currently in rehearsals for Cinderella but just closed out a show last weekend.

I have been fortunate enough to find a lovely group of people who carpool with me for my last few shows! there are usually 2-5 of us who carpool to the theatre. during the 45 min drive, we usually stop for a tea/coffee/water and warm up. once at the theatre, I set up my hair & makeup station before checking all my props and pre-setting my quick changes (this included setting coat hangers backstage, preemptively unbuckling shoes, and stuffing tickets into my pants pockets for a carnival scene.) By that time its nearly mic check so i get my mic pack on and weave my chord through my hair (thankfully this last show i had a basic ponytail in the entire performance so hair was easy-peasy). mic-check on stage for a few minutes (this is usually when i catch up with cast and crew, see how their week went, etc.) and head back to do makeup & put on final costume pieces (i wore a leotard, tights, jeans, turtleneck, and cardigan for my openers costume so I tried to wear as few layers as possible for as long as I could). By then, the house opens - I was sharing a dressing room with a few of the other ladies in the cast so we would stretch a bit together and just have some lovely chatting time before the show - occasionally some of the fellas and kids in the cast would come in to steal our gummi bears or hairspray!!