Just To Catch Up!

I have been here in Cortland, NY for 5 days up to this point. Eric and I arrived on the 17th of May, 2009. I have in that time slept the first two nights at a local bed and breakfast inn, The Copper Iris. Which is owned and operated by three of the Cortland Repertory Theater Guild members, Pete, Louis, and Nancy. It is a wonderful little B&B that has been in operation since long before I was born by Nancy and her family.

The second day (Monday the 18th) I was in town I helped the Company Managers get housing ready for occupation. This involved cleaning profusely and taking in basic items such as trash cans, shower curtains, dishes, other sundries.

On the third day (Tuesday the 19th) I took all of the lighting and sound equipment out of storage and up to the theater, which is 25 minutes from the shop. This consisted of removing it all from the office of the Production Manager (Kerby Thompson) and placing it in the company van to be trucked up to the theater. The theater is located in Little York, NY on the second floor of an historic building known as the pavilion. So, needless to say it was a bit of a haul to get it all up the stairs, especially the amp rack.

I also helped to take the reheasal piano over to the Rehearsal Space which is located just up the street from the acting houses in the basement of a local church just outside of the SUNY Cortland campus. At noon that same day, Eric Thomas and I moved into our Apartment in downtown Cortland. That evening we had our first Company Meeting where everyone on the cast and crew socialize and Kerby Buys us all pizza and wings.

The following Day (Wed. the 20th) There was a Production meeting at 0900 for Once on this Island where I stood in for Shawn Boyle (Lighting Designer). After the meeting David Huber (Sound Designer) and I went into Syracuse to borrow some Equoipment from Syracuse Stage. We then went back to the Theatre to set up the space and prepare it for the summer. At 1400 the Interns came up to the space to have an orientation meeting concerning thier duties in the realm of Technical Theater. David and I stayed after for another Hour or so before heading back into Cortland to borrow some more equipment from SUNY Cortland.

That evening there was a Company/Guild Meeting up at the theater at 1800. At this meeting we all introduced ourselves to the guild and vice versa. There was food and merrimaking a plenty.

Today (Thur. the 21st) I have done naught but this and caught up on email from the past 5 days. this evening at 1400 I will be going up to the theatre with the first rotation of interns to give the a more intimate aquaintance to the space.