Kathryn Louise

Theatre Magic 2025

klgreaser — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:02:08 +0000

1/14-23 – Lewis & Tolkien tech weeks
1/24-3/8 -Taproot’s Lewis & Tolkien at the Isaac Studio Theatre (stage manager)
2/9 – Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty at McCaw Hall
2/27 – Last Five Years (Keola as Cathy) at ACT
3/6 – Last Five Years (Cassie as Cathy) at ACT
3/8 – Lewis & Tolkien closes
3/16 – Waitress at 5th Ave
3/20 – PNB’s Emergence at McCaw Hall
4/1-10 – Teen & Youth Showcases Acting Studio at Taproot (stage manager & props designer)
4/7 – SM Networking Event at Seattle Rep
4/8 – First rehearsal for LOCALITIES/AN ODYSSEY pt 1

4/12 – A Raisin In The Sun at Taproot
4/14 – Dacha Theatre’s Emma at 12th Ave
4/16-22 – A Raisin In The Sun at Taproot (stage manager swing)
4/22 – National Tour of Parade at 5th Ave
4/26 – Mandy Patinkin at Paramount
4/27-5/1 – BCDF tech week
5/2 – Bellevue College Dance Festival at Bellevue College (stage manager)
5/5 – First rehearsal for Chicago
5/9 – Jersey Boys at Village Theatre
5/10 – Moore Theatre tour for DANCE This
5/12-14 – LOCALITIES/AN ODYSSEY pt 1 tech week
5/14-18 – LOCALITIES/AN ODYSSEY pt 1 at Spectrum Dance Theater (stage manager)
5/23-28 – Chicago tech week
5/29-6/7 – Chicago at Bellevue College (stage manager)
6/7 – Chicago closes

6/12 – Always…Patsy Cline at Taproot
6/17 – SM shadow American Ballet Theatre’s Woolf Works at The Metropolitan Opera House(!!)
6/18 – Audra McDonald in Gypsy at Majestic Theatre; Death Becomes Her at Lunt-Fontaine Theatre
6/19 – Real Women Have Curves at James Earl Jones Theatre
6/26 – RENT at Harlequin Productions
7/1 – First rehearsal for DANCE This
7/5-10 – DANCE This tech week
7/11 – Seattle Theatre Group’s DANCE This at the Moore (stage manager)
7/12-17 – Sponsored By The Void tech week
7/14-18 – Youth Showcase Acting Studio (stage manager)
7/18-20 – The Co-Conspirators’ Sponsored By The Void at the Isaac Studio Theatre (lighting designer)

8/1-16 – The Co-Conspirators’ Sponsored By The Void at Edinburg Fringe (international lighting designer)
8/13 – After Midnight at 5th Ave
8/18-22 – Youth & Teen Showcase Acting Studio (stage manager)
8/20 – see a high school friend in Murder On The Links at Taproot
9/7 – Ballyhoo Theatre’s Spitfire Grill at Edmonds Blackbox
9/10 – see one of my high school teachers in Yaga from Dacha Theatre at 12th Ave
9/12 – The Play That Goes Wrong at Seattle Rep
9/13&15 – Importance of Being Earnest tech at Taproot (on book)
9/16 – First rehearsal for OMNIA Break Room
9/27 – National Tour of Suffs at 5th Ave
10/11 – The Important of Being Earnest at Taproot
10/12 – As If Theatre’s Outside Mullinger at Kenmore Community Club

10/24-11/5 – OMNIA Break Room tech week
11/2 – Stage of Fools at Seattle Public Theatre; National Tour of Chicago at 5th Ave
11/6-16 – UW School of Drama’s OMNIA Break Room at Meany Studio (stage manager)
11/15 – First rehearsal for A Charlie Brown Christmas at Taproot
11/29-12/4 – Charlie Brown tech week
12/5-30 – A Charlie Brown Christmas at Taproot’s Isaac Studio Theatre (stage manager)
12/7 – Maddox Dance Studio/Little Ballet Theatre’s 50th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker at Astoria High School
12/9 – National Tour of The Lion King at Paramount Theatre

12/10 – ACT’s A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center
12/14 – PNB’s The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall
12/15 – StrawShop’s Fellow Passengers at 12th Ave Arts
12/16 – A Sherlock Christmas at Taproot
12/17 – Come From Away at Seattle Rep
12/30 – A Charlie Brown Christmas closes

By the numbers

Performances attended: 33

Theatre gigs: 13

Shows attended as a Gregory Award nominator: 6

Year in Review 2025

klgreaser — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 03:17:19 +0000

January

10 – 16th Anniversary <3
14-23 – Lewis & Tolkien tech weeks
19 – Parents over for dinner
24 – Taproot’s Lewis & Tolkien at the Isaac Studio Theatre opens (stage manager)
Whole30 year five
Books read: The Women by Kristin Hannah, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, Call You When I Land: A Memoir by Nikki Vargas

February

5 – Snow in Seattle
9 – PNB’s Sleeping Beauty at McCaw Hall
16-19 – Alaska!
- 16 – Fly to Anchorage; check into Snob Hollow Inn; dinner at 49th State Brewing
- 17 – Ski Arctic Valley; ski Hilltop Ski Area
- 18 – Backcountry ski at Independence Mine State Historical Park
- 19 – Go to Alaska Native Heritage Center; fly home
21 – Got rear ended on drive to work
22 – Brunch with Jess & Jason
23 – Wintergrass
24 – Blind Pilot at the Neptune Theatre
27 – Last Five Years (Keola as Cathy) at ACT
Lewis & Tolkien at Taproot
Books read: Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Urban, Next Of Kin by Samantha Jayne Allen, The Unwedding by Ally Condie
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 4

March

6 – Last Five Years (Cassie as Cathy) at ACT
8 – Lewis & Tolkien closes
12 – Lunch and hike with Annie
13 – Yonder Mountain String Band at Spanish Ballroom; stay at Elk’s Lodge
14 – Go to the Washington State History Museum
16 – Waitress at 5th Ave
20 – PNB’s Emergence at McCaw Hall
22-28 – Second Annual Ski & Soak, Stamp & Stoke Spring Break Spectacular
- 22 – Drive to Liz & Tommy’s
- 23 – Soak at McCredie Hot Springs
- 24 – Ski Willamette Pass with Kevin, Niki, and kids; drive to Bend
- 25-26 – Stay at Old St Francis School in Bend
- 27 – Ski HooDoo with Liz, Tommy, and Johnny; drive to Liz & Tommy’s
- 28 – McMenamins stamping in Portland on our way home
30 – Youer & Kula event at Halcyon Brewing
Books read: Violeta by Isabel Allende, The Long Water by Stef Penney, Be Ready When The Luck Happens by Ina Garten, Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey, Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 4

