Comme le rivière qui nous a salué ici, on n'arret pas.
We come to you now from the banks of the Tracadie river.
Our first English show was yesterday morning, and despite being so used to speaking the lines in French, it went well. It's interesting; going back and forth with the languages all the time, as well as being in a new theatre in a new school every time, all this keeps the show from getting boring. Every time we go onstage, something in the environment is different, and, likewise, the performances are never exactly the same. Director even commented this morning that she's enjoying watching the characters grow and change from one show to the next.
I hope it stays this way.
Yesterday afternoon, there was another new element in the equation that made our second show of the day a little more interesting. There was a newsman from Radio-Canada with a camera, recording both the show and the post-show. It was a good show and a good audience, and we did our best not to let our impending celebrity in Francophone New Brunswick distract us. The story was supposed to go on the provincial news today, but we didn't see it. Oh well.
We had some relaxed time last night that i used to take a little walk around Tracadie. Our hotel is right across the street from the river, which has a really nice boardwalk alongside. This is a quiet, beautiful place. One of the things i'm noticing about the tour so far is that we're seeing all these lovely comunities, but we're passing through them all so quickly that we have no time to really take them in. I hope someday i'll be able to come back to some of these places and take the time to really enjoy them.
I'm glad we were able to spend two nights here.
There was only one show today, but the group didn't do much with our half-day off. A few of us (myself included) are feeling a little sick; some minor flulike ailment is making its way through the cast. Nothing serious, but it was nice to be able to relax and nap the afternoon away. Speaking of sleep, we're getting going at about 6:30 tomorrow morning, so it's probably just about bedtime.
The water of the Tracadie river can be seen from the window of our Motel room tonight, as black and as silent as the starless sky. Before the sun returns, restoring colour to the sky and the river, we'll have left this place.
Tracadie streetlights are really spiffy.
(Please note: This sign is really only about 5' tall. I'm just really, really tiny.)
Our first English show was yesterday morning, and despite being so used to speaking the lines in French, it went well. It's interesting; going back and forth with the languages all the time, as well as being in a new theatre in a new school every time, all this keeps the show from getting boring. Every time we go onstage, something in the environment is different, and, likewise, the performances are never exactly the same. Director even commented this morning that she's enjoying watching the characters grow and change from one show to the next.
I hope it stays this way.
Yesterday afternoon, there was another new element in the equation that made our second show of the day a little more interesting. There was a newsman from Radio-Canada with a camera, recording both the show and the post-show. It was a good show and a good audience, and we did our best not to let our impending celebrity in Francophone New Brunswick distract us. The story was supposed to go on the provincial news today, but we didn't see it. Oh well.
We had some relaxed time last night that i used to take a little walk around Tracadie. Our hotel is right across the street from the river, which has a really nice boardwalk alongside. This is a quiet, beautiful place. One of the things i'm noticing about the tour so far is that we're seeing all these lovely comunities, but we're passing through them all so quickly that we have no time to really take them in. I hope someday i'll be able to come back to some of these places and take the time to really enjoy them.
I'm glad we were able to spend two nights here.
There was only one show today, but the group didn't do much with our half-day off. A few of us (myself included) are feeling a little sick; some minor flulike ailment is making its way through the cast. Nothing serious, but it was nice to be able to relax and nap the afternoon away. Speaking of sleep, we're getting going at about 6:30 tomorrow morning, so it's probably just about bedtime.
The water of the Tracadie river can be seen from the window of our Motel room tonight, as black and as silent as the starless sky. Before the sun returns, restoring colour to the sky and the river, we'll have left this place.
Tracadie streetlights are really spiffy.
(Please note: This sign is really only about 5' tall. I'm just really, really tiny.)
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