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World Premiere Success written @ 7:47 PM on April 25, 2003 The show went wonderfully last night, as I had hoped it would once I calmed the hell down. It was well received by the department and the outside critics alike. We got a standing ovation; it was like magic all over again. The playwright, whose name is Christine Namkung by the way, is a very interesting person. She's the type that when she gets an idea in her head it will keep eating at her until she does it. Kind of like me. In fact, we had our first real conversation last night and we kind of clicked. "Three Girls, Four Seasons" was the first play she ever wrote-- she only wanted to see how far it would get-- and I think it'll be a hit, considering its a world premiere. One day she decided she wanted to live on a boat. Her friend from Hawaii didn't think she'd actually do it-- but she now lives on a boat. She wants to keep writing so as to avoid law school. Technically Christine is a lawyer now, but it's not what she really wants to do. She has other plays in the works now. In any case, I did well calling the cues last night. Not really as bad as I thought it would be. There was a reception afterwards where all the actors schmoozed with the critics and the notables around the department. As a gift from Mary Jo, everyone involved with the production received a bronze medalion with the show's name and year on the back. It's very nice; it means a lot to me. Then we went to Barlycorns for our cast party. I had a good time. I didn't end up strolling through the door until around 2 in the morning. Yes, I did manage to get up this morning for my 9am class... but I assure that when I got back to my room I was out like a light until one in the afternoon. I received a few e-mails from my cousin Laurie, who has been bitten by the genealogy bug, and I ended up researching a few things for her on my maternal grandmother's side for most of the afternoon. Basically, I did nothing all freaking day long-- only left my room once to go to the bathroom-- until dinner rolled around. I crawled out of my cave and enjoyed some companionship with Annalyse, Brian, Derek, Caylah, Amy, Crystal, Daniel, and Aaron (he's in the show). Now I'm downloading music (yay Evanescence!!) back in my room again, waiting for people to get online so I can reestablish the fact that I exist. The rue-mate is asleep again on her bed, but I'm very proud of the fact that I outslept her, the vampire, for the first time today. This evening, I plan to do more of nothing. I have a show again tomorrow afternoon. This one will be very important because more critics will be coming and there's a post-show discussion. I want to start writing my book again now that I have time, but I'm afraid because I'm coming up to a very complicated part in the plot and I have huge decisions that need to be made that will alter the direction of the story. I know what I need to do, I just don't know how to go about writing this part. I think I'm about to be offered another job at another professional theater, this time down in Louisville. My dad tells me they need designers and artists, and he passed on my name to a co-worker of his with connections to the theater down in Louisville, I think the very same one where I saw "Aida." That would be sweet, but I don't know if I could handle commuting to Louisville from West Chester. We'll see what works out though. The woman who offered me the job in Cincinnati is actually coming to the show tomorrow-- a little pre-interview interview, you might say. I have a feeling this theater, however, is located in Over-the-Rhine, which neither of my parents would be crazy about. But you know what? I'm out of the nest and I'll make my own damned decisions, thank you very much. As long as I lose my "daughter-of-a-senator look," as I have newly dubbed it, and practice some common sense, I should be able to survive there. I mean, good God, if I'm going to be living in NYC or LA someday, Over-the-Rhine shouldn't scare me. Wow, that sounded incredibly naive of me. But you get my point? I hope the parental units do not really believe I'm going to be living in Ohio all my life. Hmmm, there is much to be done in preparation for the summer.
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