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February 11, 2006

The Russians Are Here!

They arrived on Thursday after flight delays and changes and every single piece of luggage missing a connection. Eventually, all their bags made it here as well. They seem like a nice bunch of people. The guitarist and the bassist are quite talented. I can't speak for the others, those are the only two I've heard play, and they were just and warming up.

(The bassist had to do it in the small lobby/conference space next to my desk because the horn players were in the main lobby and conference room. He apologized for the noise, but I was honestly enjoying it and told him so. It's nice to hear a gifted musician play. And a double-bass doesn't make noises that tend to interrupt one's flow of thought anyway. Whereas you can't really ignore a trumpet.)

Only two more performances of Sight Unseen (both today) and then I can focus on the other parts of my life. Jazz Festival (which starts in 11 days--yeep!) and teaching.

Thank you to those who suggested sleep-inducing activities. I have adopted the counting back from 100. It seems to work well. And if I could only remember any Dickens other than A Christmas Carol I might try that too. Perhaps I could do the same thing with Shakespeare. Though that might get me all worked up instead, trying to figure out how to stage Much Ado without Verges and Dogberry, for instance, or Comedy of Errors with two people playing both sets of twins.

Anyhow, I have managed to sleep for three nights now, each night more deeply and with fewer midnight awakenings than the night before. I even slept in today, until almost 9:00.

But now I have to get out of my jammies and shower and stuff because I have to be at the theatre in 90 minutes. I know matinees are necessary, because they serve audiences who want to see the shows and would otherwise have no opportunity, but I always find them weird. There's something strange about disappearing into the dark, artificial world of a theatre, either as a performer or an audience member, on a bright, beautiful, sunny day when you could be playing outside.

Posted by sally at February 11, 2006 11:14 AM

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