Quickly...

Don't have much time now, but wanted to give you a taste of our home for this week. I'll post more later! We're on our way into town to purchase some things that we need for our week. Have a good one! Love you all!

The First Show

The Fantastic Five...Maid of Marion, Marion's Maid, Robin Hood, Sheriff and PJ!

Well, it's over! The first, and second, show went off with only a few hitches...and I have a much better idea of what to do next week...and what not to do...

The guards...

The horsemen...and my favorite group...

The Little Stinkers!!!!

Hope your day is going well! Have a great week, and enjoy this video of our amazing pianist!

Well, I'm not sure why you can't hear it...if anyone knows how to fix that, please let me know?

Our Little Red Truck

I love this truck. I love driving it. I love riding in it. I...want...one...

Auditions...

Auditions are over! We auditioned over eighty children this afternoon and selected our cast. The decisions were tough to make, as we had several talented kids. They are all so...full of energy! It was their first day back from Christmas break, so you can imagine...

After casting, I worked with Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, both of whom are being played by girls. A lot of hard work goes into these roles, and I realized just how much I need to know and have prepared. I don't just need to know my lines...I need to know my lines, their lines, everyone else's lines, where they enter, exit, etc. Give me a couple more weeks, and I should be set...

We ate lunch at the cutest little cafe today. It made me miss the Break Espresso, as I sat there sipping my soy chai. After auditions, we opted for a cheap dinner at Quiznos. Ah, eating so healthy! Notice the name of my little "samwich"...

Here Goes...

Here I am, my first week out, and already it has been an adventure! The roads were covered w/snow when we left Missoula, and it didn't take long before we happened upon a couple of discombobulated semi trucks. Once we made it past Deer Lodge, we had pretty clear weather.

We made it to Denver Monday afternoon and spent the day getting settled in. Great Mexican food! ;.) I spent the last hour trying to tune some poor kid's guitar, and just made it worse. Yikes. But he was gracious and let me mess around with it. Turns out I know his cousins from Missoula.

This is my first gift basket and my first very comfy bed. The folks I'm staying with fixed it up all purty for me, and I'm enjoying the snacks. Very healthy ones, I might add.

Tomorrow we go to the school and audition the students. So exciting! Might be unavailable for the next couple of days...

And so it begins...

I'm creating this webpage so as to document my comings and goings as a tour actor with the Missoula Children's Theatre. I'll try to keep up week by week, but in all honesty, I'll probably be great about it for a month, and then post only two or three more times. We'll see.

What an adventure! We'll be in a different town each week, teaching a new group of 50-60 elementary students the show Robin Hood! We'll rehearse during the week, put on a couple of shows on the weekend, and take off for the next town!

Stay tuned....