Brownville- Trying to Catch Up Blog 1

So....it will be impossible to be extremely detailed in the next few blogs because of the fact that I haven't been upkeeping this like I should. I still hope to give you all a taste of just how wonderful Brownville is. Because it is- wonderful! Upon arriving, I instantly had over 12 new best friends. It is quite amazing how we all mesh. Of course some people have grown closer to others over time, but I still feel accepted by this community of artists who are all dedicated to working hard toward a common goal. Over the summer, our task is to memorize and perform a rotating schedule of 4 plays and one musical. Upon my arrival in Brownville, I had to say goodbye to my brother and father right away and then immediately arrive to a music rehearsal for The Apple Tree. I was a little sick still from the New York trip, so I couldn't belt out my songs completely, but despite that, I already got a lot of compliments about my voice, which was nice. The next day, we went to Omaha to shop for the season. I hung out with my fellow costume shop girls- Monica and Steph, as well as Devon (our Costume Designer) and her husband Josh, the director for Look Who's Laughing. I really enjoyed Omaha, but that was pretty much the final time I saw civilization for the summer. We then started our rehearsal process for the summer. We started with Look Who's Laughing, directed by Josh. I was stage manager for it. It was so much fun. I got a couple of compliments about my stage managing, and that was super nice. There were a few times where I got a little frustrated or in over my head, but for my first time really stage managing, I think I did alright. We then went into rehearsals for Kindly Leave The Stage, which I have a leading role in. It is not the best script in my opinion, but we have done a pretty good job with it. It was an insane rehearsal process because we repeat a lot of the same general lines with different wording here and there, so sometimes it was hard to remember exactly where we were in the script. But we got it figured out. We then had our opening weekend for Kindly and Laughing. It was fun! I met two Pointer graduates, which was fun. We had rehearsals for The Apple Tree which is a 3 Act Musical with a different love story every act. I play Princess Barbara in the 2nd Act and a chorus member in Act Three. It is so much fun! We had a great opening for that too. Then I spent a week in the costume shop as they rehearsed The Prevalence of Mrs. Seal. I made an entire cape and a dress. Which is awesome for someone who can sew, but is not a builder. I want to go back to Point and show my costume designer what I made just so I can be like "LOOK! I CAN sew, despite the fact that you believe I suck at it." I am also doing lights and sound for Mrs. Seal, so I learned how to work a VERRRRRRY old light and sound board for that. Now, we are in rehearsals for our final show And Then I Wrote..., and we will have another weekend of performances this weekend before we open Mrs. Seal and Wrote next weekend. Staying busy, that is for sure! I am having such a great time! We work from 9 am until 11 or 11:30 every night, with only an hour and a half break for lunch and a two hour break for dinner. Sometimes we get out a little earlier, or a little later, but usually those are our times. So, that is a basic overview of my summer thus far. I will give more details and updates in the days to come. :)