Edinburgh Castle at night. (©2005, Williams/Bacigalupo.)
Junel and I had missed the Edinburgh Castle tour that the rest of the group took the first Monday we arrived, so we took it today. In my opinion Stirling Castle was a lot neater. There are some nice views of the city and Arthur's Seat, and we did get to see the Scottish Crown Jewels and the Stone of Destiny. However, the exhibits that showed Scottish history seemed a little too Disneyesque for both of us.
The National Gallery, Scott Monument, Calton Hill, and the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh Castle. (©2005, Williams/Bacigalupo.)
After that we walked down the Royal Mile a little ways and down Lady Stairs Close to the Writer's Museum. There they have exhibits for three famous Scottish writers, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Being a Jekyll and Hyde fan, the Stevenson section was of great interest.
The Writer's Museum, Lady Stairs Close. (©2005, Williams/Bacigalupo.)
Lisa Wilson (who was also in Tahoe Arts' production of Jekyll), the daughter of a good friend of ours, Cindy Wilson Sabatini, is also at the Fringe with a group of actors from UNLV and Liverpool. She had come to see Lysistrata's War on one of the first nights we performed and we wanted to see her show.
Rigged was a high energy, improvisatory piece of physical theatre. A bit abstract for me, but the energy of the cast was infectious, parts were very funny, and they attacked each piece with gusto -- very entertaining.
After that we caught lunch at The Tass on the Mile and then walked to the Fringe Press Office. There they gave me some info to try track down the Tempos Novos review. If I get a copy, I'll certainly post it. However, it may be in Spanish. We picked up a couple of souvenirs at one of those "trendy" shops on the Mile. I got a yellow Scottish rugby jersey with a red lion on it, and Junel got a real pretty sporran -- or as I call it, a Scottish fanny pack.
After the show tonight AIFS is buying us dinner at the Atlas Restaurant. Then we have to be out of our flats by 10:00 am tomorrow morning. A bus picks up our luggage and takes it to new accommodations, we have all day to do any last minute shows, shopping, or sightseeing. Then we do the show and the bus picks us up to take us to the new accommodations. Most of the cast will only get about three hours of sleep before another bus comes to take them to the airport for the trip home.
Of course, Dave, Teresa, Junel, and I will be taking a later flight to Ireland for a week long bike trip along the western coast. I know everyone will be sorry to leave it's been such a great experience.
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Dave Hamilton sent this comment by email to LTCC:
Well, we are almost finished. We've had three reviews. The three weeks review I sent everyone, the Scotsman (the big important paper) at
http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/topics.cfm?tid=933 and one at: http://www.one4review.com/Musicals_/musicals_2005/lystrata_.htm
We got three stars in both of those, though the reviews were very positive. And many of the musicals didn't even get reviewed. Unfortunetely it is not helping our houses yet. We have had a fair amount of bodies, but a lot of them are other company members that don't have to pay, so our box office has been low (sorry Judy). We'll see how we finish out since our numbers should pick up on the weekend. We didn't get a Fringe First award, but looking at what did, it reminds me a lot of the "Best of Tahoe", meaning very subjective to the whim of the paper. At least no other musical got one.
In the mean time everyone in the cast has seen at least ten other shows, and many have seen more. We talk about them at our daily cast meetings before the show. Lots of great theatre, comedy and music. It's huge.
This cast has really done a great job. They are competing on a level with performers who do this for a living.
We'll have stories and pictures to share when everyone gets back this fall
Cheers.
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