Nick Cearley, currently starring as Seymour at the Portland Center Stage in Little Shop of Horrors and Lauren Molina in Wonderful Town at the Goodman Theatre’s Albert Theatre in Chicago, raced to meet up for a Skivvies performance in Nantucket in between tech rehearsals. Follow each of their journeys here.
Nick Cearley:
Day one of tech happens to fall on the day before Labor Day where The Skivvies have a gig in Nantucket, MA. So after tech, we have our sitzprobe with the band for the first time. Then I leave directly from there to make an overnight flight. Let the adventures begin.
A picture of our amazing band and cast during the sitzprobe for Little Shop.
A candid shot of the sitzprobe. Johari Nandi Mackey who plays Chiffon gives you her best accidental stank face.
I CHOSE THIS LIFE. Catching a quick 30 minute nap before the 12 hour travel evening.
Minutes after taking this picture, I realize I am on the wrong plane. In Portland, they board puddle jumpers three flights at a time through the same gate. WHO KNEW? I simply boarded the first plane I saw. I hear the flight attendant announce on the speaker that we are on a plane heading to Redmond. I think, huh. We must be making a stop first on the way to Seattle where my connection is. NOPE. ON THE WRONG PLANE YOU GUYS.
To get to Nantucket, you have to take a very teeny tiny itty bitty plane that only seats 6 people and a pilot. I have seen these planes in movies and I am pretty sure it never ends well for whoever has to fly on them (IE Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Michael Caine in Jaws 4). My travel anxiety is through the roof.
Yes, you have to go through this teeny tiny door to get onto this teeny tiny plane.
This guy calls himself the pilot. He informs me that you don’t have to turn your phone on airplane mode in the sky. He also might be 18 years old and said I could sit in the passenger seat if I wanted. At this point, I have convinced myself this is my last day on earth.
This is what my alarm clock situation looks like for the return from Nantucket to Portland to make it back to day 2 of tech. Have I mentioned I truly thought this whole affair would be impossible .
The show was a success. It was completely sold out. We performed on the set of their current production of November. I may not have slept more than an hour or so but we had a blast.
Post show glow with our drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell and special Nantucket guest Sarah Fraunfelder.
Nantucket, we hardly got to know ye.
Back on the Portland airport ground running to tech.
Racing through the Portland Center Stage lobby to get my mic on!
MADE IT.
Downtime with my Audrey Gina Milo in our final costume.
Goodnight from the mouth of Audrey Two. I can finally catch up on my zzzzzzz’s.
Just finished a 12 hour tech day at Wonderful Town at The Goodman ending at midnight!
It's 1AM, and I have to be up at 4AM to catch my flight.
Tried to take a 4AM selfie. This is pretty accurate.
Flying through tropical storm winds.
Landing in Nantucket.
I made it!
You can't tell from the pics, but winds were aggressive at 35mph. Walking from the plane, I nearly got pushed over.
Our car on the island contained a tape deck and an Original Broadway Cast recording of West Side Story.
Walking to sound check.
Walking to sound check.
The next morning was beautifully sunny.
First plane was a puddle jumper.
I got to fly co-pilot.
I got to fly co-pilot.
I got to fly co-pilot.
Landed and rushed back to rehearsal!
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