Some important dates:
Reunion: 12/1/07 2:00 PM
Staff arrives: 6/19/08 anytime
CITs arrive: 6/24/08 9:00 AM
Campers arrive: 6/25/08 9:00 AM
Table of Contents:
Precamp and teambuilding
The first staff party (Libby's pics)
Fun times around camp before campers arrive
LSD focusses for Staff on Stage
Staff on Stage
A night out
Hanging out in our shop one night
A Midsummer Night's Dream dress rehearsal
Pimping the beast
LSD hangs Alice in Americaland
Alice in Americaland
A couple Halloween costumes
The (fake) marriage of Carson and Ange
Dress rehearsal for Picasso at the Lapine Agile
LSD changeover from Picasso to Clown
La Cage tech night
Dance Show 1
A few people around camp
Life dress rehearsal night
Lighting changeover from Life to CIT Showcase (My personal favorites)
Clamps!
CIT Showcase focus (The day of the big lightning)
Lake Compounce
CIT Showcase dress rehearsal
A few shots of people fooling around in the shop
CIT Showcase performance night
Faust
The 90's Show
Dance Show 2
Working on Cabaret
Focussing Cabaret (Emilie's pictures)
Dress rehearsal night for Cabaret
Festival day
Final staff party
Special Thanks
Take a look at the crazy things they make us do before the campers arrive.
Susanna on her way to the softball field for some teambuilding
Yes Alice, you must come. There's no getting out of teambuilding!
Don't look so excited....it's only teambuilding
Hey....didn't she quit the team?
I don't care if you stand on your head.....you're not getting out of teambuilding!
GOOOOOOOO TEAM!!!!
TEEEAAAAM Don't Suck!
I AM NOT ALONE!
Duck. Duck. Duck. Duck. Duck.
GOOSE!
Our fearless leader, ole Whatshisname
Unzip the zipper!
Help! I seem to be trapped in the zipper!
Fall away!
Heads back and watching!
"I know they're gonna drop me. I know they're gonna drop me....
You fuckers better catch me or else!
Ready or not, here I come!
Well...that was fun....
Yes....fun. That's the word I was looking for.
Looks like we've got ourselves a tangled mess here
"Hmmm...how'd I get in THIS predicament?"
You expect us to do WHAT to that can? And how?
Ah....the hell with it. The can is just fine where it is.
Is this the winning team?
Or is this the winning team?
Alexis will be our cheerleader!
This team doesn't stand a chance!
"yumyumyumyuym" Morons!
Alright...we'll humor you a little bit longer by pretending to enjoy this...
Yep....this pretty much sums it up
Sam's on deck!
You have the right to remain silent
Ok....really starting to get old now....
Dylan's having a good time. Not so sure about Sam.
OK, this game has worn out its welcome
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Normally I get a lot of great pictures from this party. However, this year, I forgot to bring my camera. All the pictures in this section are from Libby's camera.
Ok...considering I posted this picture of myself, I better not get any complaints from any of you about me posting pictures where you don't look good. I don't even think I was drunk in this picture.
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This gives new meaning to the term gearhead
Emilie trying to cover up Amy's nakedness
There, that's more like it
The absolute worst idea for a game EVER
That's right.....it the SLAP GAME!
Susanna casually gets slapped
What would anyone pay to be in Sam or Kerry's position?
Take that!
Ouch!
Uuuuggggghhhh
And a closeup of that just for good measure
And here are a few more of Libby's pictures (These are from a little later in the summer):
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Red Wash
Blair makes a shutter cut
K, Mike and who else?
Blair, Lily Gutterman, and Emilie chilling on the scaffolding
Alex and Selden
My shadow
Feeling a little blue, K?
The scaffolding crew in blue
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Lisa the banjo playing nurse
the 2 best performers
Look at the stick figure Amy looming in the background....
Amy's still lurking...
Notice the Mad Libs in Amy's hand.
