Weekend Wrap-Up From Sidney, OH

Cities I performed in this week:

Leesburg, VA
Woodbridge, VA
Sterling, VA
Reston, VA
Glenshaw (Pittsburgh), PA
Cleveland, OH
Cincinnati, OH*

*-indicates FAVORITE city of the week

There was really nothing particularly exciting about this week (the weekend was a different story).  The only unexpected thing was getting stuck in the Pittsburgh morning commute Wednesday morning; however, we arrived 30 minutes before showtime and were ready to go at 5 til - pretty efficient.

As Black History Month draws to close, so does our heavy month of Frederick Douglass performances.  We closed out the month today with a performance at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH.

This was the first time I've been nervous for a performance.  Kids can be a tough audience, yes, but performing fictionalized versions of historical events for adults is a different animal.  I was also worried that they'd have lots of questions that I wouldn't be able to answer.  Nonetheless, everything went smoothly and the performance was well-received.

The performance was in the middle of what turned out to be a pretty awesome weekend.  On Friday eve, I attended a performance of How? How? Why? Why? Why?, presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, at the recommendation of Margaret Ellen.  It was an excellent performance about living with a disability and enjoying life in spite of it.  Then it was off to Dewey's for a late night pizza.  I ended up eating at the bar with an adorable bartender and discussing everything from Cincy to the Olympics with this cool couple - although I must say, the man was so effeminate, I had to wonder.  Lovely night.

I got to spend the rest of Saturday evening with Smithra, a transplant to Cincy from Raleigh.  He showed me his new apartment, and we got to catch up on the past couple of years, as I hadn't seen him since the last time I visited Cincy - November 2007.

Then came my favorite activity of the weekend:  LASER TAG.  I hadn't played laser tag since Memorial Day 2008 and I was so pumped to whoop some behind (or at least do better than I usually do).  I ranked 7th or 8th (out of 30) in both rounds and actually improved my accuracy level the second time around.  WooHoo!!!

Best tour weekend EVER.  Thank you, Cincy.

Sunday is a day off.  I'm excited cuz that means I'll get to watch the USA vs. Canada gold medal hockey game and possibly the Olympics closing ceremonies.  WORD.