April

1-10 – Teen & Youth Showcases Acting Studio at Taproot (stage manager & props designer)
7 – SM Networking Event at Seattle Rep
8 – First rehearsal for LOCALITIES/AN ODYSSEY pt 1
12 – A Raisin In The Sun at Taproot; dinner with parents
13 – Rose McAdoo gallery event
14 – Dacha Theatre’s Emma at 12th Ave
15 – Lunch with Clare
16-22 – A Raisin In The Sun at Taproot (stage manager swing)
22 – Nation Tour of Parade at 5th Ave
24 – AJ Lee and Blue Summit at the Tractor Tavern
26 – Date night at Metropolitan Grill then Mandy Patinkin at Paramount
27-5/1 – BCDF tech week
30 – I was supposed to see Golden at ACT, but a single stop light without power turned my 26 minute commute home from work into a 2 hour one
Books read: The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 5

May

2 – Bellevue College Dance Festival at Bellevue College (stage manager)
4 – Hike at Seward Park
5 – First rehearsal for Chicago
9 – Jersey Boys at Village Theatre
10 – Moore Theatre tour for DANCE This
12-14 – LOCALITIES/AN ODYSSEY pt 1 tech week
14-18 – LOCALITIES/AN ODYSSEY pt 1 at Spectrum Dance Theater (stage manager)
22 – First hair cut in nearly 3 years
23-28 – Chicago tech week
29-6/7 – Chicago at Bellevue College (stage manager)
Books read: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig, We Do Not Part by Han Kang, Verity by Colleen Hoover
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 1

June

1 – Honk Fest West
7 – Chicago closes
11 – traded Betsey for Bette
12 – Always…Patsy Cline at Taproot
15 – Chinook Pass ski
16-21 – New York!
- 16 – Fly to JFK; meet HanaSara in midtown then head to her place in Harlem
- 17 – Lunch with a high school classmate Zach; SM shadow ABT’s Woolf Works at The Metropolitan Opera House; see HanaSara at open mic night
- 18 – Lunch at Sardi’s then see Audra McDonald in Gypsy at Majestic Theatre; Death Becomes Her with HanaSara at Lunt-Fontaine Theatre
- 19 – Museum Of Broadway; dinner at West Bank Cafe with Tasha then Real Women Have Curves at James Earl Jones Theatre
- 20 – Dance class and wandering with Christopher; Strand bookstore
- 21 – Play tourist to Washington Square Park; see an actor I know from Seattle on the same flight home
26 – RENT at Harlequin Productions
27 – Bake myself a strawberry cake for my 38th birthday
28 – Daryl flies us to Portland for Jess & Jason’s party
29 – Fly Washington Passport stamp our way home
Books read: Three Days In June by Anne Tyler, On The Hippie Trail by Rick Steves, The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team by Suzanne Elshult and James Guy Mansfield
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 6

July

1 – First rehearsal for DANCE This
5-10 – DANCE This tech week
11 – Seattle Theatre Group’s DANCE This at the Moore (stage manager)
12-17 – Sponsored By The Void tech week
14-18 – Youth Showcase Acting Studio (stage manager)
18-20 – The Co-Conspirators’ Sponsored By The Void at the Isaac Studio Theatre (lighting designer)
19-20 – Darrington Bluegrass Festival
24 – Blind Pilot at Pier 62
29-8/3 – Lakes and Goat Rocks Vacation
- 29 – Chambers Lake
- 30-31 – Rimrock Lake
Books read: Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Dry Season by Melissa Febos, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig, Riot Act by Sarah Lariviere, The Cat Who Saved The Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa, Ain’t Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds, The Hunter by Tana French, Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about Our Changing Planet by Kate Marvel
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 3
Bag nights (sleeping bag nights; camping): 4

August

7/29-8/3 – Lakes and Goat Rocks Vacation
1-16 – The Co-Conspirators’ Sponsored By The Void at Edinburg Fringe (international lighting designer)
7 – East Nash Grass at Tractor Tavern
9 – McIver Float
10 – Maren Morris at Chateau Ste Michelle
13 – After Midnight at 5th Ave
15 – Food and games at Mox with Lia
17 – Finish my Adult Summer Book Bingo blackout!
18-22 – Youth & Teen Showcase Acting Studio (stage manager)
20 – Date night at Flint Creek Cattle Co then see a high school friend in Murder On The Links at Taproot
23-24 – Camp Lorkin at Alta Lake State Park
24-30 – ‘vids
31 – A short visit with Emily from UM
Books read: The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale, Friends to Lovers by college friend Sally Blakely, No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister, Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West, A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper, All The Broken People by Leah Konen, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo, In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune, Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 4
Bag nights: 5

September

3 – Trip to Astoria for Clatsop Coin’s closing day; dinner at Carruthers
7 – Ballyhoo Theatre’s Spitfire Grill at Edmonds Blackbox
10 – see one of my high school teachers in Dacha Theatre’s Yaga at 12th Ave
11 – Mariners game with Lia & Chris, Leanna & Frankie. M’s win in the 12th!
12 – The Play That Goes Wrong at Seattle Rep
13&15 – Importance of Being Earnest tech at Taproot (on book)
14 – We did the Puyallup!
16 – First rehearsal for OMNIA Break Room
20 – Canoe trip on Lake Washington
22 – First rowing class at Lake Union Crew
27 – National Tour of Suffs at 5th Ave
Books read: A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams, Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney, Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma, Dear Child by Romy Hausmann, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett, Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal by Gretchen Schreiber
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 5

October

1 – Riley’s 9th birthday!
6 – Brunch with parents; canoe trip from 130th St Beach to Magnuson
11 – The Important of Being Earnest at Taproot
12 – As If Theatre’s Outside Mullinger at Kenmore Community Club
17 – Learn to Row final class
19 – Drive the fun way to see Lord Huron at Spokane Pavilion; stay at the Historic Davenport Hotel
20 – Meander our way home
24-11/5 – OMNIA Break Room tech week
Books read: Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt, The Echo Wife by Sara Gailey, The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard, Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, Fast Girls by Elise Hooper, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 3

November

2 – Stage of Fools at Seattle Public Theatre; National Tour of Chicago at 5th Ave
6-16 – UW School of Drama’s OMNIA Break Room at Meany Studio (stage manager)
15 – First rehearsal for A Charlie Brown Christmas at Taproot
27-30 – Turkey weekend with the Greaser-McDaniel Clan
- 27 – Turkey day feast at house
- 28 – Museum of Flight
- 29 – I gave Daryl, Kevin, Niki, and the kids a backstage tour at work
29-12/4 – Charlie Brown tech week
Books read: Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer, Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, Mixing Magics by bestie Clare Edge, So Far Gone by Jess Walter, The Uncool: a Memoir by Cameron Crowe, The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Girl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 2

December

5-30 – Taproot’s A Charlie Brown Christmas at the Isaac Studio Theatre (stage manager)
7 – Drive to Astoria for Maddox Dance Studio/Little Ballet Theatre’s 50th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker at Astoria High School
8 – visit Clare in Portland
9 – National Tour of The Lion King at Paramount Theatre
10 – ACT’s A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center
13 – Parents watch Charlie Brown Christmas from the booth; dinner at Gainsbourg
14 – PNB’s The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall; Seattle Aquarium; dinner at Mojitos
15 – StrawShop’s Fellow Passengers at 12th Ave Arts
16 – A Sherlock Christmas at Taproot
17 – Come From Away at Seattle Rep
20 – Sam Grisman at the Neptune Theatre with Jess, Jason, and Mike
21 – Brunch with Jess & Jason
23 – Ken Jennings (host of Jeopardy) saw A Charlie Brown Christmas!
27 – Dinner and then karaoke-at-the-theatre cast party with the Charlie Brown folks
30 – A Charlie Brown Christmas closes
31 – Flying (and public transit!) adventure to lunch in Friday Harbor
Books read: Get a life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, Girls with Bright Futures by Tracy Dobmeier & Wendy Katzman, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, The Clue in the Crumbling Wall by Carolyn Keene, Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby, The Devil’s Claw by Lara Dearman, Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong, The Unveiling by Quan Barrys
Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 8

