Milwaukee Intern year Memories

Remember when:

 

~We had our first Intern meet and greet crowded into Cat’s room at the Plaza?

~Everything was new and shiny?

~Melissa and I spent our first Thursday night in Milwaukee with two bottles of wine?

~We used to annoy the Plaza Café people by adding more and more people to our breakfast tables on the patio?

~I chased Briana’s cat around her house after a night at the Y Not II?

~All of the interns used to go out together on Saturday nights back when Sunday was the day off?

~All the males ran around shirtless during the game of kickball at the Company Picnic?

~Irish Fest was awesome?

~I originally wasn’t going to do the run of A Flea in Her Ear?

~Jason came to visit me in my new city?

~Kelly gave me three boxes of Easy Mac when Flea opened?

~I feather-dusted that center unit as it moved offstage during the first scene shift during Flea?

~And had awesome shoes?

~Glenn and I learned that “Toroidial” means “donut-shaped”?

~I walked up to Erica backstage during a show and meowed?

~Sam dubbed me “Bridget” so I wouldn’t get confused when he said “back up” over headset?

~And then re-named me “Miss Perfect” because I liked to put the furniture on it’s spike marks?

~Sam gave me a third of Poche’s baguette to eat every night?

~We had a girls’ night at Katherine’s room at the Knick…and then the boys showed up?

~Lauren and I became friends over a terse “fine” during that awful game of Trivial Pursuit?

~Briana wanted to go to the Cab on the night it opened but I found it boring and left her there?

~Jeanine dubbed the Rachel’s “Crayola” and “Light Brite” so as to distinguish between them?

~The Flea understudy run was on-stage?

~I got me some food stamps?

~We played Scrabble in the Plaza lobby for the first time?

~Jeremy Dubin and Sam convinced me to go see Serenity even though I had never seen Firefly?

~I accidentally hit on Jimmy by trying to bond with him over the difficulties of long-distance relationships?

~The paint shop had a costume party on Halloween?

~I told Jimmy how Steve, who had just walked out of the room, likes how I say the word “spoons” and Jimmy said, “Who’s Steve?  Is that your boyfriend?”

~A kitty named Moth came to live with me?

~Jimmy got me and his daughter Sarah confused?

~Jimmy tried to take a picture of me?

~Matt and I became LOST buddies?

~Peoplewho thought I was Jenna told me I was good in Clean House and Laughing Stock?

~We read Whitney’s Anne Rice books when Val had us over for Thanksgiving?

~In Madison, Jimmy and the Culver’s guy were clearly a match made in heaven?

~In Madison, Doug told me to come hang out with him in the middle of the night?

~I worked on A Christmas Carol for three days?

~Amanda called Becky and me “B. Sizzle” and “B. Sazzle” for the first time?

~During Sueno, I spent most of the rehearsal period listening to "Fuck me running"?

~Karaoke became a weekly fixture in my life?

~I wasn’t originally supposed to do the run of Bad Dates?

~Amanda spilled coffee on my boob during rehearsal?

~Mom and Beth came to visit for Christmas?

~Lesley made me truffles for my birthday and we went to eat at Yaffa?

~The Intern Angels took us Ice skating and bought us Starbucks?

~Jenna discovered the joy of the gecko in Melissa’s room?

~On Melissa’s last night in the Cab, I let my tongue flap a little too much?

~A Kiwi named Charlotte waltzed in and out of our lives?

~I sounded like a man when I was sick?

~I didn’t think that “symbology” was a word?

~Amanda had Wine nights at her amazing apartment?

~We had a crazy night out on Valentine’s Day at Mo’s?

~Kyle drove us home and Rachel and I wouldn’t stop pushing all the buttons in his car, which eternally said “Change Oil Now”?

~The paint shop had a Luau party when it was –30 degrees outside?

~Amanda and I couldn’t get any work done if we weren’t using our iPods?

~Intimate Apparel line notes ate my life?

~Jeanine was trapped in her room at the Plaza for over an hour?

~I started watching Garden State at 3:50 am after Whitney’s Wolski’s birthday?

~Cat had a Clothes trading party and I gained more clothing than I got rid of?

~Lauren threw a party with all the alcohol leaving Interns had given her?

~Lauren and I ate a cherry cobbler all by ourselves in one sitting?

~Don Mackay called me the MacGuyver of ASMs during Morrie rehearsals?

~Sahba took me out on a motorcycle ride and we stayed out for two hours?

 

Well, I remember it, at any rate :)  I miss that city and those people.  And that beer.