Anyway, I just spend five nights in Alto/Ruidoso, New Mexico. We had all of our technical rehearsals there. I'll explain why I call it Alto/Ruidoso (which are two different towns). The THEATRE was in Alto, bus as you will see below, nothing else was. So we had to stay about 20 minutes away in Ruidoso.
The theatre was actually awesome. They had blown glass inside that Dale Chihuly did. He's the same guy who did the glass flower ceiling at the Bellagio in Vegas. It was super small, and the people there were so nice.
We had an opening night party on Thursday night, which was quite a blast if I do say so myself. Cast, crew, creative team, people from the theatre, production- everyone was there. We have some characters in this new cast (check out my prom photo with Billy below)! I was told that the production company cannot remember a time that any of their tours drank the bar tab to the $2,000 max in such a short time. If you met this group, you would not be surprised at all! So we of course continued the party in my hotel room, because I had a suite. Until 5am. I justify it by telling myself I was getting to know my new co-workers.
Despite this late night, Darrel and I woke up and went with our friends Ethan and Ras to Roswell, NM. We were only an hour away, and we of course had to see where the aliens landed! It was such a tourist trap it was unreal. The whole little town is shops and restaurants that are alien themed. Even the McDonald's is shaped like a space ship. Our big plan was to go to the UFO museum, but when we walked it it smelled like a bathroom, and looked like a cubicle office with some displays on the walls. Totally not worth the $5.00 to get in, so we decided to just go to the gift shop. I am now the proud owner of a Roswell alien beer koozie!
Shannon, great blog! You are everywhere - how do you ever know what to pack? :) Hope you're doing well!
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