I can't believe I am getting paid for this

Ahhh.. today is a day off.  We have finally settled into our show schedule.. Two weeks ago we did our tech for the show and then last tuesday we opened for previews, with the press opening the following Sunday.  This last week was just a normal show schedule (ish... minus the flooding and repairs).  Today I am getting some laundry done and then hittin the road to Disneyland for the afternoon!

The last couple weeks have really been amazing to see the difference that this particular show is versus a normal road house tour.  Now that everything has been built, the electrics are working and we are running the show, it will just be routine maintance from here on.  Granted, that routine part may include dropping lights down from the Cupola to repair... it still is nothing compared to what load-in was.

I have finally settled in with befriending the cast.. (I think.. I know some of them read this, so we shall see what happens once I post) It has been totally awesome to do a show at night, then go back, drink a bottle of wine (shared amongst people...) and go hot tubbing. Best way to end a show ever! During the days I have been going around to different areas; Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Long Beach (see a theme here?).  I am trying to learn to surf, but have only been out once to do so... and we can just leave it at that...

The show itself has been running well. We have only had one show stop (which was when a trap broke and we had to prop it shut for the last couple scenes). We did have a bit of a curve ball last week when (don't ask me why) it started to rain here in the OC.  Apparently it does that here once and a while.  The only problem with the rain is...well.. we built the tent on a big grassy field. An uneven one at that. So we walked in around noon for what was supposed to be a work call to fix some parts on the set, but turned into a mud bath as we pulled up substage decking to be able to pump out the water. Wet grass that has been heated up due to the projectors really is.. something.

This was just a quick update... letting you know I am still alive. I am off to finish laundry, then going to head to Disneyland for the rest of the day. Life out in the OC can be so rough.