Art, Dim Sum and Lost

The first full week at work come and gone. Labor Day of course made the week go all the quicker. We're already two weeks or so behind on Obake, due to the changeover of the costume shop and the late arrival of the director (a professor at UW Madison I later found out...pity I didn't know back in August. I may have been able to meet with him in person before I left the lower 48). Roughs are done...finished just in time for our Thursday meeting. Everyone was very impressed with the sketches. There is even a murmuring among the administration that a few renderings and the scenic model are wanted for the auction.

The rest of the week...planning Obake: getting the costume list, plot, budgeting organized. Starting a kimono mockup for one of the larger cast members. Sitting in on workshops for two of the up coming shows. And a meeting at the Lost production offices. Before I arrived, the theatre had arranged to have the stitcher for Lost take on the build for Maui vs Hercules. This meeting was a chance for the designer, production manager and stitcher to finally meet, make a schedule and discuss the details. While our designer didn't show. And while our production manager paced outside waiting for her, I sat in the Lost wardrobe area chatting with Mike. Met the designer. It was a nice bonus mid week.

To top of the already lax week, a group of us headed out after work yesterday to attend something called First Friday. Essentially gallery hopping...galleries and art studios open their doors and exhibits for free to the public. A few musicians dot the street. And of course all of the bars downtown are open as well. I tried my first local beer. Saw a great reel of animated shorts (mostly French oddly enough) It was great to mingle through the crowds, all gathered to socialize, few art, hear music. Great dim sum for dinner...and with one of my co-workers living literally two blocks away, getting home on my own was out of the question. And now that I know the night life, I may be a bit more inclined to head out in the evenings.