Saturday, October 20, 2007

On-The-Road Update









US to Canada and back again!

We left Morgantown, WV and took a very scenic (hills, valleys, and trees oh my!) drive to the US/Canadian border on Monday, October 15. We went over the border with the greatest of ease allowing the company to take a small side trip to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls! Many company members had never seen the falls so it was a very memorable travel day. We all loaded back on the bus, happy and damp (it was a very windy day at the falls!) and headed to Brampton, ONT.

Brampton proved to be slightly hectic, but our wonderful company met every obstacle with outstanding determination and we had another 3 great shows.

Driving back into the States on the way to Saginaw, MI the trees were putting on their own show. Fall was in true form; the colors of the trees were incredibly vibrant shades of yellow, orange and bright red. The company was snapping photos of the sight right and left. Saginaw, MI was a quick one-show stop. There was large storm moving over the area during the duration of the show, and that is what our stay felt like, we just breezed in and out. We are now in Clinton Township, MI (home town of cast member, Corey Scheys) and close to finishing up our matinee, one last show for Michigan and then off to Cincinnati, OH where everyone is eager to call it home for a week.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Hello from Amanda Balon (Annie)







Hi! I’m Amanda Balon and I play Annie. I’m 10 years old and live in Orlando, Florida when I’m not on tour.

I really love being on tour and on stage! This is my favorite show I’ve been in so far. Opening night was in Orlando, Florida, which was cool for me because my family was there to see the show and so were all of my friends. I also love all of the traveling we are doing. The bus is really fun. I love it a lot! We do a lot of “one nighters”, which is traveling to one city one day and another city the next day. I never have done these before, but I really like them. It’s exciting to see all of the different theaters each week.

Last night, we had game night for the first time! We played a game called Celebrity, which is kind of like Charades. It was tons of fun! Most of the cast members were there and we all had a good time.

Halloween is coming up and I am very excited about that. I don’t know what I’m going to be, but I guess I will find out soon!

Right now, I am on the bus in school, heading to Newport News, VA. I can’t wait to get there! It sounds like a lot of fun.

Well, I guess that’s it for now. I hope to see you at the shows!

Sincerely,

Amanda Balon