Einstein S.T.A.G.E.: Frog and Toad Ready for Hibernation

All good things must come to an end, so it's a bittersweet day today as we prepared for our last performance of Frog and Toad. Our last show was scheduled for 2:25 pm, so we had the whole morning to prepare, or sleep in, as the case may be.

Some folks ventured out to a morning performance of Godspell over at Pilrig, and others caught up on laundry or just relaxed form the crazy pace of the last week. Many missed breakfast and just waited to show their faces at lunchtime.

Sarah got to work on repairing the frames yet again, and she, Julia and Zoe did some engineering work to improve things. Mamas Kibbe and Gallagher were there to record the surgery for posterity.

Our last bus ride to Church Hill was precisely on time, as usual -and very hot, which was not normal. Luckily the trip was no more than 10 minutes long.

We got in a few minutes early, which gave us an extra bit of time to make sure the frames were holding. Our building staff Kisha and August have been very impressed with the work of our kids getting things together, especially Sarah's leadership!

Even the bus driver had to get into the act of offloading the frames

Tape tape tape

Note Sarah's at-the-run position

The props table is laden and ready to go

These men are chillin' backstage

These men are relaxed in their dressing space

All is ready 5 minutes ahead

Kisha and August are relaxed, knowing that everything is under control

We had kids again at this performance, so our actors and crew were loose and ready for them! They turned in a solid performance worthy of a last show! Photos courtesy of Lisa who was able to sit close today.

Afterwards a few folks stayed behind to see an acclaimed and unusual production of The Wizard of Oz, set in an insane asylum (seems strange but it actually worked pretty well! Some of the group decided to walk home, and we passed a beautiful neighborhood of stunning churches and stately homes.

Our evening event was our own "celebration dinner", and it was held at a pub/restaurant called Merchants, in the historic Greyfriar's area of Edinburgh. We had a delicious meal and, as always, good company! And we said farewell to Davidk who will be flying home one day early in preparation for eye surgery - we wish him well for that and for his return journey!