The Cream City....

has been good to us. And I am not just talking about Emily's mom's sour cream cake, or the beautiful lakefront, or the awesome warm weather (others say 'I wish it were fall,' but they've never worked outside). We had four great auditions, concluding Tuesday. The woman we auditioned for even said "that was good" after our Proof scene. And the monologues we bring in are surprising some people--most people have not seen them done or do not know the plays they are from. We were talking to the casting director at one of these theatres, and she said that "this is still the way to get seen," meaning visiting regional theatres in person. "Why be number 85 in New York?"


Aside from auditioning, I am surprised at how much there is to do, see, and experience in Milwaukee. They have built up their lakefront so well. I was told by a local authority (Emily's dad) that they filled in a lot of marshland in order to build a park on Lake Michigan. The warm weather allowed for some splendid views. I will show you the photos I took on my dinosaur film camera (or you can look up Milwaukee on google maps, whichever is quicker). The one downside, I guess I can say, has been competing with Emily's dog for her attention.

We also saw great theatre here--the production of Henry IV Part II that Emily wrote about, and then Seascape by Edward Albee last night. I also saw the archival videotape of an excellent production of Working produced by Nicolet High School in 1999. The actress playing the hooker is destined for great things, I am sure.

Now we hit the road again--this time to Minneapolis. Hey computer people--how do we get the city names to flash across the computer screen the way they did on Alias?