The next step is dealing with the withdrawals. It always takes about a week of "Well, what now?" after the show closes to get back into the swing of things, unless you're one of the lucky ones who gets to go straight on to the next show. I'm not one of those. My solution has been to throw myself into work. It helps that Memphis opened last night, which means I saw a lot of people I wasn't expecting to see, and today I may be going shopping, and tomorrow is an outing with Mrs. Potts. I'm also checking Facebook like it's crack. It's not quitting cold turkey, which has made the transition easier.
Still, I thought I'd compile a list of the things I'll miss from Beauty and the Beast.
1. Hanging out with the Enchantress. The woman is one of my new favorite people EVER. Between Crafty Corner Time, Movie Nights, and numerous costume changes with her where I had to spend time actually doing my job, I spent a lot of time with her, and it makes me sad that we'll lose that. Not to mention that since she lives almost 2 hours away it's difficult for either of us to make plans to hang out.
2. Seeing Babette grow bigger. One of the miracles of the show was that Babette was pregnant through the whole things, which means that by the time we closed she was showing a lot, and the costume had to be altered 3-4 times to accommodate.
3. Sunday nights at Hula Hula. A brand new theatre tradition. Everyone who's anyone flocks to this karaoke joint on Sunday nights, since that's like our Friday night. It's fun, centrally located, and they do an industry discount for us folks. Sure most people will still go on Sundays, but it won't be quite the mass of theatre friends that it was now that all of the big shows are closed.
4. Pints with the boys. In Issaquah this was a nightly occurance, but by the time we hit Everett, it was mostly on Saturday nights. Dive bars that specialize in cheap beer and liquor, it'd be Korby and I and sometimes a few other girls, and of course, the actor boys. They were fun, chill, and often would take the party to somebody's house, which was even more fun.
5. Shenanigans. No show is ever really without it's shenanigans, but this takes the cake in my mind. Dressing various people up as Belle or the Beast to take Belle's place on the bench to surprise was epic. Changing bits of choreography, having challenge nights, it kept the show fresh, and kept all of us happy to be there.
6. BOG. I know shocking, right? I won't actually miss the number, but I will miss the absurdity of flatware in their gold spandex, tap dancing salt and pepper shakers, a creamer and sugar bowl, the plates and the napkins. Seriously, who came up with this crap?
7. Having an excuse to leave work early. Not that I don't love my day job, I do. Especially because they're very understanding about my theatre schedule. But what I loved about doing the show is that if I was tired and didn't want to start tackling a new project, I could always leave under the guise of having to get to the other theatre. I didn't take advantage very often, because I actually don't mind the work that I do, but it was nice to have that option.
8. The paycheck. It's not THAT great, but it makes a huge difference.
9. Parties and Potlucks. This cast knew how to party. Whether it was potlucks for Secret Santa, a baby shower or just because, planned parties at Doug's or the impromptu Snowpocalypse shindig, I've never seen anything quite like it.
10. Getting excited about work. Truly, it was the highlight of the day to go to the theatre, and see all of my favorite people. I got paid to basically have a blast every night, and that's not always the case.
I can only hope that the next show can live up to this one. Doubtful, but one can dream.
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