During the dress of WHERE'S CHARLEY? at Godspeed in 2004 we had a tree fall on a cable and knock the power out at East Haddam for several hours. I guess around 100 homes were affected, but after living through the 2003 power failure that covered a lot of the East Coast, my only comment is, BK, that I'm glad you lost no work on the computer. My memory of 2003 is wandering the apartment halls after dark with a candle to join the tenants on the street for info on what was happening. Given the horrors of being stuck for hours on buses in Chicago this week, I'm grateful the only discomfort in 2003 was the heat and the fact that I am totally unprepared for any emergency. I now have a flashlight.
I had a great time in NYC during the Blackout of 2003:
-I was staying in Michael Rupert's apartment in the West Village at the time. The Italian bakery had hot coffee and fresh pastries in the morning since they had gas stoves.
-I was in the middle of casting
Camelot at Arena Stage, and we finished the process on the sidewalk outside of 820 Broadway the following morning. -And we even had some actors walk by who, after seeing the headshots laid out on the sidewalk, decided to submit themselves for the production.
-Amtrak was still running on time.
-And I ended up chatting with Fran Liebowitz for a few minutes by Father Demo Square. Alas, I thought she was Annie. Fran was not amused.
