Kiddie Fringe Day

The Times Colonist review came out and was not particularly favorable. I posted the web version which interestingly gave us 3 stars instead of 2 1/2. I guess they haven't invented a web graphic for a half of a star and they rounded it up.

We had our usual breakfast in the restaurant at City Center and then went back to the room to get ready to take Roslyn to the Fringe Kiddie Fest down on Lower Johnson at Market Square. She had fun taking in all of the sights and activities, though she was a little to small yet for the inflatable bouncy things that you climb inside. She got a little purple butterfly painted on her cheek and a big red "b'oon" (balloon). We watched a little of the puppet show and then headed to Swan's Brewpub for lunch and an oatmeal stout.

We got back to the hotel, I watched Roslyn for a little while and Junel went to the gym for a short workout. When she got back I met with Kurt, Johnny, and Mike at 3:30 and we went over the sound cues and tried to fix as many of the technical problems as we could.

Our show was at 6:15 so we met in the lobby of City Center at 5:15 for some short notes and then headed over to the venue for the show. Shortly before we were supposed to go on, something happened to the board and Kurt came back stage and told everyone to remove their mics.

So we ended up doing the show "old school" (no mics) and I reminded the cast to "sing out Louise." (See Gypsy if you don't know what that means.) The show went quite a bit smoother than opening, though it was difficult to hear the background music onstage since it had to be turned down. Oh well, that's what makes live theater so exciting.

Junel had stayed at the hotel with Roslyn (who refused to nap all day), so after the show Jeff, Sharon, Stephanie, Liz and I went to the Irish Times Pub for some food and brew. Then home to bed for me.