Crying sequence.

"Bastardo!!!"

Gimmick

Here's our All Shook Up review:

Get “All Shook Up” At The Fort Peck Summer Theatre

Monday, June 18th 2012

If you’re up for an evening of great musical entertainment, the Fort Peck Summer Theatre in Fort Peck, MT should be your destination. Currently playing until July 1 is “All Shook Up”, a delightfully funny romantic musical featuring many of Elvis’s best known hits. The cast members are phenomenal, not only as actors, but dancers with voices that will give you goose-bumps – the good kind. The set is simple using only lights, balconies and stairs to capture the casts’ talents to the max!When entering the theatre, the mood is set for the rest of the night with Elvis music coming from inside the theatre. You cannot sit still! Whatever you shake –shoulders, head, feet, or hands you will be moving before the show ever begins. The cast members are tops in their trade. You would be hard pressed to choose any one outstanding actor, as they have been perfectly selected for each role. “I’ve never heard, or seen so much talent in one place.” Andy Meyers, the Artistic Director, has assembled an outstanding cast for this production. He has used his experience and expertise to get the most from each cast member, and he does it superbly. If you’ve never attended a performance at the Fort Peck Summer Theatre, you need to do so. This 1930’s theatre is an unexpected treat for those who attend, especially for the first time. Every year improvements have been made to keep this delightful building in tip top shape. Who would expect to find something this wonderful in the small town of Fort Peck in Northeastern Montana? “All Shook UP ”will be followed by the musical “Gypsy”, “Willy Wonka” and ending the summer season at the Fort Peck Theatre will be the Alfred Hitchcock who done it mystery “The 39 Steps”. For more information on the Fort Peck Summer Theatre call the box office Wednesday through Sunday 12 to 4 pm at 406-526-9943. J Oveson – Great Falls

And here's a little something from Gypsy rehearsals

--with my favorite girls. :)

Wine & Hair Dye

Woof.
Smell those fumes.

Went to Pamida (downscale Walmart) today during dinner and picked up some hair dye, since I'm fading fast.

And as I'm writing this, I'm beginning to wish I had a fan in my room..

Maybe I should open a window..

...

Want to see my "cast gift" for All Shook Up?

:)

I have a line in the show about making Dean "cookies for the bus".
((See note attached in picture:))

I hope my cast members like lemon creme.

Burgers

There's fewer things more tasty than a really good burger.
Especially if you can figure out how to make it yourself.

I found a giant package of burger patties in our community freezer (e.g. up for grabs for whoever wants it)---added Miracle Whip, Ketchup, pickles, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and some of the bread I had left and, VOILA!

I'm going to have to make another one of these, soon.
Maybe tomorrow.

--sure beats oatmeal and yogurt.

Update

Alright. As promised (unless I didn't promise? In which case.. out of the goodness of my heart..) here's a more in detail post about what went down at the Pitchfork Fondue yesterday.

The log cabin was beautiful. The Etcharts (Mrs. Etchart was the first executive director on the board at Fort Peck. One of the kindest women I've ever met.) live there in the summer with their kids. I think I remember hearing that Mr. Etchart was a carpenter, and designed the layout of the backyard himself. It was stunning. One of those pictures you see in a "Escape Here Now" catalog. They could totally rent out their cabin and make bank.

Here's the deck right outside the house (I should upload these to Pinterest.)

The wooden-side paneled countertop back there had many types of wine inside of it.

 And here's a shot of the side of the backyard. You can see what I mean by those levels.

That canopy chair (right) definitely became my hideout during the water gun fight.

 

And here's the view from the back of the house. 

Beautiful.

 

There were SO many different salads there: cabbage salad, some sort of "Milky Way" salad, cucumber tomato salad, spicy southwestern potato salad (my favorite), broccoli salad... And... the other ones I can't remember...

Most people who came up to me at the get together would look me up and down and then say "You're so.. .. .. .. (pause) .. TAN." I heard this so many times from so many different people that I started to think a joke was being played on me. Mrs. Etchart did mention that they don't usually have "tan" actors working at Fort Peck during the summers (which, makes sense.. since we rehearse and work inside all the time..) but I think my painting outside for the past two days is what got me to the shade I am now. I've got one hell of a sneaker--tan line. Let me tell you.

Ah. And did I mention my ride from yesterday?

Morgan & Stephen were kind enough to let Winslow and I be their biker chicks for the evening.

Riding on the back of Stephen's motorcycle was literally one of the greatest feelings in the world. So freeing. So exciting. My mom's probably going to want to shoot me in the face when she sees this (but hey look ma, I'm the one with the helmet). But there's nothing like riding down the road and being able to really HEAR and SMELL the things around you.

I challenge you all to go out there and do something dangerous. Do something that someone else has told you you shouldn't. Or can't. 

 

Just make sure no one dies in the process.

                             .. .. and try not to break any federal laws.  

                                                                       You know what I mean.

We only live once. What's the point of living if you can't get out there and do something awesome every once in awhile?!

So go, right now. And do something crazy. For me.
You'll thank me later.

<3

Panorama

Here's a panorama of the Pitchfork Fondue that happened yesterday afternoon.

I'll upload more pictures to my blog and give you the full report when I get back on here later. But know that there were about 8 different types of salads, a pool overlooking the lake, plenty of wine, and a pretty epic water fight that went on.

Ooh and they had one of those swinging hammock / cocoon chairs.

A pretty great way to spend my last day off in Montana.

Bridge Photoshoot

Scobey, MT.