Hi everyone!

It's Will, the assistant stage manager for "Creating Claire" (see previous post). Here's a fairly typical day for me as an intern.

7:50 - Alarm goes off, hit snooze.

8:00 - Get out of bed, shower, etc.

8:15 - Add finishing touches to possible future intern play.

8:50 - Send play to self on email.

9:01 - Bike to downtown Osterville. Park bike at library, go inside, borrow U2's "Joshua Tree" album.

9:17 - Meet Alex (fellow intern) in parking lot.

9:18 - Rock out to "Joshua Tree" on car stereo.

9:31 - Rehash last night's cocktail part Benefit Ball.

9:54 - Arrive at Falmouth Academy (HQ).

9:55 - Say hi to everyone. Try to print out play. Fail miserably. Printer error.

9:59 - Give up printing job. Begin intern meeting outside by discussing ideas for play, etc.

10:15 - Told that interns are making a loud ruckus outside. Move across street and continue ruckus.

10:31 - Think up idea for play based on "Seven Sins."

10:35 - Listen to "Who Are You" on Riley's iTunes.

11:05 - Meet Celia (see previous post).

11:15 - Hole-punch 9 copies of 97-page script. Place scripts in binders.

11:30 - Arrange scripts in classroom on second floor.

11:42 - Talk with Clyde about stuff.

11:46 - Clyde mentions discrimination case filed by Woods Hole scientist who refused to believe in evolution.

11:57 - Actors/CCTP family enter classroom. Introductions.

12:03 - Actors begin first read-through of "Creating Claire"

12:15 - Out-of-body experience involving awe at being in presence of incredibly talented actors

12:35 - Become convinced that Celia is perfect for her role as Abigail.

12:36 - Realize ditto for all the other actors.

1:00 - Break. Pass around menu for Cape Cod Bagels, take orders.

1:07 - Head out to above sandwich shop with head volunteer Jim.

1:11 - Place most complicated/confusing order in Cape Cod Bagels' history. Have intense thoughts of inferiority/worthlessness.

1:20 - Return to CCTP with chow.

1:30 - First read-through ends.

1:50 - Begin discussion of main themes of play/background information.

1:55 - Learn about huge variability in autism (good from dramatist point of view).

2:01 - Explain higgs boson particle and Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Fool everyone into thinking I'm a science nerd.

2:15 - Make huge pot of coffee. Way too much water. Takes about 40 minutes to brew. Pot nearly overflowing. Below average quality.

2:35 - Mention God After Darwin. More stares.

3:00 - Break. Look up times for bus from Falmouth to Woods Hole. Realize I have two options for getting back to Osterville: 5:15 bus (cutting it close) or 6:30 bus. Decide I must make 5:15 bus.

4:59 - End of rehearsal. Dash out of Falmouth Academy.

5:01 - Check directions to Clock Tower provided by Christine. Rehearse directions in head.

5:08 - Stop at red light. Wait for signal for pedestrians to cross. Unbelievably impatient.

5:13 - Become convinced I won't make the bus.


5:17 - Flag down bus as it leaves parking lot of Mall. Enter bus sweaty and out-of-breath but overjoyed.

5:17:30 - Realize I just ran 1.6 miles on sidewalks in non-running attire and made the bus.

5:18 - Ask every passanger if they can break a $5 bill. Success.

6:00 - Arrive in Osterville.

6:22 - Arrive at home.

Only a sample of my daily adventures as a CCTP intern. And to think I'll have to do it all over again tomorrow!

See you soon,
Will