Okay, it’s cold. Really cold. The last several days have been the kind of cold where you don’t even think about it in terms of “Well, I’d better bring my gloves”, you think about it in terms of “There’s one more thing that could kill me.” When the HIGH for the day is 8, and the wind chill all day is between 15 and 25 BELOW, the cold takes on a whole new meaning: It gets lumped in there with things like “a vat of boiling acid”, or “a rabid crocodile” – stuff that you know could just kill you and move on, but you don’t really think about it much. Of course, now that I’m thinking about it…It’s funny how many things are on that list that we never really give much thought to.

So, while I’m trying to stay warm today, I’ll be having a good time in our first rehearsal for Hate Mail! I love this play, it’s hilarious, and mean, and ultimately sweet. The cast is great, and the Set and Costume designs from Sally Doucette are wonderful!

And we had a GREAT round of auditions yesterday for Talley’s Folly. I have to say, yesterday was one of those days that make me love working in the theatre. John Lepard is directing the show, so I got to sit back and watch him work with actors while I just threw in my two cents occasionally. What made the process so great, though, was the quality of the whole thing: Talley’s Folly, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980, is such a beautiful, lyrical, moving play – and spending a few hours watching some really good actors bite into some of that gorgeous language was a treat. It’s a great thing when you can come away from auditions thinking A) That was fun as hell, and B) We’ve got some really good options for casting this play!

One more thing that makes today good:
Pitchers and Catchers report in 2 days for Spring Training.