The First Day!
Today was the first day of getting ready for the conference, which meant that I got to finally go to the Adrienne Theater on Sansom St. and see where all the plays will be taking place (as well as where I’ll be every day for the next two weeks!). More excitingly, I got to meet my five fellow interns, (Maddie, Jess, Mark, Allie, and Jessica) and John Flak who will be in charge of telling us what to do.
The Adrienne Theater!
Our first task was to remove dozens of heavy boxes from Flak’s basement and then unload them at the theater. Despite the over-100 degree heat, we managed! We also painstakingly labelled coffee mugs, folders, and amassed piles of delicious Trader Joe’s snacks for later in the conference. A computer was set up, rooms were cleared, and floors were vacuumed. Luckily the theater was air-conditioned!
Tomorrow we meet again at ten, and the next day the pre-conference retreat begins…