Wow
So basically, I'm in the middle of WI, living in a shit hole cabin with AWESOME people, pretty terrible management, and mediocre shows.
Pinocchio opened on Monday and we had a show per day all week. We get the weekend off of shows, but we work every day from 9AM until 11PM with a 45 minute lunch break and a two hour dinner break. No days off until all the shows are open on July 14th.
It feels like it is 10 degrees right now and my feet are permanently numb. It won't get warm up here until the middle of July, so they say. There is talk of snow, but it probably won't happen, knock on wood.
I'm tired, crabby, and having a blast.
Some days, I want to kill myself. Other days, I am in the best of moods. However, by the end of the day (around 9 or 10PM), I'm so exhausted that I just don't say anything to anybody and then I go back to the residence and pop popcorn and walk into my room (that I share with THREE other boys) and go to sleep.
Don't get me wrong, it's fun and a great experience. I will come out of it a stronger person, and I will have learned so much (I'm actually COOKING for myself).
Our only source of heat is the wood burning fireplace in the common room.
Our hot water lasts for about 4 minutes in the shower and if you take one right after someone else, you're freezing your ass off while you clean yourself. You then get out of the shower into the freezing cold weather.
The friends and connections I'm going to have/make are amazing and all the box office work is really good for me. Also, I'm becoming much more useful in the costume shop.
We all share one phone line for the telephone and the internet so it really is time for me to get going.
One last thing. One of the girls we were working with basically had a mental breakdown over the last couple days. I'm going to write a whole entry on her later because it takes a lot more explaining, but just know that I will never see mental illness in the same light ever again.
I miss everyone and I hope you all are doing great!
Ry's going to bed.
Pinocchio opened on Monday and we had a show per day all week. We get the weekend off of shows, but we work every day from 9AM until 11PM with a 45 minute lunch break and a two hour dinner break. No days off until all the shows are open on July 14th.
It feels like it is 10 degrees right now and my feet are permanently numb. It won't get warm up here until the middle of July, so they say. There is talk of snow, but it probably won't happen, knock on wood.
I'm tired, crabby, and having a blast.
Some days, I want to kill myself. Other days, I am in the best of moods. However, by the end of the day (around 9 or 10PM), I'm so exhausted that I just don't say anything to anybody and then I go back to the residence and pop popcorn and walk into my room (that I share with THREE other boys) and go to sleep.
Don't get me wrong, it's fun and a great experience. I will come out of it a stronger person, and I will have learned so much (I'm actually COOKING for myself).
Our only source of heat is the wood burning fireplace in the common room.
Our hot water lasts for about 4 minutes in the shower and if you take one right after someone else, you're freezing your ass off while you clean yourself. You then get out of the shower into the freezing cold weather.
The friends and connections I'm going to have/make are amazing and all the box office work is really good for me. Also, I'm becoming much more useful in the costume shop.
We all share one phone line for the telephone and the internet so it really is time for me to get going.
One last thing. One of the girls we were working with basically had a mental breakdown over the last couple days. I'm going to write a whole entry on her later because it takes a lot more explaining, but just know that I will never see mental illness in the same light ever again.
I miss everyone and I hope you all are doing great!
Ry's going to bed.