MACJOURNAL 2.4

"You lack the season of all natures, sleep."
- MacB, Act III, Scene iv

Well, the show has opened and now Great Lakes Theatre Festival is in tech rehearsals and previews for their next offering, the musical "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim, opening this Saturday. My lovely Hannah will be in town to attend opening with me (high-pitched squeal of glee)...!

While much of the company continues on a daily work schedule for the musical, others among us are getting a bit of down time. For my part, I have been recovering from a slight muscle strain in my right shoulderblabe (and catching up on sleep).

The reviews for MacB here in Cleveland have been largely positive. We drummers have been mentioned nearly as often, and as favorably, as the rest of the cast and designers. My flute playing has also been mentioned on a couple of occasions.

I hope to have more to report in the future as I explore Cleveland. So far I have only made it as far as Prospect Music, an established music equipment retailer downtown (I don't have a better photo yet). I bought a couple of beginner fifes there and had some nice conversations with Mike, the owner. Mike gave me his unique perspective on the life and times of the downtown Cleveland retail scene.

Last night, actor Lynn Berg and I attended "Noises Off" at The Cleveland Play House. The Cleveland Play House is America's oldest regional theatre, founded in 1915. Their performance complex is one of the largest in North America, housing four separate performance spaces. The picture below doesn't do justice to this beautiful theatre complex. It looks like a castle. If it weren't for some tall floor-level windows and glass doors, this building looks like it could mount a substantial defense against a Zombie attack.

For more information on The Cleveland Play House, visit: http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/about-history.asp

Today looks a bit gray outside. But I hope to take a walk across the bridge to the West Side Market. The West Side Market is a bit like Boise's Saturday Market except it is housed within a couple of permanent structures and is open daily. And it's more food oriented where Boise's Market caters more toward crafters. Housed within the West Side Market are about a dozen produce markets and an entire complex of meat specialists. There's even real Polish Keilbasa and Pierogi. And cheese. And chicken and lamb and goose and goat and just about any other meat you can think of. There's probably seafood, too, but I don't really look for that.

I continue my adventures. Those of you who are reading this blog (all two of you), please send some positive energy toward my kitty, Bebe Awa Gita. Her hair tangle problem has gotten out of hand and she's getting a little trim today. I should have pictures from Hannah later on. But here's a little picture of my sweet Bebe girl. Rock on...!