2 Weeks From Today...

It's hard to believe, but 2 weeks from today:

-it will be September

-school's across the country will all be in session

-the country will be remembering the 5 year anniversary of September 11th

-the NFL season AND college football seasons will both be off and running

-Labor Day will have come and gone

-the cast of Willy Wonka will be in Eau Claire, Wisconsin!

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The Fall and Spring casts are both up and running the show...and tomorrow we are running the show ONCE with all the understudies in and a second time with the fall cast in full costume. What does all that mean? It means that this crazy ball of fun is rolling along and it's almost time to get on the open road! It means that sooner than later, the pictures and stories from the road are going to start pouring in here...and reports of cheesecakes, unfortunates and van mayhem will be the topics of the day.

It means, all other things equal, we are part of something pretty amazing...because we're getting ready to travel the country (some of us for a 2nd year) doing what we love and giving kids a chance to experience live theater. It means Eau Claire or LA, we are all very blessed to be able to be a part of this adventure called WONKA!

But most importantly, it means that 2 weeks from today, I WON'T HAVE TO REHEARSE THE OOMPA-LOOMPA'S OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I WON'T HAVE TO RUN THE LADDER/FLYING SEQUENCE 10 TIMES A DAY, THUS SAVING ME FROM HAVING A SERIOUS MELTDOWN IN FRONT OF MY PEERS...and that, above everything else, ROCKS.