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Based in Washington DC, freelance wardrobe at your service. A lover of comic books, crime novels, and scifi television. Also loves guiness, jazz, and a beautiful woman named Marley.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Summer Summer Summer Time

So here I am 3 weeks into my summer stock job and I still haven't blogged. Since Marley and I moved in, its's been a mad dash to what is now our preview night tonight of My Fair Lady. I've done this show before, on a much smaller scale, but I still wasn't all that worried about it. These last two dress rehearsals have shown me the meaning of something creeping up on you. There are 30 actors in this production and just the immensity of the amount of costumes and people I'm trying keep track of and make sure everyone is happy is crazy. I fucking love it. I love the surge of adrenaline and the chances of making an actor happy and the designer happy....best feeling in the world. I've also gotten to do something that I've been dreaming of doing since I decided on wardrobe as a career. There was a giant tool box/workstation left in one of the dressing rooms and it was completely empty and abandoned. I have taken and filled it with wardrobe supplies and labeled it and completely turned it into The Wardrobe Station. It's so pretty and shiny and I'll be taking pictures soon but I am soooooo excited!!!! After this first show there are 3 more shows we'll be inning in rep. Boeing, Boeing, The 39 Steps, and She Loves Me. I have run 39 steps before, last summer in Vermont, so I am coming heavily prepared for that show it's quick bonanza. Well thats all for now, more to come later as the summer develops!