Well, dear readers, we played our last performance of The Altruist yesterday – lovely crowd and the cast did a great job. And so, that’s now done and it’s onto the next adventures, which includes casting the leads for the recording I’m producing, a new Kritzerland release announcing in a week or so, announcing the new book, put it up for pre-orders, set the production staff for Applause, cast that, prep two two-night benefits for Group Rep that I’m putting together – one a staged reading of a musical, the other a classic comedy with a great cast, go into rehearsal with Applause and open that the third week of July. I’m sure there’ll be lots of other stuff, but those are the main things. Prior to our show, I only got about four or five hours of sleep. Once up, I answered e-mails, I shaved and showered and then I moseyed on over to the theater. After the show, I stopped at Gelson’s and got some creamy tomato soup, came home and had that as a snack. I caught up on stuff, then it was time to mosey on over to the cast partay at author Bill Fitzhugh’s home environment. Bill’s a great cook and so the cast partay included appetizers and a sit-down dinner. Appetizers were veggies and a dip and then amazing barbecue shrimp in a spicy sauce – out of this world. Dinner was a chicken gumbo over jasmine rice and dessert was a spectacular pecan pie (or blueberry or raspberry pie. Everyone had lots of fun. The cast gave me a gift card for the Capital Grille and a lovely signed thank you card. Several of us left around ten and I came right home because my hands were cramping like crazy. They’re at least better enough to allow me to write these here notes. And that was about it and here was are.
Today, I’ll be up around eleven, I’ll do whatever needs doing, I have to ship a package, I’m sending the new book to a blurber, eat, but mostly I need to just take it easy and get organized for all the stuff that’s coming sooner than later. At some point, I’ll watch, listen, and relax.
The rest of the week is more of the same – tomorrow I have a lunch that should be fun, I’m hoping to get the galley of the new book and as soon as it arrives I’ll give it a once-over – if there are any fixes they’ll do them, or if it’s ready then it will go directly to the publisher. I’ll have a couple of Zoom meetings and I’ll catch up on the things I’ve let slide.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up around eleven, do whatever needs doing, ship a package, send the book manuscript to a blurber, eat, get organized, and then watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: What are your favorite southern dishes? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, happy to have had our run end successfully and happy to be moving onto new adventures.