Off to the Ottawa Valley.

Misha, Jacqui (our stage manager), and I are heading off to the Ottawa Valley early tomorrow morning for two days of intensive work on Georgia & Leona. We will be staying with MacMill, our high school drama teacher and mentor. (Her name is actually Ann, but we've always been into nicknames and once we find a good one, it's hard to let it go.)

MacMill has a beautiful old house in the country that has belonged to her family for generations which she has now turned into an artist's retreat. We're hoping to use the time there to do some promo photos for the show and also to read through what is hopefully the (mostly) final draft of the play. Misha has been touring with Bruce Peninsula for the last five days in the U.S. with her trusty laptop by her side (or on her lap?). Somehow, in the midst of being in a rock band on tour, she is going to transform the script from this...


...into something that I can read too.

It's getting good, guys. I can't wait to read the latest draft and see how the play has evolved. I feel like I'm going to see a family member I haven't seen for years and years and I'm curious to see how they've changed... you know?