Back down south in C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A!

Last Sunday I flew out of Montana and into Orange County. In May I was offered a position post-internship with the South Coast Repertory Youth Conservatory. For the first two weeks I will be the Assistant Stage Manager and the last two weeks I will be the Production Assistant.
We are producing Seussical: The Musical with 31 students ages 10 thru 22. It is a HUGE cast and lots to keep track of. My first few days have mostly be comprised of making massive amounts of paperwork that track props and people as they move throughout the show. It is a fun little musical filled with all of Seuss's subtle social and moral issues. The music is whimsical, brimming with joy and innocence and in a few moments quite beautiful.
While I'm not overly thrilled about spending 5 weeks away from Montana in the summer it seemed like a good opportunity and I do get to work with some of my favorite people from SCR. For the first two weeks I am living in a studio apartment that the theatre owns. It is almost exactly a mile from work which is handy because I no longer have a car in california. While the apartment warms up quite a bit while I'm gone during the day I can usually get it cooled off by the time I go to bed. I have a nice view of the tennis courts and a particularly tall tree that has these big yellow flowers on it. The hummingbirds seem to frequent it in the evenings. Maybe I'll take a picture of it this weekend - though I might be too busy as I have plans to spend most of the day laying at the pool. I am currently listening to the Harry Potter series on audio book - I read them all myself a few years ago but it sounded like an easy thing to do in my spare time and I am reading, reading (out of an actual book no batteries required) The Red Tent. So far I am enjoying both and having a hard time trying to decide which one to dedicate time to before bed. Hard choices I know.
I am counting the days until I get to visit the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR. I am taking a mini vaction in the middle of Suessical. The way they hired me was weird so I ended up with 9 days of unemployment right in the middle of the rehearsal process so I decided to take advantage of that time to go watch plays. It is my "continuing education" and I'd rather spend money at the Shakespeare festival than in Orange County.
Maybe now I'll be a little bit better about posting. Not that I have a huge fan base - but I do know there are a few of you out there. Happy FIRDAY! (or it likely will be by the time you read this) :)