AQUARIUM AQUARIUM

Went to the Baltimore National Aquarium on the Inner Harbor yesterday.
Pals, Wayne & Patrick and Oscar & Jeff Bernstein were here from NY . They all saw the Sunday Matinee and Wayne & Patrick stayed till Monday evening. Oscar & Jeff drove back Early Monday morning.
I met Wayne & Patrick at Philips restaurant at the Harbor and we walked to the amazing Aquarium.
We spent the entire afternoon viewing some of the most exotic and interesting creatures. Not just fish, but birds too in a huge re-creation of an Australian Rain Forest. We also sneaked into the Dolphin show and were eventually thrown out....politely,

We had a hectic and exhausting CAROLINE OR CHANGE week and performed 2 10:30Am Student Matinee that sent us into a tailspin.
The second one on Friday, My 64th Birthday, was hardest for me...but the students at that one were older and more receptive and responsive than the audience was on Wednesday morning. The Glowing Screams and applause were wonderful. Satisfying when you realize they are school kids and get this multi leveled show.
Most of last week had audiences that were unbelievable and loving the show.
I would like to see some NY Producers like Margo Lion who produced this originally, come see this ultimate version.
Anyway..We start our last week tonight. Renn Woods has left for work in LA and Danielle Greaves who plays the Washing Machine will cover the Moon this week. So CAROLINE is going through a real CHANGE!
I must return to Baltimore and visit pals Bob & Kevin again and see some of the other sights without the responsibility of the show each night. Like a real tourist
I kinda think that we, onstage, are like those creatures in the Aquarium sometimes. You come and see performers that float through beautifully manufactured environments in sometimes glorious costumes that one couldn't imagine in real life.
The actor is sometimes Be-wigged (I am always) and Bewitched himself by the magic of the very theatre he works within.
Those are special times for those of us who perform.

The exit from the Aquarium is preceded by a winding ramp that is about 4 levels high and is mysterious and darkly lighted as you a descend surrounded by huge glass window as the many fish fly by in dappled water.
It is totally theatrical and beautiful. I Highly recommend it.
We,of course, had a delicious seafood dinner in mind as we left.

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