Hello from Florence, South Carolina. It begins.
Yesterday (Saturday), we did two, friends and family shows in Lakeland Florida where we have been rehearsing. They weren't huge audiences but they were still very fun. It's fun to see the little kids just LIVING for the characters on stage. I can't wait to have an arena full of them. The energy is going to be amazing.
Anyway, the shows went very well. Enough so that we aren't rehearsing at all this week which is still insanely impressive that we got the show that good in just two weeks. Yay us. The second show ended around 6. We then had several hours to pack out, shower and change at the venue then get dinner and hang out in the buses. We checked out of the hotel earlier so our only option was the bus, which I will talk about later.
Or right now.
THE BUS! So much fun. It really makes me miss the days of going out in a camping trailer with the family. I will try to figure out how to put pictures on here and take you on a tour of this bus. But until then, i'll try to explain.
You walk in and up the stairs to a fridge/bar on the right with a nice love seat thing on the left. You then walk into a sitting area with a couch, table and a flat screen tv. Also connected to that is the bathroom and kitchen area; microwave, fridge, small counter space, coffee maker, toaster etc. Past that is a door that opens into the sleeping area. 12 bunks. The bunks are pretty small but closed off completely so as to be dark at any time. Fun stuff. Past the sleeping area is another door that opens into the back lounge. Dark little cozy space with more sitting area, table and another flat screen tv. Buses are complete with complimentary water, dish and wifi. So very fun.
So we just hung out there until around midnight when we headed to Walmart to prepare for the long journey ahead. Yes, I thought the buses were exceptionally fun just sitting and hanging out on them, then they started to move and it got way cooler. Something about having that kind of luxury while traveling down the freeway is exhilarating.
After an 8 hour bus right (most the time spent sleeping), we awoke in Florence. We didn't check in until around 2 so we got up and again, just hung out on the bus with tv and breakfast and stuff (this wasn't long for me cause I slept until about 12:30. Did I mention the bunks were so dark and cozy?).
Today has been nice. Our hotel is exceptional and walking distance from a couple malls, Target, Walmart and most importantly, ARBYS. The #13 is calling my name. I can basically smell it.
The schedule for the next couple days is pretty minimal. We don't have anything planned until Friday when we will do a full dress rehearsal of the show in the afternoon then our first official opening night that evening. After which we will head to Spartenburg for a 1:00pm show then off to Athens Georgia on Sunday for another 1pm show. I also have my first PR event on Sunday which should be very exciting!
You have been updated. As for the next four days, you can bet I will be sleeping a lot, eating a lot more, and seeing all the wonders Florence has to offer.
Love and miss you all ##
dixon
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