By the numbers

Books read: 71

Shows/concerts/sports ball games attended: 45 (56 including the shows I worked)

Theatre gigs: 13

Bag nights: 9

Shows attended as a Gregory Award nominator: 6

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Theatre Magic 2024

klgreaser — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:32:24 +0000

12/26/23-2/24 – Stage Manager The Book Of Will at Taproot Theatre
2/11 – I shadow the Stage Manager at Swan Lake at PNB
3/1 – TPS Tech & Design Fair
3/6 – Lighting hang for How To Write A New Book Of The Bible at Taproot
3/18-23 – USITT Conference in Seattle
4/1 – SM Collective Networking Event
4/1-4 – Props Designer Acting Studio camp at Taproot
4/21 – Lighting Programer Scrambling The Goose for WET at 12th Ave

4/28-5/3 – Stage Manager Bellevue College Dance Festival at Bellevue College
4/16-5/12 – Stage Manager & Scenic Crew A Year With Frog And Toad at Bellevue College
6/10-8/17 – Stage Manager Sister Act at Taproot

9/18-19 – Charlie Brown Christmas callbacks check in at Taproot
9/30-10/5 – Lighting Designer Inspired By… with Mirror Stage at Raisbeck Auditorium
10/6-31 – Stage Manager Sponsored By The Void with The Co-Conspirators

11/4-23 – Stage Manager Puff at Bellevue College
11/25-12/31 – Backstage Swing Charlie Brown Christmas at Taproot Theatre
12/16-3/8 – Stage Manager Lewis & Tolkien at Taproot Theatre

I’m really proud of the work I did in 2024. I grew so much as an artist and learned something new with every project. I think I had contracts for 41 weeks this year!

Year in Review 2024

klgreaser — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:06:07 +0000

January

10 – 15th anniversary <3
12 – Brunch with Lia
14-16 – Crystal Anniversary at Crystal
17-25 – Book Of Will tech weeks
21 – Comedy of Errors at Seattle Shakespeare
22 – Brunch with parents
26 – Book Of Will at Taproot opens
Books read: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 1

February

4 – Swan Lake at PNB
5 – Mama knee surgery
11 – SM shadow at Swan Lake
24 – Book of Will closing night
26 – Branding photos with Zandi Carlson
Whole30 year four
Books read: The Last To Vanish by Megan Miranda, Cold Victory by Karl Marlantes, The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 1

March

1 – TPS Tech & Design Fair
3 – SheJumps Get The Girls Out at Crystal. I won a pair of ski boots!
4 – SMCollective “Working as a PA” event
5 – Ski Yodelin Pow Town
6 – How To Write A New Book Of The Bible lighting hang
8-10 – Camp Claw with Danielle
10 – Voted “uncommitted delegates” in the primary
14 – One Thousand Pieces dress rehearsal at PNB
15-18 – Chris & Amy in town
- 16 – MoPop and Big Wheel
- 17 – Walk around Green Lake
18-23 – USITT
- 18-19 – pre-conference Conference Assistant hours
- 20 – Lunch with Kaylee
- 21 – Dinner and bowling with Paige
- 22 – UM meet up, closing party at MoPop
31 – Ski Blewett
Books read: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May, Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward, The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, The Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan Lieu
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 1

April

1 – SM Networking event
1-4 – Prop Designer for Winter Showcase Acting Studio
13 – Mariners game with parents
16-25 – A Year With Frog & Toad scenic overhire
17 – Gregory Award presentation
18 – The Seasons’ Cannon at PNB
21 – Scrambling The Goose with WET light board programmer
24 – Dinner at Bobby’s
25 – Peter Rabbit at SCT
27 – Ski Crystal with Mike
28-5/2 – BCDF tech
29 – first rehearsal with A Year With Frog & Toad
Books read: Final Girls by Riley Sager, Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport, Rooted Kitchen by Ashley Rodriguez, The Design Of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 3

May

1 – Brunch with Clare & Patrick (and Carbs!)
1-8 – A Year With Frog & Toad tech week
3 – BCDF performance
8 – Romeo & Juliet at Seattle Shakes
9-12 – A Year With Frog & Toad at Bellevue College
10 – Northern Lights!
16 – Trouble with Wolves presentation at Ascent Outdoors
17-19 – Trip home to Astoria
- 17 – Northcoast Chorale presents The Macabre
- 18 – Mama Daughter Day
22 – Dinner with Emily
23-27 – Trip to Eugene
29 – Sherlock Holmes and the Precarious Position at Taproot
31 – Brunch with Lia
Books read: The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine, The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe
Bag nights (sleeping bag nights; camping): 1
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 3

June

1 – Maren Morris at Chateau Ste Michelle
6 – Coppelia at PNB
10 – First day of rehearsal for Sister Act at Taproot
15 – 53% of by Sound Theatre Company
27 – 37th birthday
30 – Cabaret at Harlequin Productions
Books read: The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 4

July

2-11 – Sister Act tech weeks
5 – Daryl flies us to breakfast at Amelia’s Hanger
12 – Sister Act opening night at Taproot Theatre
16 – I’m mentioned in a review for Sister Act!
20-27 – The ‘vids caught our cast and we cancelled shows
21 – Mariners game with parents
28 – Company at Paramount; one year freelance!
Books read: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) by Chelsea Devantez
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 2

August

5 – Miss Holmes by Latitude Theatre
12-13 – Backpack Fisher Lake
17 – Sister Act closes
22-9/9 – Montana
- 24 – drop gear off, start hike into Scapegoat
Books read: The New Whole30 by Melissa Urban, One Of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon, The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst
Bag nights: 10
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 1

September

8/22-9/9 – Montana
- 9 – I got coffee with Clare and they gave me an early copy of Accidental Demons!
12 – Chris Isaak at Chateau Ste Michelle with Mike
18-19 – work Charlie Brown Christmas callbacks
21 – POTUS at ACT
24 – Go flying
26 – The Times Are Racing at PNB
27-29 – Spokane weekend
- 27 – Clare book event at Auntie’s
- 28 – Griz game at Cheney
- 29 – Meandered our way home
30-10/5 – Lighting designer Inspired By… ten minute play fest with Mirror Stage
Books read: Hurt Mountain by Angela Crook, A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey, Accidental Demons by Clare Edge(!), The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Irish Milkshake Murder by Peggy Ehrhart, Carlene O’Conner, & Liz Ireland, Best, First, and Last by Amy T. Matthews, Wilder Girls by Rory Power, A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson, Murder on Devil’s Pond by Ayla Rose
Bag nights: 5
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 4

