Week 2 in NYC

Week 2: November 24, 2002

Production status:

Guess what? Everything is more expensive in NY! What an incredible surprise. I guess that book on "The Theatre: Your Road to Financial Security" was a waste of time and money.
The web site now has a video clip of a previous production! See www.blackandwhiteplays.com and click on the "Fun" tab.
We got a nice couple of paragraphs in the Star-Ledger today, written by an Associated Press writer, Michael Sommers, who apparently has already seen one or more of the black-and-whites in Dallas. We of course hope this is the beginning of an onslaught from the press!
Rehearsals are still going well. This is good, because we're entering tech week, which will include three "ten out of twelves" . For those unfamiliar with this phrase, it means that for three straight days, the cast and crew will rehearse for ten out of twelve straight hours, every day. Those who survive get to actually be in the show on Opening Night.

NY observations this week:

We miss our kitties and doggies so much that we briefly discussed adopting another cat here in New York and taking him/her home with us in January. We came to our senses when we realized this would bring our total animal population in Dallas to 8, thereby qualifying us for "shut-in" status.
NY has an aroma that is at once unusual and familiar. Raymond nailed it the first day. It's like walking around the State Fair of Texas. [Sniff, sniff] Yum, hot dogs. [Sniff, sniff] Mmmm, cotton candy (or in this case, candied nuts). [Sniff, sniff] Ah, urine.
Shallow breathing is sometimes a useful survival skill, as is an impaired sense of smell.
According to the Style magazine in last Sunday's NY Times, "All those cool, minimal interiors are starting to look alike. The best rooms today are richly detailed portraits of their owners." How cool is that?! Our house isn't cluttered after all. It's a "richly detailed portrait" of me and Kurt. I'm feelin' hipper by the minute.
No one pulls aside for ambulances here. If you are seriously injured, try to make it to a subway. It's your only hope of reaching a hospital in time.
A number of restaurants here offer a "Texas burger" . Try to guess what the secret ingredient is. The answer is in next week's report.