I arrived in California today, and met the rest of the Figaro cast at our residence. It's one big house, apparently usually used as a Christian retreat. Just imagine the Real World, Opera style. The cast is great, the house... well it needed some work.
I guess you can call it a teambuilding exercise: we all pulled together, and cleaned the place from top to bottom. When we got there, the kitchen was sticky, the walls and ceilings were cobwebbed, and the laundry room was inaccessible. By the end of the night, the place was clean enough to walk barefoot, the laundry machines were great, and even the hot tub was filled, warming up and filtering as it should. I can't say we weren't a little miffed at having to do basic cleaning and maintenance first thing when we got there, but in the end the house should be just great.
The cast, as I mentioned, is very cool. I don't know anyone's last name yet, so I'll have to write about them later... but trust me, all very nice, friendly people who will be fun to work with. Tomorrow, we have our first rehearsal...