October

4 – Start rehearsals for Sponsored By The Void
11 – We got our dna results back and I’m a *shocking* 99.9% European
12 – Podcast script reading at Chris’s
15-23 – Sponsored by the Void tech week
15 – Matchstick Production ski film at Neptune
18-20 – GORP Camp in Leavenworth!
24-31 – Sponsored By The Void with The Co-Conspirators
30 – Dropped my ballot off. *sigh*
Books read: The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church, The Stranger In The Library by Eva Gates, The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry, Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks, All That’s Bright And Gone by Eliza Nellums
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 1

November

2 – Windy Knob Stewartship
4-13 – Puffs tech week
10 – Tennessee Rising at Intiman Cabaret with Andrea
14 – Puffs opening night at Bellevue College
18 – Salpingectomy
21-23 – shows cancelled due to power outage
26-12/5 – Charlie Brown Christmas tech weeks
28 – Turkey Day! A gorgeous roast turkey, sourdough, mashed potatoes, gravy, “stuffing”, green bean casserole, orange jello salad, pumpkin tarte a la bouillie, cranberry raspberry pie
29 – Christmas tree hunting!
Books read: Again and Again by Jonathan Evison, All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris, You Were Always Mine by Jo Piazza & Christine Pride, You’ll Never Believe What Happened To Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racisim by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar, Into The Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline, Battle of Ice and Ink: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media by Darrell Hartman, Banyan Moon by Thao Thai, A Bakery In Paris by Aimie K Runyan, The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 1

December

1 – Nutcracker at PNB
6 – Charlie Brown Christmas opening night! On call as stage manager/crew swing
11 – We see the Musical Mountaineers and Kevin Grange at REI
18 – Dinner at Purple and then Mary Poppins at 5th Ave
23 – The extremely rare Monday theatre double feature: Charlie Brown Christmas with Daryl and then Victorian Christmas Cards by Latitude Theatre with Kati
25 – A perfect Christmas ski with Daryl and Riley at Blewett
26 – First day of rehearsal for Lewis & Tolkien at Taproot
28 – Dinner at Greenwood American Bistro then Happy Christmas Jeeves at Taproot
Books read: Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear by Erica Berry, Wings of Ebony by J. Elle, The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse, Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan, The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong
Shows/concerts/sports ball games seen: 7

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A Year Freelance

klgreaser — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:41:41 +0000

July 28, 2023 was my last day on staff at Taproot. I can’t believe I’ve been freelance for an entire year already!

Anastasia, the incredible human behind Kula Cloth, made me a custom Theatre Magic Maker Kula to celebrate quitting my job. I cried when I opened the package.
7/28/23 – Last day on staff
8/5/23 – Got my business license for Kathryn Louise, Theatre Magic Maker
August-October – Stage Manager Last Drive To Dodge
10/23/23 – TPS Gregory Awards (on zoom, lulz)
11/16-18/23 – On book for Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas At Pemberley tech
11/18-19/23 – Lighting hang & focus for A Charlie Brown Christmas
11/20-21/23 – Check in and reader for Sister Act callbacks
11/21/23 – Stage Manager sub A Charlie Brown Christmas

12/6-8/23 – Lighting Designer New Moves
12/11/23 – Lighting Designer Acting Studio camp
December-February – Stage Manager The Book Of Will
2/11/24 – I shadow the Stage Manager at Swan Lake at PNB
3/1/24 – TPS Tech & Design Fair
3/6/24 – Lighting hang for How To Write A New Book Of The Bible
3/18-23/24 – USITT Conference in Seattle

4/1/24 – SM Collective Networking Event
4/1-4/24 – Props Designer Acting Studio camp
4/16-5/12/24 – Stage Manager & Scenic Crew A Year With Frog And Toad
4/21/24 – Lighting Programer Scrambling The Goose
4/28-5/3/24 – Stage Manager Bellevue College Dance Festival
June-August – Stage Manager Sister Act

A goal I had when I went freelance was to see more shows and to have more adventure days outside. I haven’t gone through and tallied up how many of each I did July 2022-July 2023, so I can’t exactly compare, but in the year since leaving my staff job, I’ve attended 24 shows/concerts/sports ball and I’ve had 33 days I’d classify as “adventure days”. Here’s to even more of both in the next year!

Year in Review 2023

klgreaser — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:23:29 +0000

January

9 – I had a 90 minute massage with cupping (my first since Missoula!) and it was heaven.
10 – Daryl and my 14th anniversary!
14 – Three years at Taproot Theatre Company
15 – RoadCompany recording
17-26 – TTC tech weeks
26 – I saw Deb Perelman (of smittenkitchen) and J. Kenji López-Alt at Town Hall Seattle with my friend Lia.
27 – A Woman of No Importance opens at Taproot
Whole30 year three
Books read: Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner, Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman, A Bend of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake

February

4-13 – Ski n Soak Vacation!
- 7 – Ski Look Out Pass with approximately four other people. I had a GREAT private ski lesson!
- 8 – Got lunch with my friend Katie then walked to campus and chatted with folks for a couple hours. I discovered my resume is posted as an example in the back hallway.
- 9 – We ski at Lost Trail with Brian and Caitlin. Such a fun day at my favorite place to ski! That night we head to Jackson Hot Springs for the evening.
- 10 – After Brian and Caitlin made us breakfast in our cabin, we parted ways. We go soak at Elk Horn Hot Springs on the way to Georgetown Lake area.
- 11 – Ski Discovery Ski Area. Another beautiful day and great day of skiing!
- 12 – We stopped in Missoula for the day and I got to spend time with my favorite Clare
14 – Taco date with Annie
18 – Ski at Blewett with Daryl, Mike, Micky, and Riley
23-26 – Wintergrass Festival in Bellevue. I got to run lights for ten hours of shows and attend the rest of the festival weekend for free!
Books read: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, La Gringa by Carmen Rivera, The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson

March

2 – Riley and I go on a nice long walk with Anya at Magnuson
5 – Ski at Blewett with Daryl and pups
9 – Daryl, Mike, and I attend a recording of LiveWire at Town Hall Seattle
14-23 – TTC tech weeks
18-19 – Blewett ski camp. We went on a fun night time tour by moonlight and headlamps.
24 – As It Is In Heaven opens at Taproot
25 – Solo date to Boundless at PNB. “Wonderland” by Penny Saunders, “Black on Black on Black” by Alejandro Cerrudo, and “Let Me Mingle With Thee” by Jessica Lang. The Saunders and Cerrudo were among my favorite contemporary works I’ve seen in a really long time.
Books read: Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shetterly, The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson by Misty Copeland
Bag nights (sleeping bag nights; camping): 1

