The Many Adventures of a Thede

A few weeks ago I met Bo and a few other friends at one of our favorite bar/restaurants, Joshua Tree. I came to meet him straight from rehearsal, so he asked me how it went. I told him it was fine except for the fact that one of our actors, PJ, just booked a film shooting in Egypt, so naturally, he would be leaving our little show. Bo's immediate response to this news was, "What's the part? Am I right for it?" After a moment of consideration, I figured he probably could be right for the part, so I said I'd check and see if he could audition. Bo sent in his headshot and resume to our casting director...and he was asked to come in to audition. This is when I started to get nervous. I really wanted him to get the part...but what if he didn't? Would he be upset? Would he not want to hear about rehearsal anymore? Would it be awkward for him to come see the show? Probably not. But I was still nervous. Well, as it turned out, I didn't need to worry, because he got the part! So, now this is the second show Bo and I get to work on together (the first was Memory of Water...where we met). It's great to be on the same schedule. Especially after the US Open. Bo had to work out there with his catering job every day of the tournament for about 12 hours a day.

Lately I've been thinking about taking a trip to Napa, California. Of course, this is a total fantasy because I have neither the time, nor the funds to take any vacations any time soon. But I've never been to the north west, and it just sounds like fun...road trips up the coast line, wine tastings, vineyard tours. Sounds like a good time to me!

Speaking of taking trips, I did take a little day trip this past Sunday...to a farm! About 13 of us from the cast and crew of A Good Farmer (minus Bo...he was still working the Open) drove WAY out on Long Island to the Garden of Eve organic vegetable farm, where we got a first hand experience of what it's like to be a farmer. We picked green beans, weeded lettuce, collected eggs, pet the goats, and hoed sweet potatoes. It was a lot of fun. I got to know everyone really well and it's always fun to take a trip out of the city.