Classy

Tonight I felt much more involved in the whole process of the production. Reason: they dropped me a PL! I think that stands for production line, but I could be wrong. Anyway, that meant that I would now wear a headset and listen to the director during the show - too cool! Because the pre-show is always the same, it's made that portion of the night much more interesting. What I think is the coolest part is what he is saying I have already learned from my classes! All of his cues are the same cues that we used to direct our projects. I also realized how much pressure our director is under - when he directs the medals ceremonies, it is basically down to a formula. He is really uptight, because if he doesn't get the medals right, his job could be on the line. The stress sort of flows down through the crew, and before I was on headset, I could never really tell. However, once the band began to play, I could tell that all the stress was subsiding, and he was just having a good time and had the freedom to be creative.

One of the medalists tonight really inspired me. The bronze medalist won her medal after breaking several ribs on a practice run. She worked through the pain and was still able to win a medal! I heard the director say that she came to the Medals Plaza in an ambulance and she had 2 men there to assist her walking across the stage. I could see that she was in incredible pain, but she still walked around the stage, stepped up to her podium, and then joined the other two on the gold medal podium at the end. Definitely an Olympic moment.

I was also impressed by the music, Our Lady Peace (from Canada). They were classy, did not complain about the cold, and thanked the camera crew! They put on a good show and the audience was thrilled! I saw several crowd surfing, which was really exciting to watch.

I would love to hear from you all if you are still following along! Hope you are doing well!