Chilly Weather

It's already November! Holy cow! I've been here almost 2 and a half months now, and I'm still loving it. It's been getting cooler here in the city, and I'm loving it because now I can wear all my cute sweaters and coats and boots and scarves! I just finished working on a show, and so now I get to focus on work and school and having fun. haha.

Today I went shopping in SoHo with my roommate and her boyfriend. It was great to get out, even though that area was heavily crowded (I try to stay away from the heavy areas, and use other streets to get from place to place.) Tonight we're going to a concert in Brooklyn. We're seeing April Smith. She's aaaaahhhhhmazing. Seriously. Check her out. My favorite song of her's is Stop Wondering. I think I like her so much because her lyrics are very similar to my style-kind of snarky, very sassy and lots of fun. Think along the lines of Katy Perry, Lilly Allen, and Kate Nash. All of whom I love.

Speaking of music...I'm taking on a music major since I'm nearly done with my requirements for my theatre degree. It'll be nice to focus heavily on music for once, but also do theatre.
School has been very bueno. Easy peasy. I'm ready for next semester. 19 credits of music and theatre! Yeah-yeah-yeah. I'm in one of those sing-songy moods, hence the weirdness of this paragraph.

So MissT was here a few weeks ago. We went and saw A Little Night Music and Fela! while she was here. Bernadette Peters was fantabulous! We stage doored afterwards for her. It was completely worth it. Life goal: complete. Fela! Was crazy, and very interesting. We also wandered through Central Park to get to The Museum of Natural History. Let's just say thank God for GPS on MissT's phone. We then went to Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center. The library there=my heaven. Hair reunion was fun. 'Twas Me, MissT, Byron, Matt, Ann, Adrienne and Rob. No Fabio, no Eric...sad story. :( But it was so good to see everyone who was there.

In 10 days my mama will be here. Let's just say I'm very very excited!!!!! I miss my family so much, especially mi madre. I also miss my baby puppies, but alas, I have to wait until December 21st. :( Every dog I see makes me miss them more, and I have to remind myself not to touch strangers' dogs. They probably wouldn't be as accepting of this practice as they are in Montana.

So...that's all that seems new I think...I'll try and remember to let you know how the concert goes. :)

Peace,
Bree

Home in New York City

Oh, I have been a horrible, horrible updater-and there have been lots of big things happening it my life! Sheesh.

So, let's start off by saying that Grand Night ran really well. It was absolutely beautiful and the cast was freaking fantastic! They made my job as ASM easy. I did have to miss closing night because what did I do that morning? Oh flew to my new home in New York!

I've been here, what? Almost six weeks? That's kind of crazy ridiculous. I'm pretty much loving it. I do miss my dogs, my mom, my friends and fresh air, but I'm a tough girl and have been handling it well.

I have four almost wonderful roommates-one is grating on all of our nerves. But enough of that. haha.

I live in the Village, two blocks away from Union Square. Super great area. I've eased into the city really quite well. In fact I'm pretty sure I've always meant live in a city rather than...Montana. Not that I don't love home, I just can't do what I want there. I'm so stimulated in this city. I could never say I was bored here. Which is quite different from what I would say at home. haha.

I've seen some good performances since I've been here. The first week, my roommate and I went and saw Bunked! as part of the Fringe Festival. It was so cute. Loved it. Then one of my suite mates and I went and saw Rock of Ages. Loooooooooooved it. The music is still stuck in my head. Then last Friday, I saw my friend Sarah Ann and her band Alien Surfer Babes perform at the Bowery Poetry Club. They effing rocked! I loved seeing her perform. She's an amazing singer!

MissT will be here next week, and then we're going to have a HAIR reunion with all the cast members that live in the city. Soooo freaking excited to see everyone. I miss all their faces. We may all live in the same city, but it's big and everyone's so busy so I never get to see them.

I'm currently working as an office assistant in my residence hall, and it's super nice because 1) I get to do my homework most of the time, and 2) I just have to take the elevator to get to my room. Along with that and my classes, I'm doing dramaturgy for the school play. I hate it. Ok. Hate is a harsh word. But it's not enjoyable. So guess what I learned from this. I'm not going to be a dramaturg. Oh, well. haha. It narrows down my choices. I mean, I love acting. That's what I want to do. I also like directing though, and I have a very "designer" mind. So that's where I'm headed is that direction.

I've also been getting into more just music area. Aka, without the theatre part. I've been writing lyrics and sending them to my friend so she can compose music to them. I busted out eight songs last week. Majority of which I was pretty proud of. I really, really have a super strong urge to perform. Any songs, doesn't matter, I just want to. So that's my goal. For when? I don't know. But hopefully soon. I need a band first!

So that's what's been up. Probably other things too, but who knows right now. Haha. Just been going and going. I will really, really try to keep you updated more often. Promise.

Peace,
Bree

Mini Update

Hair feels like it was forever ago, but I think it only close a week and a half ago. And now tonight is Grand Night's opening night. It's been a much smoother process but I miss everyone who left after Hair.

And I leave for New York in a week and a half. How crazy is that? I'm ready, but I'm also quite...scared? Nervous? Sad? about it. It's bittersweet definitely. I'm going to miss my family and friends and my puppies so so so so much. I'm also going to miss ATP. You gotta keep moving though, you know? I'm just climbing my way up.

At least I have majority of the Hair cast in New York. I will be able to see them every now and them, which makes me feel much better. And MissT will be there in October to visit, so I'm excited for that.

