Settling in

Hello from New England!!! I have arrived, safe and sound, in Massachusetts. The drive was long... very long. I did the main stretch on the first day and then the last 3 hours the second day. I ended up leaving Chicago at 9am, and I got to the hotel at 11 Eastern time. But the drive was cool; I got to drive through Clevland and all of the sudden, Lake Erie was next to me. The rest of the drive was not that exciting. That's a good thing, tho: I didn't get into any accidents (or near accidents) and after a while, the miles just kind of started rolling along smoother. I have my own room this year, in the Southeast cottage, affectionatly dubbed "the Dog House" because when people bring their dogs with them, that's where they stay. So I will be surrounded by dogs all summer... :D It's been rainy and cold for the past week and is finally nice today.

It's interesting working here this summer, as the production center is under construction until mid-June. So we are working in 2 temporary spaces. The first is in a house on the property, and the second is an old rehearsal room. It's been my job this week to set up the rehearsal room as a shop and have it ready for when people start coming in. We get a new draper and 3 new stitchers in tomorrow! And then the week after that, I get to dive right in to being an Assistant Designer. I'm nervous, but excited at the same time.

But here are some pictures:


The Miller Building, where all the offices are.


The West Cottage, temporary home of the costume shop.



The Blue Room, which is the other temporary shop space that I set up.




The Southeast cottage (my house!)




My room (before I changed the sheets that were provided for me).



And Founder's Theatre, our main performance space.

That's all for now; more to come once I start getting busy!

Love to all.