Godspell National Tour: Week 3

Today marks the end of week 3 on our Godspell National Tour!

Right now, we're in St. Louis, Missouri and have our first show here at the Peabody Opera House tonight! We arrived here on Wednesday afternoon after 3 days of driving and nightly pit stops from New Jersey, so tonight will actually be our first performance since last Sunday!  

Since getting off the bus on Wednesday, we've been making the absolute MOST of our time off and have been having an amazing time in St. Louis so far.  Just some of the things our group has gotten into include visiting the Gateway Arch (a 630-foot monument), getting spa massages, enjoying the food, daytime strolls and a trip to the St. Louis Zoo.

The highlight was our excursion to an NHL game last night at the Scottrade Centre! I'm certainly not the world's biggest hockey fan and yet it was still an extraordinary experience. We had great seats, "our" home team the St. Louis Blues SLAYED with a 7-3 win, we got to meet the players and coaches AND Godspell got so much love on the big screen. A huge thank you to our generous stage manager Paul Pembleton for organizing, and to Jesus, *ahem*... Jake for his star-power connections. It was a wild night!!!

I must say, our good times have been well-earned at this point... We recently came out of a crazy, hectic journey of 8 shows in 6 days in 6 different cities. That means daily traveling, one-nighter hotel stints, lots of go-go-go, and most notably; little time to rest our bodies and vocal chops between shows. Here's how it went down:

Tues Nov 5: Capitol Centre in Concord, New Hampshire

Wed Nov 6: Zelterion Theatre in New Bedford, Maine

Thurs Nov 7: Symphony Hall in Springrield, MA

Fri Nov 8: Tilles Centre in Greenvale, NY

Sat Nov 9: Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, NY (2 shows)

Sun Nov 10: State Theatre/New Brunswick, NJ (2 shows)

Symphony Hall, Springfield MA

Inside Proctors Theatre, Schenectady NY

Tilles Centre, Greenvale NY

If you've seen our production of Godspell, than you are privy to just how much physical and spiritual energy we put forth in our performances. So having this many shows (and this much travelling) in that short amount of time was a challenge. But what was truly incredible to me was watching how each one of us gave the show our EVERYTHING, every single time. Our passion and commitment to the show and to taking care of eachother became even more apparent when we all needed it the most. As one cast member emphatically put it (and I paraphrase): "I would rather DIE than miss a moment on that stage!" Extreme? LOL maybe. But that individual was dead serious and wholeheartedly understood. It's called LOVE, baby! And we have so much of it. Well... except when we're fighting over a game of Euchre (WWJD?!?).

Aaaanways... it's time for me to get my game face on! Hit the gym, warm up those vocal chords, eat something delicious and prepare for SHOW TIME! I'll leave you with this crrrrazy video from my beloved (and did I mention, crazy?) cast mates Stacey Kay & Rebecca McCauley. This video was clearly made before that hectic week I described above and it's... Oh geeze, it needs no intro. Just laugh. And pray for our sanity. Lol

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See you next week!
~ Lisa Michelle
Twitter: #GodspellNationalTour