I posted on facebook a few days ago that I fall more in love with the Edutainers and GEV everyday and I am discovering just how true that statement is. Each day is filled with surprises, unexpected events, new people, new adventures. I am learning everyday and I am surrounded by some pretty inspiring people. And although overwhelming, I am loving every bit of it.
We now have two new edutainers (Brian and Anthony) and we are getting one more tomorrow!!! Its crazy how there is a constant "revolving door" of people here, which can be disconcerting because it changed the entire dynamic of the group. But so far, everything has worked out just peachy :-)
I titled this blog entry R is for Ridiculously Talented because its really true. What impresses me the most about my fellow edutainers is their versatility. Not only can the sing, dance, and act, they can create visuals (intricate powerpoints, screen prints for game show...etc), they can choreograph, they can play the piano, they can music direct, they can write shows, write music, make costumes and props....the list goes on and on. Everything we do here, all of our shows, our creative work comes from scratch and it continues to fascinate me. Sometimes I look around and ask myself how in the world I get to be here?! Oh its also a play on words for the title of our fall mainstage show which is "R is for Robot", and I am choreographing for it! AH!
Cast B has started rehearsals for "Jack and the Beanstalk" (I am currently in Cast B), and Cast A has already opened the show. Its a complicated process to explain, but essentially we have two casts in order to cover all of the parts required for the mainstage (Jack and the Beanstalk) and Little Theater and Game show. However, once Cast B opens, the casts are not necessarily divided anymore....for example, Cast A Jack may go on with Cast B Julia, etc.... Its an amazing rehearsal process and I am learning so much from everyone!
Here is a video from the show with Cast A. I hope it works! I am cast B Julia (who is played by Sarah Gawron in this video, gray dress with leggings), Mama is played by Laura Wheeler, and Jack is played by Bobby Becher. It is not great quality at all...planning on getting a new camera! Hopefully more videos to post soon!
Also, I am not sure if you are interested, but a friend of mine and fellow edutainer, Molly, is also keeping a blog and I am posting the link to it here! If you are interested in reading :-)
Molly is such a sweetheart and we share a unique bond after what we went through together during the first weeks we were here (she arrived a week before me) She also explains a little bit more about our situation a few weeks ago!
Tonight after workout, we are having a girls night at Sarah's! We are ordering pizza and watching "Sex and the City"! Love it! <3
So sorry to learn of your problems. You are going to have a "most excellent adventure" and the bumps along the way will become smaller and smaller when you compare them to the all the good days. Hang in there. UT & I had the same medical check up when we moved to China, and we get to do it again when we go back :-D
ReplyDeleteLove, Aunt Margot