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Ok, let's be honest here. The counselors do NOT go "bowling" every Saturday night like they want the campers to believe. They actually go to Chuck E. Cheese's and play skee ball. The school bus comes and picks everyone up at Actors Studio and takes them to Chuck E. Cheese's, where they enjoy animatronic shows, play in the ball bath, and eat pizza. Occassionally, as on this night, the good people at Chuck E. Cheese's bring in karaoke so we can have a little more entertainment. Sometimes a few of the counselors overindulge in the skee ball, video games, and animatronics and end up suffering from sensory overload. Often times this sensory overload lasts well into the next day, affecting their job performance. And some people just keep eating and eating and eating until they vomit. Then when Chuck E. Cheese's needs to close, the bus takes everyone back to camp, where it takes several hours for the excitement of the ball bath to wear off. Because of the sensory overload that some counselors are suffering from, they actually mistake the pool at camp for the ball bath at Chuck E. Cheese's and accidentally jump in.
So, without further ado, here are some of the pictures from Chuck E. Cheese's...and not any place else....
A little pre-skee ball photo
Hey Buck's Rock.....What time is it?
AWESOME TIME!
Remember scary local guy? Why is this guy lurking around Chuck E. Cheese's?
Now that's HOT!
"Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play!"
Scary guy still hanging around...
Can't remember what she ate on her pizza. Anyone remember the wrestler George "the Animal" Steele?
George "the Animal" Steele
Mwah!
And here are some of Libby's pictures from Chuck E. Cheese's:
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Amy Not Susie
And I thought I was the one who worked with electricity....
This looks dirty...Malorie?
Coincidence?
Here are some of Libby's pictures from that night:
I taught Nicole a few things about ceramics that night.
Now that we're clearly centered, I'm showing her how to properly use the tools
She just couldn't ge tit, so I had to take the wheel back and show her how it's done
The tools can be used like chopsticks...
...or you can just pick the clay up with the knife on your leatherman
after a while we started to get hungry
Nicole was very jealous of my amazing pottery wheel
she wishes hers had this tool
Meanwhile, Jamie laughed while Malorie's mouth turned black
Malorie has a deep conversation with Ernie
They got along great!
While I ate clay
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Time for a new stylist Katie?
Blair loved to sit in that invisible chair.
No doubt there's some form of abuse going on here
Take that!
After I beat the shit out of Lily
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Wyatt takes it for a test drive
Leigh came to visit that day!
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Everybody working hard
Uhh....you want what to plug in to where?
Rachel's sister
Still working hard....
Relaxing after all that hard work
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This is actually exactly how I picture Alex
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Mother of the the bride, or was it the groom...or is she the father?
Lord and Lady Capulet came....
The best ring bearer ever
The guests
The best man and the ushers
Why are there boys trying to catch the bouquet....and why was there no garter ceremony?
It's interesting that they're not actually touching each other anywhere except the lips
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Boy Sam, that was one hell of a fart!
Who is Eirstoir?
Elrad?
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Hey..don't take my picture!
Which way to Amish country you ask?
My God! She's 14 feet tall!
A tank top and a scarf......now that makes sense....
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Actually this was at 3AM, right after we finished the changeover. We were a little loopy.
Apparently this was a pretty rough night for me.
But what better place to do some serious thinking
K tries to look dainty on the toilet
Can I have a little privacy please?
All you people do is shit all over me!
Apparently this was too rough for Anthony too
Amy takes the toilet for a test drive
We tried to get her to do her famous "YAY" pose while sitting on the toilet
No...that's not it...
That's the one!
Then she almost laughed herself right off the toilet
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Enjoy the sights and goings on in and around the summer theatre while the cast and crew suffered through an endless tech rehearsal.
Unfortunately we had to put Shane in a cage...
...and beat her....
....severely
Aahhh....20/20 hindsight is wonderful....
Somehow Shane got her butt stuck in the milk crate....
....so how could we possibly pass up this opportunity?