April

1- Taproot Gala at Triple Door. Daryl got to attend this year!
4 – Daryl and I start a four week bouldering class at Halfmoon Bouldering
10 – Tea date at Friday Afternoon with Clare and Patrick
15 – Steazy day of skiing at Blewett with Daryl, Mike, and the pups
16 – I got to visit my dad at a coin show in Tukwilla
20 – Youer did an event with Kula Cloth at Halcyon Brewing, around the corner from work. Anya and I met up there, and I ran into a lighting coworker as well. Daryl joined and then we shifted gears to go see A Midsummer’s Night Dream at PNB.
26 – My business cards arrive and I got to represent Taproot at the Cornish senior design portfolio showcase, so I got to give some out immediately.
Books read: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers by Elizabeth Cobbs

May

7 – Hike Wilderness Peak Loop with Daryl and Riley
9-18 – TTC tech weeks
19 – Jeeves Takes A Bow opens at Taproot
20-21 – Ski camp at Artist’s Point with Daryl, Danielle, and Riley
24 – See Jeeves with Daryl, Anya, and Ross
26-28 – Weekend in Spokane
- 27 – We see Lord Huron at the Spokane Pavilion – wow! What a concert!
31 – I give my two month notice at Taproot. Back to being a freelance babe.
Books read: Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz, The Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban
Bag nights: 1

June

1 – Lighting Designer for CCBdance at BASE Experimental Arts
4 – Daryl’s birthday! Skin up to Naches Peak and then have a fun ski back to the car.
8 – Worlds To Come at PNB
11 – The Highwomen & Tanya Tucker at The Gorge with Annie!
17-19 – Ski camp weekend in the Goat Rocks Wilderness
27 – my birthday!
28 – Mariners game with my parents
29 – Daryl and I went out to dinner with my parents at Ivar’s Salmonhouse to celebrate our birthdays and my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary!
Books read: Happy Place by Emily Henry, Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita, All The Pretty Places by Joy Callaway, A Country You Can Leave by Asale Angel-anjani, The Bones Remember by Sara E Johnson, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity by Leah Myers, Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning, Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P Manansala (Adult Summer Book Bingo)
Bag nights: 2

July

5-13 – TTC tech weeks
6-16 – Daryl on a High Pointing/Missouri trip
14 – The Hello Girls opening night – the first, and last, opening night I attended while on staff!
15 – Sydoney, Jeff, and Carissa were in town from Portland, so I spend the day tourist-ing with them. I love when the cit shows off for friends.
27 – Another Kula event at Halycon
28 – Last day on staff at Taproot!
29-30 – 11th Annual McIver Float with the Beech Haus fam
Books read: Lone Women by Victor LaValle, Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea, Tanya: Poems by Brenda Shaughnessy, Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call by Claudia Friddell, Never Say You Can’t Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Witches by Brenda Lozano, Cat Brushing by Jane Campbell, Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Adult Summer Book Bingo)
Bag nights: 1

August

5 – After living here for five Augusts, we attended our first Lake City Parade
8-13 – Montana Vacation!
- 10 – Hike St. Mary Peak in the Bitterroot
- 11-12 – Hang out with zero obligations at Kreis Pond
- 12 – See our friends Rob & Nola (and pupper Gabe)
16 – See The Hello Girls with Daryl, Mike, and Ike
17 – After 4 years, 8 months of weekly (then every other week, then monthly) therapy, I was graduated to “as needed”! I’m so proud of myself and the really hard work I have done.
19 – Daryl flies us to Harvey Field for brunch
21 – First day of school for Last Drive To Dodge (stage manager)
23 – Riley and I take a long walk with Anya in the Arboretum
25 – Daryl and I drive up to Vancouver to see Vance Joy. The concert sounded good, but we spent 97% of it in line for food.
26 – Received my business license, so I’m officially Kathryn Louise, Theatre Magic Maker!
29 – Lia and I got brunch in a cute old Craftsman. I completed my Adult Summer Book Bingo card.
Books read: The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst, Swan Songs by Lee Scott, And Yet: Poems by Kate Baer, The Stars Are Not Yet Bells by Hannah Lillith Assadi, Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King (Adult Summer Book Bingo)
Bag nights: 3

September

11 – I found a Pilates studio I really like and start taking almost weekly reformer classes
11-21 – Last Drive to Dodge tech week. KCTS9/Crosscut was in the house recording a story on Andrew Lee Creech (playwright) and shot b-roll of me calling my first set of cues. Only slightly intimidating!
22 – Last Drive To Dodge at Taproot opens!
28-10/2 – Denver for Gab’s wedding!
- 28 – Flew to Denver (double masked!), then got dolled up for Gab and Brian’s wedding. We shared an airbnb with Lindsay and Tami. Such a wonderful day full of love and lots of hugs.
- 29 – Drove to Idaho Springs and spent a lovely day wondering. We drove up to Guanella Pass (11,670′) and absolutely felt the elevation.
- 30 – We drove to Hot Sulphur Springs and soaked at the hot springs. Set up camp in the city campground, then walked to the 2nd annual River Festival. On the walk back to our campsite, D tripped over a piece of rebar sticking up from the parking spot and dislocated his shoulder! I drove him to the hospital 17 miles away (that we very thankfully had driven by and commented on earlier in the day!) and the incredible folks at the ER got his shoulder reduced within an hour of him dislocating it.
Books read: Lady of Bones by Carolyn Haines
Bag nights: 1

October

9/28-10/2 – Denver for Gab’s wedding!
- 1 – We soaked at the hot springs for a couple hours before heading to Denver. That night we get dinner and ice cream with Aria, Jordan, and Jackie.
- 2 – We go to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs for the day before flying home that night
8 – My parents were in town for a coin show, so we had them over for dinner. I made a yummy asparagus prosciutto pizza.
11 – I start working my way through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
21 – Closing day for Last Drive To Dodge. I’m so thankful I was given the gift of stage managing this beautiful show.
23 – Michelle, Taproot’s Production Manager, and I were honored with the Melissa Hines Backstage Award at this year’s Gregory Awards!
24 – Boosted!
29 – We hike up Diamond Head at Blewett Pass and catch an incredible sunset
31 – Daryl and I see the Hadestown national tour at Paramount. WOW!
Books read: All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind by Kate Winkler Dawson, Starlink House by Alix E Harrow, An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly, Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Negendra

November

6 – We make a trip to Astoria to see Jad Abumrad at the Liberty Theatre with Tammy
8 – Daryl’s friend Jenny came to down for a concert. We got dinner at Elliott’s Oyster House then got drinks at a speakeasy where we entered through a secret door in a bookcase!
11 – Daryl, Mike, Fisher, Ike, the pups, and I drove down to Portland and went to the Griz game with Liz. Definitely more Griz fans in the stands than PSU fans!
14 – Took myself on a solo date to see Little Women at Seattle Rep
16-21 – I get to spend the week working at Taproot: on book at tech for Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, lighting hang & focus for Charlie Brown Christmas, checking folks in and being a reader at the Sister Act callbacks, and subbing at stage manager for Charlie Brown.
20 – Cascade Grotto hosted a screening of Subterranean, a caving film staring a couple of our Canadian friends!
23 – Poultry Day! Roast chicken with schmaltzy cabbage, bacon & leek dressing, butternut squash and white bean gratin, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and cranberry-raspberry pie. Yum!
24 – Go on a hike with Will
25 – Christmas tree hunting and a hike up Johnson Ridge
30 – White Christmas at 5th Ave. Daryl’s first time there!
Books read: The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer, The Shadow Girls by Alice Blanchard, The Love Scribe by Amy Meyerson, And then She Fell by Alicia Elliott, Absolution by Alice McDermott
Bag nights: 1*
*a bag night because we slept in our bags on my parents floor

