Spamalot- Week 6 part 2

From St. John, we moved to Fredericton, NB and then back to Halifax, NS. Fredericton was a little stressful because the night before we headed out of St. John, one of our cast members dislocated her elbow and was sent home to recuperate. Fredericton was the first city for the cast to try out the choreography changes to cover for the missing person.

(They did a fantastic job, by the way, and the show didn't lose any of it's effect. Although we all still wish Keleen a very speedy recovery.)

It rained for much of the time we were in Fredericton, so we didn't get to explore the town very much, but the band and many of the crew managed to slog out to the local Boston Pizza for a few drinks and munchies.

Kim (wardrobe), Nolan (keys), Emma (trumpet), Alex (trombone), Kevin (MD), Rizzo (carpenter/flymaster), Addison (props)

The most interesting thing for the band in Fredericton was that this was the first venue with no actual pit, so we sat in a room behind the stage for the entire show. Luckily, we each have our own microphone and headset, so we could hear what was going on and our sound guru out front could just mix us in with the singers. I never realized how much of a bummer it is to not be able to see the show as it's happening. The trade-off was, we had our first official "Hawaiian shirt day" in the pit!!

After Fredericton, we headed back to the coast to play in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax was our first chance to play a, real, honest to goodness, hockey arena! I'm not kidding, they lay some plywood over the ice and build the stage on top of that. It's a little chilly, but my Dad will be excited to learn that they open the concessions a half hour before the show starts. Oh yeah, there's finally a venue where you can buy popcorn at the intermission!

Kid with the popcorn cart before the show in Halifax.

Halifax Mooseheads (Hockey Team) Locker room

Halifax was a great place to visit. The boardwalk by the water is beautiful, the Citadel is right in the middle of the city on top of the hill (for you history buffs) and the city is still home to the old Alexander Keith's brewery.

I spent most of my day off wandering around the Maritime Museum and learning about the many shipwrecks that have happened through the ages because of the treacherous Halifax coastline. What an interesting way to spend the morning!

The Museum Entrance

CSS Acadia (One of the exhibits associated with the museum)

Next up...Burlington, VT.