18 in 7

Our final week of tour was spent in New Jersey. We had almost a full week off in Newark, NJ, which felt like a very odd vacation. There isn't much to do there except fly out of town or go to the mall, so I caught up on my rest and my TV shows.

By the time the van pulled into DC, everyone was ready to be home. Don't get me wrong; touring is exciting, variable, and full of adventure, but you start to crave regularity. I've been home for a week now, and the novelty of putting things away hasn't worn off yet.

After a quick day off, we were back in technical rehearsals to prepare for our "in-house" run. We are ending the tour with a full three weeks stationed in the KC Family Theater. Because our crew is continuing to tour with the next production going out, we rehearsed with a new crew so they could prepare for our run.

The shows have been non-stop and sold out. In seven days, we will have done 18 shows (including rehearsal run throughs). Our busiest week on the road may have been 8 shows, so having an 18 show week has me pretty wiped.

I'm tired, but satisfied. Its great to have a touch more regularity to my life (sleeping in the same bed each night, not having to pack up my suitcase every few days), but still have shows to do.