December

5 – We see Audra McDonald at Beneroya Hall. She’s so incredible!
6-8 – Lighting Designer for Cornish College Dance New Moves at NOD Theatre
11 – Take myself on a date to see the proshot of Waitress The Musical in the movie theatre. Lighting Designer for one of the Acting Studio Christmas camps at Taproot.
13 – Daryl tests positive. We stay in different rooms, wear masks when in the same, set the air purifiers on high, and I move onto the couch.
21 – Michelle was selected as one of the December issue of American Theatre Magazine’s “6 Theatre Workers You Should Know” and I, and our COVID work, was mentioned!
22 – Daryl tests negative!
26 – At 4am, a neighbor work us up banging on the door and ringing the doorbell. There was a fire in our car port! Daryl doused it with the fire extinguisher while I called 911. Absolutely never thought I’d be thankful D had COVID, but it’s the reason we were home to put the fire out.
26 – First day of school for The Book of Will at Taproot (stage manager)
27 – Daryl and I go to The Nutcracker at PNB
Books read: Beer and Loathing by Ellie Alexander, We Must Not Think Of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein, How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, A Deadly Dedication by Margaret Loudon, The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill, Witches Get Stuff Done by Molly Harper, Unbound by Steph Jagger

Number of books read: 53
Total bag nights: 9
Taproot shows worked while on staff (Mainstage, Road Company, Acting Studio): 6
Freelance shows: 5
Theatre/Dance shows attended: 11
Concerts attended: 5

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Year in Review 2022

klgreaser — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 20:07:58 +0000

January

9 – My friend HanaSara was in town from DC and we walked around Green Lake with pups
10 – Daryl and my 13th Anniversary!
14 – Two years at Taproot Theatre Company!
16-17 – Daryl and I ski camp at Blewett
19-27 – TTC tech weeks
28 – See How They Run at Taproot opens
I did Whole30 for the second time. I learned so much in 2021, I’m glad I took the opportunity to do it again.
Books read: Lost In The Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, I Love you But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
Bag nights (sleeping bag nights; camping): 1

February

3 – Finished shawl that I started in April. I am not a fast knitter, but I’m really proud of how it turned out!
5 – Light Board Op sub for See How They Run
7 – Zoom with Emily (and baby Frankie) and Arina! I love them both so much and I’m always so thankful when we make the time to chat.
9 – LBO sub for See How They Run
12-13 – Ski camp at Blewett
16 – Daryl and I see See How They Run
21-25 – Midwinter Break Acting Studio Camp props designer
23-24 – Banff Mountain Film Festival at Benaroya Hall
- This was the first big event we went to since the start of COVID. I definitely almost had a panic attack at the start of the first night. I’m thankful for masks and vaccines and being able to feel air exchanges.
Books read: Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams
Bag nights: 1

March

11-16 – PLU tech week
13 – See Clare & Patrick were in town and we were able to visit one day while I was on break from tech at PLU, which is where Clare went to undergrad! I’m always so very happy when I get to see them.
15-24 – TTC tech weeks
17 – Pippin at Pacific Lutheran University opens (Lighting Designer)
- I’m really proud of the work I did on this show, but I also know there are lots of ways I can improve. I’m thankful I get to be a Theatre Magic Maker.
23 – Get permanent bottom retainer removed! My teeth are free of appliances for the first time since 1996!
25 – The Spitfire Grill at Taproot opens

April

4-6 – Acting Studio Showcase props designer
6 – Assistant Stage Manager sub for The Spitfire Grill
7 – Daryl, my parents, and I see The Spitfire Grill
10 – Daryl, Riley, and I hike at O.O. Denny County Park and Saint Edward State Park
11-15 – Spring Break Acting Studio Camp props designer
14 – Sound Board Op sub for The Spitfire Grill
- I have been listening for “Lights GO” for close to 20 years now, so it was really, really weird to listen for “Sound GO” for the very first time ever!
17 – Ski with Mike, Johnny, Mickey, GrandPaw, and Riley at Blewett
23 – TTC Gala at Triple Door
25-4 – NHHS tech weeks
26 – Get Invisalign!
Books read: Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

May

5 – Pippin at Nathan Hale High School opens (Lighting Designer)
- Yes, I designed lights for the same show twice this spring. I’m not sure if it was the best idea, but it was definitely a challenge!
7-8 – I5SAF Ski Weekend at Mt. Hood Meadows
- Can you believe the blower pow in that photo?! Whodathunk we’d get a powder day for the last day of the season?
11-19 – TTC tech weeks
18-20 – ASM sub
20 – The Nerd at Taproot opens
22 – Daryl and I go flying and see Doc, one of the last B-29 bombers
25-26 – ASM sub

June

4 – Daryl’s birthday! I make a delicious carrot cake to celebrate
9 – All Tharp at PNB
11 – Brandi Carlile at the Gorge! This is hands down the very best concert I have ever been to in my entire life. Wow.
15 – Whomp whomp, I test positive for COVID
26 – After 11 long days (most of which I felt completely fine), I finally test negative for COVID! Just in time for…
27 – My 35th Birthday!
- Yet again, I was going to have a birthday bbq, but alas.
Books read: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (I only wanted to reread books while down with COVID)
Bag nights: 1

July

2-4 – Greaser-McDaniel Clan family weekend in Trout Lake!
6-14 – TTC tech weeks
12 – Finish a shawl I started in June. I added to the pattern and I’m really proud of both the patterning I did and the finished product!
15 – Black Coffee at Taproot opens (staring Michael Winters aka Taylor Doose from Gilmore Girls!)
16-17 – Hike at Thorp Mountain Lookout
21 – I went in for an orthodontist appointment and was surprised by getting my Invisalign off early!
23-24 – 10th Annual McIver Float! This year we brought Saville!
25 – Clare and Patrick were in town, so we went over for delicious Indian food on the deck of their AirBnb
26 – Friends Aria and Jordan from school came to visit another friend, Emily. I was hoping to go hiking with them, but schedules didn’t work out. We did picnic at Matthews Beach though!
27 – Before we completely melted in the heat, Daryl installed our fancy new AC!
31-1 – Explore and hike around Salmon La Sac
Books read: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Bag nights: 4

August

1 – Hike into Thorp Lake
5-6 – My parents are in town!
- 5 – Have parents over and cook them dinner
- 6 – Go to Mariners game (we won!) and Black Coffee with my parents
7 – Kind of last minute, Daryl and I decide to find a place to watch the Blue Angels perform at SeaFair. We lucked out with one of the last available parking spots and last available beach spots at a park on Mercy Island. I’ve never seen the Blue Angels perform before (though I did hear them practice for SeaFair about 12 years ago when I worked in the Mt. Baker neighborhood).
8 – Sneak Peak at Taproot
9 – One of my oldest internet friends Stacy (we met on LiveJournal when I was in high school!) was in town visiting with her girlfriend (now fiance!). She invited me and two of her friends to all get together and declared that the three of us MUST become friends.
10 – Daryl’s friend Jenny from MO was in town visiting. I had a really crappy day at work, but spent the entire evening laughing!
12 – Road Company rehearsal Stage Manager sub
19-5 – Daryl in Montana for Scapegoat
30-1 – Road Company previews (Props Designer)
Books read: Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay, Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels, Jane of Hearts and Other Stories by Katharine Weber, Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

