Week One, Done! by Annie Foster

As I sat in Schooners, our local bar and grill, last night with our fantastic stage manager, assistant stage manager, and a handful of our great performers, we all looked at each other and expressed the same thought - I can’t believe the first week is over!

The last seven days have been jam-packed with meetings, rehearsals, endless runs to the copy machine, frantic trips across campus to various business offices, and lots of excitement and fun.  The artists in the residence halls instantly formed a great and fun-loving community and camaraderie with each other - whenever I’m there I never want to leave! On Friday night I had the privilege to sit in for an hour or so on the Quilters music rehearsal. I was amazed at how beautifully the seven ladies came together in some pretty complex harmonies after only four rehearsals. It makes me impatient for them to get up on stage and let me see the whole show already! But they’ve still got a few weeks yet to put it all together and turn what’s already beautiful into something perfect.

During last night’s festivities with my fellow TRR ladies (and a gentleman!), we discussed the idea of adding photographs into the blog. I’d love to be able to share some fun rehearsal stills or some shots of Locklyn Brooks’s beautiful creations-in-process in the costume shop or the hard work that Technical Director Steven Ferrier and his crew are doing in the scene shop. So stay tuned - and get your season tickets to TRR now!