SELDEN!!! We love her!
We also love Katie Glick
The peanut gallery....happy to be uninvolved
Meanwhile, the suffering continues
There's really not much that needs to be said here....Cameron and his teddy bear
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And that concluded the first session. On Sunday, July 22 we bid a sad farewell to the first session campers as we remembered the fun times we all had and welcomed in the second session campers and looked forward to the fun times that lay ahead.
Erica Sands
Jenna Spiwack and Erica
Kiba Drattler
Rachel Larrowe
Scott Kraiterman
The house that Canepari built
What a fastball!
Thurm, Weiner, and G
Dylan
Phoebe Brooks and Sarah Rosenthal not getting canteen like everyone else in the world
PJ's got his eye on Emma's ice cream
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Good thing we have that no headphones rule
iBook, real book, look. no book.
K just loves the video projector
Hey Susanna!
Hey Zoe!
Nevada and Gemma....almost can't tell them apart
What a dance couple Nevada and Eno make
the floating head and shoulders of Gemma Schreier....A.K.A. God
Emo Eno
2 School desks: $75. 1 orange cheerleader outfit: $10
Anna and Nevada smoking: Priceless
Looks like God was demoted to principal
ZOE!
Speed dating
Next!
"Um...do your feet even touch the floor?"
Now here's a great couple
What are these things on our heads and why do we have a windmill in our living room?
Please remove your cotton balls before entering
Gemma's flaoting head again
"I call this meeting of Pigs in Space to order!"
"Order I said! And why do we have a picket fence in the conference room?!?"
Excuse me sir...your cotton head is about to explode
Who is that creepy baby on the wall?
I just had to see this again!
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Look at all the work we did while everyone else was at the bar getting drunk.
Not many people can pull off that combination of shorts and socks
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Rachel's about to swing like Tarzan
Maybe Amy convinced her not to. Hey, that's what big sisters are for!
K teaching a group of new people about something...possibly about the insects of Actors Studio
Now that's a hard working and good looking crew!
Um....your leg's bleeding....
Anna and Elizabeth getting a lot done...
....while Ori giggles
Ok, now they're working
Shane teaching Sharon and Nevada what we do
Hey Aidan, I'm taking a picture.
one more of our citits
another view of cit, citit, and one of our favorite campers (even if she is going to be a video cit)
Rachel had to get a little higher
Closeup of Rachel showing that light who's boss
See...anyone can reach
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Sharon, Nevada and Shane stopping to pose for a picture
Hey Ori....have a seat anywhere....
Blair can't lean far enough to get out of this picture!
And one more for good measure
This should be the marketing photo on the brochure for Source 4's.
Aw....
NO! Don't touch THAT knob!
Aren't they just ADORABLE??
the reverse of the greatest picture from last summer
Last year.
I love how Amy is always on the wrong side of the ladder....
That would be a 70 degree barrel Kate. Oh, and by the way, I'm taking a picture.
That light is half the size of Nevada (the person, not the state)
It's ok Nevada, you can come down from the ladder. The scary monster waiting at the bottom won't eat you, I promise.
K got framed! (Ugh)
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The day after the changeover to CIT showcase, we made our weekly Sunday lunch outing to Clamps.
We're first!
We had to drag Amy out of bed. She was a little sleepy.
We were all a little sleepy.
Amy begins to wake up with the thought of onion rings.
In a few minutes Mimi arrived.
So did the rest of camp.
Amy's still waiting for her food.
The food arrived and we ate onion rings.....
....onion rings....
...and more onion rings...
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As soon as we got back from Clamps we began focussing for CIT showcase. The focus was cut short by a huge lightning storm which damaged some of our equipment, but we came back and finished that night.
This was Shane's show so she was calling the focus.
focussing some breakups
checking the focus on the breakups
a side view of Shane focussing a special
contemplating what to do with this one
Amy lit from the nose down
Notice Anthony in the background keeping an eye on the weather
Amy is awake and happy now, after having lunch at Clamps
Chelsea taking a break in some blue light
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The day of the CIT Showcase tech we spent our day off at Lake Compounce, an amusement park in CT
Lauren and Amy taking a break while the rest of us went to the water slides.
Jamie and K after the water slides
K is bringing sexy back.
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Amy and the giant peach
Ori and the giant mustache
Meanwhile Blair was having trouble with her Starbucks drink
Here are a few that came from Emilie's camera. I think these next pictures were taken on the day after the first tech for Cabaret.
Amy demonstrating the couch in our shop
...which can be used for sleeping....
...or exercising....
...stretching...
...or for sharing with our lovely cits...
....who might poke you...
....drop things on you....
...or stick their tongue out at you....
...and then take your picture.
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A great shot of Amanda
Sound crew and Sara
Awwww! (By the way, I just love photoshop)
A lot of work getting done here I see....
Lily's an EIT (Ernie-In-Training)
Surprise!
Smile for the camera Emma
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The 90's sign
This is Rachel. She is circa 1993.
This is Rachel's sister, Amy. She's a product of the 80's.
Rachael and Naomi. 1986 and 2004 respectively.
2 more 90's products
definitelty not from the 90's
the crowd
Zoe and Ori doing their favorite activity, LSD
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This was the cutest thing ever!
And here are a few from the actual performance:
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And so, as the last week of camp began, LSD starts to work on Cabaret
Shane straightens out some cable
Emilie and Michelle working on the scaffolding
...while K and Blair go over the plot...
and Gabe works on the set...alone. Notice the recycled mural from Actor's Studio
K and Blair again
A very sweaty Alex works on the third electric
Alex realized I was taking pictures
Emilie resting while Michelle hangs a light
Close up of Michelle
Shane and Amy working on a light
Amanda and Allie came to watch us.
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Alex focusses his first light (of the night)
I give Blair some pointers on what to do with this one
and then I go work on a different one
Blair calling the focus of the lights on the platform
Alex moving on to his next light
Done! Coming down!
Blair thinking about what to do with the next platform light
I'm pointing something out to Blair (can't remember what)
waiting for someone on the scaffolding
Alex has moved on again
Blair and I checking out some of our warm wash
looking at some of the side light
checking our notes on the next light
Aidan (I can tell by the hair) and someone move the extension ladder
Blair and I figure out what to do with the horrible flare on the wall from this sidelight
Checking the focus of the backlight breakups
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Alex sitting in my seat
Emery checking the keyboard
Dan looking surprised
There are our two spot ops, Aidan and Chelsea
Phil finally gets to play a non-crossdressing straight male
We had to sneak pictures of Zoe. She didn't want to be immortalized as a Nazi
Nope. Definitely not the face of a Nazi.
Hanging out before the dress
Blair doesn't like having her picture taken.
Chelsea and Shane are enjoying something....
Blair REALLY doesn't like having her picture taken....
...so we kept taking them....
....and taking them....
K trying to hide behind the ladder while she fixes a gobo rotator...I think
Ana Meili, I really need a normal picture of her.
Susanna adjusting PJ
Chelsea!
Pictures from the rehearsal itself:
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So all that remained of the summer were the festival day activities, the signing of yearbooks, and lots of tearful goodbyes.
Shane and Amanda sitting on a bench....
Jack and Hannah
Nansi
Michelle
Old friends August and Stephanie came back for festival.
Just another festival for Phoebe...
Hannah and Jenna
My favorite "every-other-year-camper" Sarah Rosenthal
It's the whole Larudle!!!
Some of the audience for Cabaret. It was freezing that night.
Two of next years's LSD CITs Chelsea and Aidan all ready for the show.
Amy Susie and Amy Not Susie!
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The gongs are about to begin
Looks like we're bored with the gongs already
close up of Amber and Lauren
And three pictures of K from the party that I got from Emilie's camera:
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Ernst and Ilse