I don't wanna
I see it as no coincidence that we left Courtenay the day after Labour Day, the very morning that Alison's two teenaged cousins were heading out the door to their first days of grades 12 and 8. I felt the same way that I suspected that they did: how can you make me do this? After this amazing, relaxing break, after this time when I had no responsibilities, how can you make me go back there? Except that my break was shorter than theirs.
If we had taken the tour to Victoria, I'd still be running at full guns I think. I was tired after Edmonton, but not impossibly so. Victoria is a relaxing festival - I could have chilled out but I'd still be on my game. But after 5 nights in Courtenay, a rainy day trip to Tofino, and about a thousand photographs of trees, I'm just not in the mood to do another festival!
I've been in Vancouver since Tuesday. We decided to give the Labour Day ferry traffic a miss, which is why we arrived on the same day as our tech. What stressed me out more than that, though, was not being able to check in with my billet until AFTER tech rehearsal - about 11 pm. Turns out though that not only is she night-oriented, but she is greatly experienced in two areas relevant to my planned 2008 show, the Queen Charlotte Islands and mental illness. We talked until after 2:30, and she worked at 9:00. I struggled my way down to Granville Island on the transit and was (and continue to be) upset that there are no transit maps to be had! I think I've vowed to drive from now on. There is SOME free parking to be had near Fringe, if one doesn't mind a bit of a walk. I'm still debating which method of transport is less stressful to me, which is all that matters to me now.
This festival is kind of weird. We have to deconstruct our set between shows (usually we just wheel it backstage). I have to share a washroom with the public! They added a row of chairs since my tech rehearsal that makes the stage space unusably small for my purposes. I don't wanna.
It will be fine, I know. I just have to open the show, and I just have to deal with locomotion for a couple of weeks. I've planned my return itinerary, and it looks like I'll be home near about September 27th!
If we had taken the tour to Victoria, I'd still be running at full guns I think. I was tired after Edmonton, but not impossibly so. Victoria is a relaxing festival - I could have chilled out but I'd still be on my game. But after 5 nights in Courtenay, a rainy day trip to Tofino, and about a thousand photographs of trees, I'm just not in the mood to do another festival!
I've been in Vancouver since Tuesday. We decided to give the Labour Day ferry traffic a miss, which is why we arrived on the same day as our tech. What stressed me out more than that, though, was not being able to check in with my billet until AFTER tech rehearsal - about 11 pm. Turns out though that not only is she night-oriented, but she is greatly experienced in two areas relevant to my planned 2008 show, the Queen Charlotte Islands and mental illness. We talked until after 2:30, and she worked at 9:00. I struggled my way down to Granville Island on the transit and was (and continue to be) upset that there are no transit maps to be had! I think I've vowed to drive from now on. There is SOME free parking to be had near Fringe, if one doesn't mind a bit of a walk. I'm still debating which method of transport is less stressful to me, which is all that matters to me now.
This festival is kind of weird. We have to deconstruct our set between shows (usually we just wheel it backstage). I have to share a washroom with the public! They added a row of chairs since my tech rehearsal that makes the stage space unusably small for my purposes. I don't wanna.
It will be fine, I know. I just have to open the show, and I just have to deal with locomotion for a couple of weeks. I've planned my return itinerary, and it looks like I'll be home near about September 27th!
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