September

2 – I took my first ballet class since graduating. I definitely cried my way through plies.
10 – The Bolt Creek Fire starts about 40 miles from Seattle. The AQI hits 172 at house.
11 – Hamilton at Paramount with Ashleigh and Mady!
13-22 – TTC tech weeks
21 – Betsey rolls over 100,000 miles!
22 – Teton Gravity Research ski film at The Neptune
23 – A Night With The Russells at Taproot opens
25-26 – Airplane camping at Point Roberts. On our way there, we stopped at Lynden Airport, which is an air park (so folks have houses right next to the runway!). We borrowed bikes from the pilots lounge and rode to a steakhouse, where I had the best French Dip I’ve ever had.
29 – Carmina Burana at PNB. Oh my god, truly incredible.
Books read: The Artist Colony by Joanna FitzPatrick, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food by Ann Hood
Bag nights: 1

October

2 – Day Of Goddess for Kelly & Calder’s wedding. I’ve thought about using my stage manager skills for weddings for a while and I’m so happy I got a chance to help make Kelly & Calder’s day wonderful.
3 – Bivalent booster!
8-10 – Astoria for Great Columbia Crossing. I’m so happy I got to walk across my very favorite bridge with my very favorite parents!
15 – Smoke returns, AQI 153
19-20 – Shadow SM in preparation for subbing later in the month
19 – AQI 289
20 – AQI 314
21 – IT RAINS!!!!!
23 – Squak Mountain Hike
25-27 – SM sub for A Night With The Russells
28 – Uncorked at Taproot
Books read: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

November

1 – Betsey gets new tires!
10 – This Season’s Canon at PNB. I could watch this entire program every day and feel very satisfied.
12-13 – Visit Will in Seiku. On Sunday we went out to Cape Flattery.
15-23 – TTC tech weeks
15-17 – Christmas Touring previews (Props Designer)
20 – Hike in Carkeek Park, see salmon spawning!
24-27 – Friendsgiving with Lizommy in Cottage Grove
- 26 – Hike Spencers Butte with Liz and Stella
25 – The Wickhams: Christmas At Pemberley at Taproot opens
29-30 – ASM sub for The Wickhams
Books read: A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Allen & Mike’s Really Cook Backcountry Ski Book by Allen O’Bannon

December

3 – Snow!
7-8 – Banff Mountain Film Fest at Benaroya with one of D’s coworkers. Saw a friend from the grotto there on night two.
10 – SheJumps Car Control Clinic!
11 – Ski Blewett and cut down Christmas tree
14 – Kula Holly Jolly Potty Party at Halcyon Brewing
18 – CommuniTEA Book Club zoom with Friday Afternoon and Clare
20 – Snow!
23 – Ice storm
24-26 – Astoria
- 25 – My Dad and I visit my Grandma at the care facility and then I make Christmas dinner. It’s very weird cooking in someone else’s kitchen, even if it’s the same one you first made boxed mac&cheese in!
28 – Hike in Hamilin Park
29 – Hike in Meadowdale Beach Park
30 – Hike in Discovery Park. The Wickhams is officially the first show since See How They Run in Jan/Feb to not have a COVID closure!
Books read: A Snake Falls To Earth by Darcie Little Badger

Books read: 22
Bag nights: 8
Taproot shows (Mainstage, Road Company, Acting Studio): 13
Performances I worked as SM, ASM, LBO, or SBO sub: 16
Outside shows: 2

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Year In Review 2021

klgreaser — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:22:35 +0000

January

10 – 12th Anniversary <3

February

2 – First day of rehearsal for Daddy Long Legs! Definitely learned a lot about stage managing via Zoom – especially a musical.
7-8 – Daryl and I camp at the warming hut (with an incredible fire place), then Mike, Daryl, Riley, and I go backcountry skiing at Blewett Pass.
13 – Seattle got a beautiful blanket of snow. Daryl, Riley, and I went snow riding with Johnny and GrandPaw at Ravenna Park.
14 – Riding high on our snow stoke, we went urban skiing a second day at St. Edward State Park. Skied from the parking lot into Lake Washington! We end our Valentine’s Day watching Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Romeo et Juliette.
16 – I climb a ladder and focus an instrument at work!
22-26 – We record Daddy Long Legs. It felt so, so, so good to make theatre magic again!
27-28 – Daryl, Riley, and I ski and camp at Blewett Pass
We get 2 bag nights (sleeping bag night; camping)

March

9 – I visit the UM Stage Management class via Zoom. I really enjoy being an alum that is asked to speak to classes.
11 – Emily, Arina, and I spend a couple hours on Zoom together <3
12 – Daddy Long Legs opening night! Streaming openings are not quite the same as in person openings, but I’m so thankful we safely put on a show.
29 – Daryl, Mike, and I catch closing weekend at Mt. Baker. I can’t wait to ski there more next year!

April

2 – I got my first COVID-19 vaccination! I thought I was going to cry, but I was too giddy, I couldn’t stop smiling!
8 & 15 – Two nights of Blind Pilot live streaming from the Liberty Theatre
17 – I built a crate wall!
23 – 2nd dose!
24 – Taproot Theatre Company Gala! Virtual again this year, but we made it interactive with boxes of goodies that we hand delivered.

May

1-2 – Cascade Grotto Ape Cave Clean Up
8-12 – I was two weeks post-2nd dose just in time for Mother’s Day, so I drove home and surprised my Mama.
- 9 – My Dad and I hiked up to the Astoria Column, something we’ve never done together before. That night I watch PNB’s Coppelia, a ballet I have always loved, but I learned I’ve only ever seen the first act before!
- 10 – Mama and I meander our way from Astoria, down to Seaside, and then Cannon Beach. I’m always so thankful for time with her.
- 11 – I watch Bare Bait Dance’s Window Dressing. I’m thankful online streaming means I can watch my friends dance in Missoula from Astoria.
13 – We have some caver friends over for dinner. It feels good to slowly, safely start seeing people again.
16 – Daryl takes us flying up to Concrete and Bremerton. Such a beautiful day!
22 – We get the garden planted! Very excited about this year’s garden.
28-June 1 – Ski Diamond Peak
4 bag nights

June

2 – Daryl and I go to a Mariner’s game! We of course lost.
4 – My sweet love’s birthday!
12 – I design lights for Spectrum Dance Theater at the Seattle International Dance Festival!
14 – Clare and Patrick are in town to elope and we got to have them over for dinner. I of course made them a cake.
16 – After their wedding, we go out to dinner with Clare and Patrick to celebrate. I’m so happy we got to see them! I miss Clare lots.
17 – Kula Academy Whitewater Rafting trip!
19-20 – Cascade Grotto beginners trip to Lake Cave
- 20 – We meander our way home, stopping at the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Loowit.
23-30 – We almost melt in the heatdome.
- 24 – We see In The Heights at the movie theater.
- 26 – Picnic dinner at the lake.
- 27 – Daryl takes us flying in the morning. It is 107* by 4pm. I was going to have a birthday bbq, but the heat was just too, too much. We got one of the last air conditioned hotel rooms in the entire city for three nights.
1 bag night

