2/17/10 – 2/18/10 – Don’t Drink the Water!…Dover, DE

We gathered our weak, shaky bodies and motored to Dover, the capital of Delaware. Named for Dover, England, it is the second largest city in Delaware (the first being Wilmington) and is home to Delaware State University. The city’s central square, The Green, is the location of the Delaware Supreme Court, and was the site of many rallies and patriotic events throughout history.



Throughout my stay in Delaware, I constantly felt like I was either in a Stephen King novel or a horror movie. Everything just seemed a little bit…off…about this place – the residents, the locales, everything. Take, for example, our motel, which looked just like the motel from the 2007 movie ‘Vacancy’, the Kate Beckinsale/Luke Wilson movie about a young couple who becomes stranded at an isolated motel with hidden video cameras and realizes that unless they escape, they will become the victims of a snuff film. Not exactly the most relaxing environment in which to stay for a couple of nights…

And then there is the Delaware tap water – it is a lovely shade of yellow-brown and is non-potable. We were warned by several Delaware locals not to drink the tap water. I have a feeling that this water may account for the many odd things that I saw in Delaware.



We performed two shows in Dover at the Schwartz Center, a 596-seat venue. Formerly the Dover Opera House, the theatre was recently renovated in 2001, and converted to the Schwartz Center. Our performances at the Schwartz Center were our first shows back after being away from performing for four days and after being so sick. Everyone was still weak and run down, and for some, all of the vomiting that we had done a few days earlier still continued to wreak havoc on our bodies. Jimmy, our Papa Bambo, completely lost his voice, and as a result, two understudies had to go on (Kevin for Jimmy and Jen for Kevin). Needless to say, our performances at the Schwartz Center were a bit rough, but decent nevertheless. I am sure that with a few more days to recuperate from our stomach illness, we will be back to normal.

Next stop – back to the HCC Amoss Center in Bel Air, MD. Until the next adventure…

Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine