Rise and Shine!

Honey and Nick leave George and Martha’s house in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as the sun is just coming up and birds start chirping. This part of the play was in my mind as I sat on the steps of CENTERSTAGE at 5:15 this morning, drinking coffee and watching those admirable-but-crazy early morning joggers.

I wasn’t sitting out there because I had a night of drinking and games like George and Martha, however. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was featured this morning on WBFF/Fox 45’s “Hometown Hotspot,” part of their morning news show! For me, that meant waking up at 4:45 am to get to the theater, make a pot of coffee, help Darren from FOX run cable (out the fourth-floor theater window!), and assist Public Relations Manager Heather Jackson prep for her first spot at 6:10 am.

For perspective: Many theater people go to bed at 6:10 am.

We had three short segments – one with Heather, another with Resident Dramaturg Gavin Witt, and a third with Props Master Jennifer Stearns and Props Artisan Nathan Scheifele.

Hopefully Baltimore’s early risers caught our segments, and will feel inspired to come on down to 700 North Calvert Street—even if it means going to bed later than usual.

~Sarah Anne