yes I am aware that this is a very unattractive picture of me, but it does illustrate just how excited I was feeling and how much I was bugging Alex the whole ride to Fresno. And yes, every once in a while it would hit me and I would get all excited again and scream for real.so we got to the theater in Fresno and parked, but we were still like 45 min early so we walked around the theater a little bit, found the stage door, and I freaked out about seeing some guys that I though were probably cast members. After a little of that we went in to the theater, did a little shopping, took our seats and waited for the show to start. As soon as the lights went down and the ensemble started singing No One Mourns the Wicked, I freaked a little and punched and elbowed Alex a few times. The cast did an amazing job, this stage was a lot smaller than the theater in San Fran, so a few things about the set were different. But it was all done amazingly. the woman playing Elphaba was actually the standby which I thought was awesome. Everything about the show was just indescribable and I've got to admit my eyes started watering during the majority of the songs.
Ok, so I know that I'm totally geeking out here, but I seriously do love this show. I love the characters, the songs, the plot, how it twisted a story you thought you knew, I love the themes and the whole message, the sets and costumes, and really everything about it. so yeah...thats why Im so hyped up about it.
After the show Alex and I went to the stage door to see all of the actors and stuff. There were surprisingly very few people there, and I was totally scared to talk to any of them and ask me to sign my playbill. But I did end up meeting the actresses who played Elphaba and Glinda! First Natalie Daradich came out (top pic) who played Glinda. She was so sweet and just as bubbly and sparkly in person as she was on stage. We had to wait for a while for Christine Dwyre who played Elphaba to be "degreenified" but she was super sweet as well and on the inside, I totally freaked when I saw her. All I could think was, wow! this is an amazing performer who gets to be Elphaba! I was trying to think of something more profound to say there, but its true. I absolutely adore the character of Elphaba and so I freaked being able to meet someone who is able to embody her on stage. oh, and she also still had a little bit of green makeup on her face, and here finger nails were painted green, like every elphaba actress has to do...and I just thought that was crazy awesome for some reason.after taking this picture, Alex and I walked back to our car and it seriously took me a few minuets to compose myself, I was just so ecstatic, and I had a stupid grin on my face that wouldn't leave for a few hours because I was so hyped up.
