Today we had 2 shows in Spindale NC at the Isothermal CC. The hotel was less than a mile away from the venue so last night Virginia and I took the vans down to locate the loading dock. When we arrived there were a ton of cars so we parked and walked into the building thinking that perhaps we could get a glimpse of the stage. We walked right in the loading dock door and into the audience to see "Junior Miss 2009" rehearsal going on. We stayed long enough to appreciate the amazing choreography and to choose our favorites. The show is Saturday night so we will check the internet on Monday and see if our girl won.
This morning we arrived at the theatre to find some of our favorite things; bottled water, a short load in and nice, competent techs. These three things make our day so much better.
The first show was good even though Colleen was feeling sick. After the show we worked some scenes with our new Louise. Then we took our break and some of the actors drove over to the local drugstore to pick up some soda and food.
While they were gone things got interesting. I was standing in the lobby watching the kids file in when all of a sudden the House Manager started yelling at us to get back in the theatre. The shoved all the kids and teachers into the theatre and then shoved me into the backstage hallway and told me to close all the doors and keep my actors in the dressing room. Apparently we were on lock down.
I immediately made sure the actors were okay and then had Colleen call the actors that had left to tell them to stay in the car with the doors locked until we told them to come into the theatre. Then I went to find out what had happened. Apparently a student had threatened to hurt people and had said that Tuesday afternoon would be a good time because the theatre would be full of kids. We were under lock down for about 10 minutes. Amazingly the show only started 15 minutes late.
Now we are at Virginia's house having an amazing home-cooked meal.
Weird how life goes.
Onward and Upward.
Addition- We are currently in Madison GA in a Red Roof Inn for three nights. After returning from checking out downtown I commented on the broken window on the room between Josh and Me. A lady from the parking lot commented that it was from the Amber Alert Shootout a few months ago. "What??!!" we questioned. Apparently in Janurary a 25 year old man captured his baby's mommy and the baby and drove them through Alabama and into Georgia with his new 17 year old girlfriend. He then checked into our Red Roof Inn. The police caught up with him and there was a stand-off that turned into a shootout. The couple and the baby spent a day holed up in the Red Roof room right near mine before he surrendered to the police. They had to evacuate the Waffle House next door and close down the street. Below is a picture of the missing window and the holes he cut in the curtain so he could see the police.
This morning we arrived at the theatre to find some of our favorite things; bottled water, a short load in and nice, competent techs. These three things make our day so much better.
The first show was good even though Colleen was feeling sick. After the show we worked some scenes with our new Louise. Then we took our break and some of the actors drove over to the local drugstore to pick up some soda and food.
While they were gone things got interesting. I was standing in the lobby watching the kids file in when all of a sudden the House Manager started yelling at us to get back in the theatre. The shoved all the kids and teachers into the theatre and then shoved me into the backstage hallway and told me to close all the doors and keep my actors in the dressing room. Apparently we were on lock down.
I immediately made sure the actors were okay and then had Colleen call the actors that had left to tell them to stay in the car with the doors locked until we told them to come into the theatre. Then I went to find out what had happened. Apparently a student had threatened to hurt people and had said that Tuesday afternoon would be a good time because the theatre would be full of kids. We were under lock down for about 10 minutes. Amazingly the show only started 15 minutes late.
Now we are at Virginia's house having an amazing home-cooked meal.
Weird how life goes.
Onward and Upward.
Addition- We are currently in Madison GA in a Red Roof Inn for three nights. After returning from checking out downtown I commented on the broken window on the room between Josh and Me. A lady from the parking lot commented that it was from the Amber Alert Shootout a few months ago. "What??!!" we questioned. Apparently in Janurary a 25 year old man captured his baby's mommy and the baby and drove them through Alabama and into Georgia with his new 17 year old girlfriend. He then checked into our Red Roof Inn. The police caught up with him and there was a stand-off that turned into a shootout. The couple and the baby spent a day holed up in the Red Roof room right near mine before he surrendered to the police. They had to evacuate the Waffle House next door and close down the street. Below is a picture of the missing window and the holes he cut in the curtain so he could see the police.
Excitement surrounds us everywhere we go.
Upward and Onward.
1 comment:
Scary stuff, glad it ended anticlimactically. 15 minutes late... that's my girl.
Be safe, and pack some mace. I hear it does wonders to toddler discipline.
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