My Day-to-Day Adventures

La Perichole

Wow, last week was a whirlwind. Final rehearsals for "La Perichole" took up every spare moment of my non-working awake time, but it was worth it. We had a solid dress rehearsal last Thursday evening, and three energetic shows over the weekend. It's funny to think that the production is concluded, and that I won't be working with my castmates in that show again. Well, at least for awhile.

Did you miss the show? Well, if you'd like to see some pictures, check out the website of our very talented photographer, Angie Barttels, to check out the gorgeous costumes and sets. There are oodles of pictures that really tell the story quite well.

I have a week without rehearsals, which I will use to prepare for the next production I'm in with Puget Sound Concert Opera. By prepare, I mean nap on the couch with the dog, watch some Olympics, and translate the French text. :) No seriously, I need a couple days of lazy evenings to get my energy level back, but I am looking forward to learning some new music after singing the same pieces for so many weeks in a row.

As if singing weren't enough to occupy me, I signed up for the STP over the weekend. Well, actually the BF signed us up. We have been talking about it for the last 6 months or so, and registration is filling up fast, so we decided to go for it. For those of you who haven't heard of it, the STP stands for Seattle-to-Portland, a 200+ mile bicycle ride that happens every July. My Dad rode it a few years back and had a positive experience, and it will be great motivation to actually use my gym membership and road bike. So far I've only been on a few rides this year, but I have my training schedule printed out and will start knocking out my training rides this week. It sounds like a scary endeavor, but the training schedule for two-day riders (I will not be one of the people attempting to ride that far in one day) seems very reasonable, as long as you stick to it.

So, lots going on around here. What's new with you?

Labels: Theater Life

posted by Teresa @ 12:54 PM