Golf Resort, a night of theatre, and frigid temperatures

I tried to post this yesterday but the internet at the Quality Inn was very lacking in Quality so here it is today.

Yesterday we were in Morgantown, WV for yet another one-nighter.  We stayed at a really nice golf resort in an incredibly beautiful neck of the woods.  The show was "Sold Out" which is always fun.  Another plus was that we got to use all of our set pieces.  It is amazing how having one thing missing can make the show "feel" different from onstage.  I am not sure that our audiences really ever notice the difference when just one thing is missing.  Our "Drake" was out due to illness last night so we had our first set of understudies go on.  I always marvel at these performers ability to step into a role that they seldom get to rehearse and get to perform even less and do such amazing work. In the case of one understudy it was the first time he had ever done the part and he did an awesome job.  Everyone of these young performers that work so hard in our ensemble amaze me with their talent an drive.

Today we awoke to frigid temperatures.  We are staying in Decatur, IN and performing in Van Wert, OH and the temperature is around 15 degrees with a wind chill factor at or below ZERO.  It is brutal outside so it is a good thing we get to walk from a warm hotel to a warm bus to a warm theatre.  My southern blood isn't accustomed to this cold weather.  To make things worse, all that snow you see on the news, we haven't seen!  We have been north of it and south of it but have all but missed the "Blizzard" completely.  Actually since we travel by bus this is a blessing.

Speaking of blessings, we get to go home for Christmas this year.  Please keep all of the company in your prayers as we travel home on the 21st and send out prayers that the weather cooperates and everyone gets home without any glitches.