Our stop in Schaumberg, IL was very fast, but we took advantage of all the amenities around us. Being near Chicago, Schaumberg had many things we hadn’t gotten to be around for a while. We were right by a HUGE mall, but our main goal was to see the new Harry Potter movie that had just come out. It was a little walk, but along the way we stopped for lunch at Whole Foods! It’s little things like this that get us excited. The movie was great and those of us who went ended up meeting at the large mall to enjoy dinner at Cheesecake Factory before our call for the show. After the show we headed back to the hotel, but had to travel overnight. Since we had stayed in a Doubletree we made sure to take advantage of their famous cookies on our way out! Ha ha!
The next day we were in a St. Louis suburb called Florrisant, MO. We decided to try and get to St. Louis to experience the City Museum, which we had heard so much about! Tavis led the way in figuring out cheap, but feasible transportation there, so we got up early to ride a bus, train, and then walk to the City Museum. Boy was it worth the hassle! This place was insane. It’s basically a whole building of crazy jungle gyms that go from floor to ceiling through sculptures and hollowed-out tree trunks. There are also different exhibits to see and experience like the 10-story spiraling slide and the human-sized hamster wheel! On the roof of the building there are even more slides, a ferris wheel, and a bus hanging over the edge… it’s hard to explain. Ha! Needless to say we quickly became children and crawled around EVERYWHERE, trying to find as many nooks and crannies as we possibly could. SO FUN. Our show that night was good and I was glad to have some family in the audience. Now, being live theatre, of course, there are so many funny stories and things that happen. At this show for instance, we had a costume malfunction when Katie Mitchell’s skirt came undone. We continued through choreography and song after song, trying our best to keep it up until she was able to get offstage and into some safety pins! Ha! It was hilarious. I’ve also, of course, choked on hair in romantic ballads, entered early ALONE onstage, and slipped on wing curtains when trying to be a smooth, sexy sailor…so who am I to talk?! Overall we have been lucky to have a smooth run and look forward to many more great shows on the second leg!
Our last show was in Palos Hills, again outside Chicago. We had to laugh to ourselves when we got to our last hotel (where we wouldn’t even be staying the night) to find beautiful suites, tons of restaurants within walking distance, etc. We made sure our bags were packed and I even had to leave the show RIGHT AWAY to catch my flight home. It was truly a unique experience and a really good first leg of tour, but I was THRILLED to be home for the holidays. Looking forward to lots of fun activities and visiting with family and friends, I said goodbye to the cast and was on my way!
Caught up…see you soon,
Tripp
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