What a busy week, sandwiched by improv performances at Brave New Workshop! Both on 7/11 and 7/18, The Quest performed a 20-minute sample of our improvised myth. It went pretty well; I am constantly working on my rhyming so hopefully it will get better!
On Monday night, The Quest performed at Fringe-for-All at the History Theater, a sample night for audience members and Fringe fanatics. Each group had 3 minutes to give the audience a taste of their show, while the audience had pieces of paper with stars so they could rate each show they might like to see. We did well in such a short period of time (I made an awesome rhyme: water/slaughter), but I couldn't stop giggling about the method of keeping time. It was very efficient but also very Midwest passive-agressive. For 2:30, a green light was lit. With :30 left, the light turned yellow, and when the light turned red at 3:00, the audience applauded and you left the stage. Hilarious!
Thursday night was another preview, 5-7 minutes, at the Lyric, a luxury apartment/loft complex on University Ave. The audience was smaller, but excited about our form. It went well! Also, our green room was an apartment, which was pretty cool.
Friday was a busy and exciting day! Friday is my day off and start of the weekend, and Jamila and I drove to Hudson, WI, for a little hiking excursion at Willow Falls State Park. It was beautiful, pretty hot/humid, and we walked to a water fall. We also spotted tiny frogs and drank a lot of water. It was a good good time.
Upon returning, I went with my friend/colleague/supervisor Alina to see the new film, The Kids are All Right. We went to the Uptown theater, a cool, large one-plex kinda place. Old school. A review of the film is forthcoming. Afterwards, we returned to Saint Paul for ice cream at Izzy's. So delicious! I got Coffee Break (think Cookies & Cream + Coffee), Raspberry chocolate chip and midnight snack. Yum!! Alina was craving Everest on Grand, Nepali and Indian food, so she treated Jamila and I to a lovely dinner. It was exciting to eat dessert before dinner.
For a late night excursion, Jamila and I went with her friend Matt to see "OMG! Before We Got Our Lady Bits," an improvised women's night, that was hilariously similar to The Vagina Monologues. Women read from their middle school diaries and improvised, and it was hilarious! Seriously, some wonderful, strange, funny people. I took tickets at the door so I got a comp ticket. Friday was a fabulous, exhausting day.
Saturday I went with my friends Adrienne and Sam to a small festival in honor of Bastille day at some fancy shops/boutiques near campus. Each person got a card and could get stamps at each store. If you got all of the stamps, you enter a drawing for a $500 shopping spree. I hope I win! But regardless, it was nice to walk around, discover new businesses, and hang with friends. Also, some stores gave out champagne and croissants and macaroons! It was fabulous!
For dinner Jamila and I grabbed a quick, cheap bite at El Burrito Mercado, a Mexican restaurant/grocery store in West Saint Paul. It was delicious!
Yesterday was a busy day with rehearsals and a performance (thanks to friends Oleh and Maya for coming to support me!), but I managed to squeeze in some time to see Jamila's aunt Janet for dinner.
Unfortunately, when I came home, I found out we have some mice in our house. Anyone have any tips? I'm looking to borrow someone's cat....
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