File puptcrit/puptcrit.0812, message 345


Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:30:22 -0500
From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] On the road


My daughter's first theater tour was the same.  The company manager
insisted on her own favorite restaurants.  They took turns driving the
second vehicle (a bob tail truck) which would go on ahead with the
equipment to the next gig.  My daughter never got used to the truck
and backed into a hydrant which issued forth a 40 foot plume of water.
 The city is still trying to sue the company.

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Brad Shur <mr_utamaro-AT-hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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