I mean, I don't have much else new to say. It's still all theatre and New York planning.
I guess that's going to be my entire life though, but that I don't mind a bit. :)

Peace, Bree

One Week Left :(

Only one more week of HAIR. Sooooo sad. Seriously.
We had a fantastic bbq tonight though, at this absolutely incredible house. Gorgeous. And made me completely jealous.
Oh! And Fabio and I found out that we're birthday buddies. We're pretty much the awesomest.
My life has been completely altered in this last month. I have a whole new mind set.
And only 4 weeks from today until I move!

I'm sorry if I seem all over the place tonight, I just have so much going on!

The shows have been going well. But we haven't had one where everything has gone perfect yet. Something always has to go wrong you know? The other night out headsets went out. The only people who could hear each other were me and MissT because we have wireless headsets. But we couldn't hear the booth, which was no bueno. We fucking rocked it though. Even flying the actors turned out spotless. And they didn't even know about it until the show ended. Yes, we are bad ass!

Speaking of Miss T, she's leaving next week too. :( I'm sooooo sad. I heart her. But I'll probably see her in October or November, whenever she comes to New York. I'm seriously getting so attached to the people. Ugh. I hate this part right here. Is it normal to know people for a month, and be completely heart broken when they leave? Or maybe I'm just very attached.

Well. There's not much newness in my life. It's just been a lot of fun and a lot of amazing shows. :)

Peace, Bree

Busy

We opened HAIR last Friday, and it's going really well. I really love this show. It makes me laugh and cry every night. It's really, truly beautiful. I mean, if you think about it, that is really amazing because I've seen it come together and I've seen each song and scene a gagillion times. But I really, truly adore it.
And the people. I love everyone so much. Everybody is super nice and super supportive, even if I mess up and a fly line gets fucked up. The actors are fantastic and so much fun. They know that they can count on me, and that I care about them so they can come to me whenever. My favorite is when I get hugs. It makes me feel good inside, what can I say? I'm already thinking about how they're leaving in a few weeks and I'm going to be so sad. I'm going to miss them terribly. At least Eric, Ann and Jen are staying. They're fantastic. I was hoping Wendy would be staying, but she got offered another job, so boohoo. I know you don't know who these people are, but just know that they are amazing. Sweetest people ever and uber talented. I melt at Eric's voice, he plays Claude in HAIR. He's the type of person you just want to hug all the time. There are a few that aren't staying that I wish with all my heart that they would because I love having them around, but alas, I cannot control their jobs. Hopefully I'll meet up with them once I move to New York in just over a month *cough cough* one month, 5 days. Eeek. So exciting!

Oh! My best friend/wife came and saw the show last night. Got a lap dance sort of thing from Fabio. She enjoyed it profusely. I can't wait for more friends to come see it.

We start Grand Night rehearsals on Tuesday. I'm being bumped up to ASM, so I'm pretty excited. (I'm also really excited because I don't have any props to deal with!!!!) I can't wait to get working on it, so I'm loving not having to work until 6pm every night this week. :)

So that's my life right now, ATP. Thus it's really all I have to talk about.

I actually did, however, have some time to see SHOUT! at FVCC this last weekend, it was pretty good. I was just happy to see my girls. This upcoming Saturday I get to see a whole ton of mis amigos in Once Upon A Mattress there. Pretty stoked.

So theatre...that's all I do. And shop. Haha. I've been preparing for the move, but I know it's going to get quite overwhelming here pretty soon. :/

Oh well! It'll be worth it!

Peace,
Bree

Summer

Today is officially summer, though it doesn't feel like it with this weather.
I know, once again, that I have been negligent, so I'm sorry!!!

So I started my internship; it's been just over a week, and I love it! Long days don't seem like long days, and I love everyone there. Team Stage Management, BitMc and MissT are awesome, which is great because one of my worries was that I'd have to work with real bitches, but that's not the case. Most of the actors, and a lot of the tech crew are from New York, so I'm enjoying getting to know them, and hopefully we'll stay in touch once I move there (2 months!).
We were having a little difficulty with a couple of the actors but things began to shape up after BitMc talked to them yesterday, so that's good. The show is looking/sounding good. They're currently working on choreography. (PS, if I didn't tell you before, we're doing Hair.)
Other than that...that's all I've done that's exciting lately. I do that 6 days a week, and today happens to be my day off. Woot. Woot. Actually, I like being there, but I get to hang out with my friends today, which is nice.

So, I promise I'll really work on getting more of these out. I'll set a goal of at least one a week, alright? :)

So for now,
Peace, Bree

ATP

Hello there!
Again, it's been a little while, but it has been a crazy few weeks. Finals are this week, but I'm pretty much done. Last week was the worst. Ugh. Thank God summer is almost here!

So, I got an internship at the Alpine Theatre Project this summer! I'll be their stage managing intern, which is really awesome. I hear it'll be hard core and I'll be super busy, but I'm ready. Haha. I'm pretty used to spending all day in a theatre, so it'll be alright. I hope. :)

I move to New York in about 3 months. Hooooly Shit. That's kind of scary. haha. Actually, I had a break down tonight because of it. I was at this 10 Minute Play Festival we had at the college and I was watching the play that I directed and I started thinking about how this was my last show with them, and how I'm going to miss my cast-who are really close friends of mine-and all that, aaaand I started sobbing. It was ridiculous. I cried like 3 more times after that too. Ugh. Me and my emotions. I just get so attached to the people I work with in the theatre, and I'm seriously going to miss them all. A lot.

I'm not sure if I have much more to say besides all that. I'll try super hard to keep you updated more often, and I'm sure I'll have a lot to talk about with working with ATP. Eeek. I'm excited!

Hope you're all well.

Peace,
Bree