Heigh ho, heigh ho – it’s back to Texas, we go! From Fayetteville, AR, we journeyed to Richardson, TX, which is located about 15 miles outside of Dallas. We enjoyed a nice stay at the venue-provided Holiday Inn Express in Richardson. Our performance venue was the Charles W. Eisemann Center, a 1563-seat facility with two theatres and a reception hall. Upon arriving at the center, we were excited to see our show featured on the venue’s external banners.
Although our one show at the Richardson was not filled to capacity, the entire orchestra section (about 800+ seats) was sold out and we put on a solid show. We participated in an overwhelming meet and greet in the theatre’s steamy, greenhouse-like lobby – the kids and their parents swarmed the actors, pinning us against walls and tables in an effort to obtain our autographs and pictures. During our meet and greets, we always try to have minimal physical contact with the children in order to avoid illness (like colds, the flu or even pink eye, as one of our young Richardson patrons appeared to have!). When the audience members engulf the performers, however, it makes it very difficult to minimize our physical contact with the audience. Thank goodness our Tour Manager, Daniel, surprised us with a treat of rainbow popsicles following our crazy lobby experience (of course, we only enjoyed them once we washed our hands).
Upon leaving the Eisemann Center, we encountered a torrential downpour so strong that it set off car alarms in the local Target parking lot and soaked several of my castmates to the bone. The rainy weather, in combination with our spaghetti-laden show, put us in the mood for warm pasta. We retreated to the local Spaghetti Warehouse, where we soon discovered that not only was it raining outside, it was also raining inside. Our new, inexperienced server managed to spill an entire tray of drinks on Jen, dousing her clothes and her iPhone. And to top it all off, there was a leak in the ceiling, which dripped steadily on Jess’ back, arm and lap.
We returned to our cozy hotel rooms to rest up for our long drive the next day to Arkansas. I found that our producers, Maximum Entertainment, have loaded a press release for our show to the internet and have uploaded a promotional video to YouTube. Check it out:
Next stop – West Memphis, AR for a three-stay and understudy rehearsals. Until the next adventure…
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
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