From: Brad Shur <mr_utamaro-AT-hotmail.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:58:21 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] On the road



I haven't yet toured my own show, but I've toured with a few different companies.

My first tour was a nightmare. Let me qualify by saying that I later got to know my tourmates off the road, and they are wonderful, talented people, whose company I can enjoy greatly. But not on a tour.

Little differences in taste can mount up to a big deal when you're stuck in a van with someone. No wonder so many touring shows are performed by couples, I think I'd almost have to be ready to marry someone to be willing to go on the road with them. 

I started to type out some of the details, but I know some of the people from that tour are on the list, and I don't want to be a jerk about it. I guarantee they could post some reasons I'm no fun to tour with, and they'd be right. (For one thing, I never got used to the van and trailer, that I was a pretty scary driver is an understatement)

If I do go on tour again, one thing I can say is that I won't eat at another Applebee's or Cracker Barrel unless nothing else exists within a 50mile radius.

B. Shur




> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:17:28 -0500
> From: hobeyone-AT-gmail.com
> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] On the road
> 
> That is a great observation.  The simplicity of being out there with
> the show and getting the break from the details of being at home.
> Although, I do like getting kitchenettes and going shopping and
> cooking as a way of humanizing being on the road.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Monica Leo <goodfolk-AT-avalon.net> wrote:
> >         You've just put your finger on what I love about touring.  We
> > do most of our work in small towns in the rural Midwest, often in the
> > form of 3-day residencies.  I love checking out the small towns, the
> > local diners and funky little shops, as much as I hate shopping at
> > home.  Each little town is different, and the most interesting part is
> > that one or two people moving in or out can change the whole tone of
> > the town.
> >          I avoid Interstates whenever I can.  If there's a good State
> > or County road going the same way, I take it, even if it means adding a
> > little time to the trip.  It actually adds less than you'd think, and I
> > arrive feeling rested rather than hassled.  Plus I'm entertained along
> > the way, checking out the sights you never see on the Interstate.  I'm
> > in the 30,000 a year range.
> >          The other thing I like about being on the road (much as I miss
> > events at home and would like to clone myself...) is the lack of
> > responsibility for everything except the show, the workshops, and the
> > transportation.  Sometimes I'm glad to go because I know i can get to
> > bed early and get some rest.
> >
> > Monica
> >
> > On Dec 16, 2008, at 7:32 AM, LSnyder262-AT-aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> We don't tour any more, but back in the day we could name just about
> >> every
> >> town at every exit on the entire length of I-95. Since there were two
> >> of us, one
> >> of our favorite ways to eat up the miles, was to pick up the local
> >> (usually
> >> weekly) paper at any small town. The passenger would read aloud to the
> >> driver.
> >> And I mean everything. All the wedding announcements, the
> >> heartbreaking report
> >> of Mrs. Beau Diggs' missing cat, the story about how much money was
> >> raised at
> >> the church guild's bake sale, and Miss Julie Ann Meisner's thrilling
> >> flute
> >> solo at the 8th grade Spring Fling.
> >>
> >> Linda
> >>
> >>
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