? There we met Frank's sister, Frank's best friend, and some of the best friend's friends. We boozed it up for a while, and I got to know Frank a little bit. Yes, Katherine, he seems smart, cute, and funny. Are you happy? I promise not to seduce him in a sarong, but that's a story for another day. After an hour, Kath, Liz, Kate, and I headed to Georgetown.
Georgetown is adorable by day, and pretty funny by night. All the dudes are wearing a uniform consisting of polo shirts, cargo shorts, and flip flops. It's like a bunch of ex-frat boys playing dress up in the slightly grown up world. As my cousin-once-removed Brad said, "DC is run by 25-year-olds." If that's true, Georgetown is where they hang out. We had a great time drinking, talking, dancing, and having guys try to impress us, until I had to head home. Two shows on Saturday means I really need my beauty rest!!!
Saturday's first show was fueled by chicken salad, coffee, and the knowledge that I had friends in the Audience. Katherine, Liz, Frank, Frank's sister Nora, and Brad were all there. It was also a fun show because exciting things happened! Just as we were all going to enter for the first big number, Hannibal, we were watching across stage. One of our swings, Tewks, had just started to enter when we saw him get pulled backward. As we entered he was missing, and halfway through the scene another swing entered, having just quick-changed into Tewks' costume! Apparently so many people called out of the Broadway production of Phantom (calling out is what you do when you're sick, on vacation, or can't come for some reason) that they were short. At the nighttime performance there was no one to play the opera divo, Piangi. New York had called, and Tewks was going to be put on a plane immediately to fly to be in the evening show! How exciting! Of course an hour later when things were firmed up, Tewks wasn't needed. Apparently they had found someone in NYC who had played the part years ago. But, it was very exciting for us backstage!!
After the show I gave the group a quick tour, and they all seemed suitably impressed, although I secretly wonder if they fell asleep. Frank and Nora had to take off, so the rest of us headed down by the water for some seafood and sunburn. This weekend just got hotter and hotter! It was great fun to see Brad, who I haven't spoken to since he was about 11 years old at a Kirkpatrick family reunion in Turkey Run, IN. He's definitely grown up since then! I also tried to talk Brad and Liz into getting me tickets to some of DC's finest sights, since they work in politics. Eventually I had to head back to the theatre to get ready for the nighttime show.
On Saturday night I was pretty tired, but I had more friends at the show! My old college roomie Jill was there cheering me on, along with our friends Ilana and Debra. It was great to see them, and after the show we all headed to Brickskeller for some pizza and beer. It might have been some of the best pizza of my life. It's making me hungry just thinking about it! Afterwards Kath and I headed out to Ballston to sleep in my fabulous apartment. TV is the devil, because it makes me never want to sleep. On Sunday we headed back for two more shows, and I was more tired than ever. Kath hung out with friends while I groaned through the first show (more coffee, please) and then we met for dinner afterwards. Then she had to take off! I only had one more show to suffer through, and luckily that was enough to keep my going. More coffee made it happen, and now finally I get a day off.
Not that next week will be any better! We only had seven shows this week, as opposed to our usual eight, so next week we have NINE to make up the difference! I feel tired just thinking about it!! Send me your coffee-filled thoughts!
posted by Beth at 8:29 PM
1 Comments:
B - for the sake of family peace, please do not pull out the sarong!!
I still crack up when you tell that story even though I have heard it about a million times!
Love you - N
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