Good People Opening Night

Tonight I stood-by for the opening night of Good People. Luckily, I was given a seat on the main floor. This marks my first Steppenwolf production and opening night party. I did see the production a few nights beforehand when I volunteered at Vets Night (Steppenwolf lets local vets/homeless people come to the final dress rehearsal), but I was still thrilled to be able to attend the opening night festivities!

Please note: Because I do work for Steppenwolf, I will not be reviewing the production. I will say that it is top notch acting with fantastic production values, as Steppenwolf always is.

And then there were two...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra joins Steppenwolf to make up my work life.

Work life? Just kidding—they are my life!

Chilling at the Shedd

Chicago Bound

I moved to Chicago!

 L-R: My first apartment, my difficulties faced while packing, taking Azalea to enjoy her first Chicago deep dish pizza, and the view from the end of my street

Even they can't get it right...

Currently in Alabama for my family reunion... just thought I should share my name tag to the big family picnic. (And no, I did not make it myself... but I wish I would've thought of it!)

Bubble Time, Bubble Time, Bubble, Bubble, Bubble Time!

View from Spotlight

Spot-Opin'

Visiting the Wings

Doudna Crew Onstage

My last premier event at Doudna

Tasting Chicago (in more ways than one)

For those who have not heard, I've been selected to be Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Marketing Apprentice! For those not familiar with the theater industry, this is a big deal! I will be helping to market and spread the word for some of the best, edgy, in-your-face theatre in Chicago. Can you believe it? (Seriously, can you? I cause I sure can't!). I'll try to do my best to keep you up to date, but as I am writing this in December (wait, no I'm not, this is clearly date marked in July!), things may be a tad bit delayed. (Some future version of me may claim that I'm busy with two jobs and seeing a whole lot of theater, but current July version of me knows nothing about what's coming in the next few months!)

To start my Steppenwolf Chicago journey, I decided to take a weekend trip in July to visit. We found the theatre and the office buildings where I would need to go for my first day. We then had an EIU alumni event to attend (my first as an actual alum!) at a Chicago Cubs game. Unfortunately, it sort-of monsooned and we decided to leave after being delayed for 2 hours. After taking the CTA back downtown to the Metra station, the rain had let up, and we found ourselves in the middle of Taste of Chicago. I look at this whole experience as a win. We didn't have to sit through a whole game miserable and wet; instead, we got to sample some of the best food Chicago has to offer! 

Time for Dinner

Setting up lights for Camp E3 Dinner

Running Sound for Camp E3 Dinner