10 more shows

There are only ten more shows. This run has felt like it would never end, but there is only one more week after the two shows tomorrow. But two shows tomorrow...it just takes is out of a person.

Stef and I went power shopping on Thursday and Friday afternoon. We did most of our shopping on Thursday and finished on Friday. It feels very good to be done. And because we finished I was able to send almost everything home with Stef.

We have done some other Christmas-y activities. Cris and Jen, Logan and I went out to Zoo Lights at the Zoo on Monday. It was great fun. It was a little cool but there were huge bonfires spread out along the way. Very festive.

I hope that all of you are getting the opportunity to do some festive activites other than shopping.

New Carol Photos

Scrooge with Nephew Fred in Scrooge's Office
Scrooge with Mr. Shelley a Merchant on the streets of London
Scrooge and Marley in Scrooge's Bedroom
The Fezziwig Party (with Christmas Past on the very left)
The Cratchit Family in their home
Scrooge with Christmas Present
Scrooge and Cratchit Family (after Tiny Tim dies)
Scrooge with the Turkey Boy (when all is well again - and in colour)
Finale - when Scrooge shows up at his nephew's Party
The final moment with Scrooge, Boy Scrooge and Young Scrooge

First Christmas Party of the Season

There is a group of us that I like to call the usual suspects. We get together quite often but not all of us - as we all have crazy schedules. We planned with plenty of time in advance to arrange a Christmas Party for the whole gang.
Everybody contributed to the dinner.

Here you see me teaching Tyler how to peel potatoes for scalloped potatoes.

This was what was left of our delicious meal. Asparagus and Carrots, Scalloped Potatoes, Orange glazed ham. Very nice (this picture does not do it justice).
Then we had a Dutch Auction of Christmas Gifts.
Logan received a Ukulele as a "loaner" gift and underscored the whole evening.
Stef and I plotting how to keep the games that we scored (I was unsuccessful)

Now Logan got really crazy as Logando in his version of Ukulele HeroWe had to try out the new board games. Stef got "Things" a very funny game of opinion - here is Jason unable to contain himself as he reads various answers thru tears.

Craig and Jen relaxing as the party starts to wind down (at 11 o'clock)

A good time was had by all!

Twas the nightmare before Christmas....

It may seem like a long time since I have posted, and that is because I have been stuck in my nightmare. Oh well. Things are going better. We opened! That is huge. That means they can't rehearse any more. Which is a huge factor in my mood.

We got an excellent review.

"A dazzling Christmas spectacle" was the headline of our review in the Calgary Herald. "

In the early stages of Scrooge's journey, the Ghost of Christmas past vows to
awaken Scrooge's humanity. The same might be said of A Christmas Carol's
effect on its audience."

or my favorite quote

"Kevin Rothery's Ghost of Christmas Present comes off like a Richard Simmons
who's gotten into the rum and egg nog, but it works."

But things are starting to become routine and that is a good thing in theatre. It is a short window in which we can relax into our jobs.