Our stay in Huntsville, AL started with a welcome respite from the cold Maryland weather. University of Alabama Huntsville was an interestingly quaint satellite campus thriving in the shadow of its parent school, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Complete with their very own athletic team (Go Chargers!), UAH gave us full access to their athletic facilities for the week! And, they put us up in their campus hotel.
Our load-in and speed through of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore -- other than a little crawling to assure I attached enough C-clamps to our portable stage, after we surprised the venue with an unexpected early arrival -- went off without a hitch.. Our performances were met with very enthusiastic audiences, including two young ladies who got a little heated when there were no front row seats left for The Winter's Tale after attending A Midsummer Night's Dream the night before.
After a couple days of dealing with a rattling guitar and a handful of trips to Guitar Center, the potluck dinner after The Winter's Tale was a nice send off. Meeting some of the benefactors and students that helped bring us to Huntsville was rewarding. To know how appreciative people still are for theater, that is the best part of my tour.
--Patrick Earl
(Polixenes, Servant in The Winter’s Tale; Giovanni in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore; Demetrius, Fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.)
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