July

16-18 – Annual McIver Float on the Clackamas River
24 – My friend Anya and I hike to Talapus and Ollalie Lake – exactly one year after I did the same hike with our friends from school, Brooke and Emily!
2 bag night

August

4 – I discovered nectarine caprese and decide it’s the only thing I want to eat for the rest of the summer.
7 – My friend Matthew and I see Theatre22’s Alice In Wonderland at Volunteer Park.
12 – I chop off and color my hair. Red headed again!
17 – Arina and Jesus are in town for Brooke’s wedding. I’m so happy we had them over for dinner. Lots of puppy play, delicious food, and hugs. <3
28-31 – We drive, bike, and hike in to a caving area with our friend Will. I love being outside.
3 bag nights

September

3-5 – After a brief interruption, we return to the caving area for a couple more days.
7 – Everyone at work is officially back at full time hours! Last day of the Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo – I read 24 books over the summer!
11-12 – We record the Road Company shows to have as streaming options.
17 – Taproot Theatre Company Uncorked!
23-26 – Liz and Tommy visit!
- 24 – We played tourist to the Space Needle and Chihuly Gardens. Wow, I’ve never been to the Chihuly museum before – it’s incredible!
- 25 – We brave the crowds at Pike Place Market, manage to visit the Fremont Troll with no crowds, and then had an incredible dinner at The Shambles.
2 bag nights

October

1 – Riley’s 5th birthday!
4 – Daryl and I go flying
16-17 – Leaf Peeping at Blewett Pass
18 – We start rehearsals for Babette’s Feast!
29-Nov 1 – Cascade Grotto Halloween Cave-In down by Pahto
3 bag nights

November

3 – 600 days after we stopped tech rehearsals for Babette’s Feast in 2020, we pick back up where we left off!
12 – Babette’s Feast Opening Night! The first in-person opening night since January 2020!
14-17 – I go to Portland with my parents for my Mom’s surgery (she’s doing great!).

December

1 – Boosted!
3 – I visit the UM Freshman Seminar class via Zoom. I hope one day I’ll be able to visit in person.
5-6 – Daryl snagged us a last minute spot at Goldmyer Hot Springs. We were the only ones camping and had the place to ourselves!
9 – My friend Audrey and I see We’ve Battled Monsters Before at ArtsWest. So, so good!
15 – We have our work Christmas party/breakfast and then I treat myself to a little shopping spree at Nordstrom. I almost walked into a Ciara photoshoot three separate times.
16 – Daryl and I have a date night to The Shambles and then to see Babette’s Feast!
19 – Christmas tree hunting and skiing at Blewett Pass
21 – Chop my hair and get it colored again. I love being a red head again.
22 – We take Mike, Saville, and the kids out to see PNB’s The Nutcracker! I’m so happy we were all able to go.
24-27 – Astoria for Christmas (everyone rapid tested before we left Seattle)
- 26 – Astoria got a white Christmas, so we got to ski the Astoria Column! The Clatsop County Snow Riders Association meets again!
- 27 – We stop by Tammy’s and visit for a couple hours before slowly heading home on the very icy highway.
28 – Date night to The Nutcracker with some of the best seats we’ve ever had.
1 bag night

Total bag nights for the year: 18

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Year In Review 2020

klgreaser — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:08:45 +0000

January

9 – The day before my first student loan payment was due I was offered a full time position at Taproot Theatre!
10 – Our 11th anniversary <3
11-13 – Anniversary Weekend
- 11 – Daryl and I skied at Stevens Pass and then joined friends in Leavenworth
- 13 – We finally get home after a 28 hour drive
20 – My friend Sydoney was in town from Portland and we got lunch
24 – A full theatre day: my final Spectrum Dance Theatre Frye Museum show and opening night of Steel Magnolias at Taproot Theatre!
26 – Daryl takes us on a flight around Seattle
We get one bag night (sleeping bag night; camping)

February

16 – Daryl, Mike, Elsie, and I went bowling!
21-24 – East Coast Trip
- 21 – Daryl and I fly to Philadelphia and then drive to the AirBnb in New Jersey we shared with Arina and Jesus
- 22 – Emily and Frank’s wedding!
- 23 – Emily and Frank hosted brunch at their house, then D and I drove to Philly and got dinner with Lindsay
- 24 – Daryl showed me around “his” Philly (the hospital he was born at, his Grandparent’s house, and his first job) and then I showed him around “my” Philly (the UArts buildings, my first job, my apartments)
26 – First production meeting for Chicago at Nathan Hale High School (Lighting Designer)
29 – Closing night for Steel Magnolias

March

5-6 – Rippin Chix ski camp at Crystal Mountain. I coughed from my post-show crud and joked “don’t worry, it’s not COVID.”
6 – Daryl starts working from home. Spencer and his lady friend stay the night while in town for a baby shower. There’s never enough time to to visit!
8 – Our friend Tom from Missoula was in town. We finally walked around Green Lake!
13 – It is announced at work that we will start working from home
19 – PNB of course cancelled their performance of One Thousand Pieces, but thankfully the Unions allowed them to stream it. Oh my goodness, it is so incredible. I really hope they bring it back once we can be in person again.
29 – I got tired of not having a spice rack, so I made one! Officially the first “Quarantine Project”.

April

21 – My new LLBean Boots arrive!
We were under Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders, so I basically just made a lot of food.

May

4 – The weekend before we were technically allowed to start adventuring again, we went backcountry skiing at Yodelin
6 – Daryl and Mike built us three garden boxes
9-10 – We camp and ski at Yodelin
13 – We watch PNB’s 2014 production of Giselle
30-June 1 – Camp and ski at Mt. Adams
Three bag nights

June

1 – On the drive back from Mt. Adams, I start rehearsal for our Zoom Cabaret. Running a rehearsal via Zoom on an iPad hotspotting your phone while driving up I5 is *not* recommended
4 – Daryl’s birthday!
13-14 – We flew to Portland and then leap-frogged out way home. We landed at seven airports – including doing a touch-and-go at Sea-Tac!
20 – Daryl wanted cheesecake for his birthday, so I bought a spring form and made my first cheesecake! It turned out perfectly!
21 – First Chinook Pass ski trip of the year
24 – We road our bikes to a disc golf course and played a round while drinking Cold Smoke. It felt very “Missoula”.
27 – My birthday!
27-28 – Camp and ski at Chinook Pass
Two bag nights

July

5 – Ski Artist’s Point at Mt. Baker
14 – Becky and I go hiking. We attempted Mt. Ellinor, but neither of us had enough water and I didn’t bring enough carbs and totally bonked. Still a great day!
18 – We go flying over the San Juan Islands for sunset
24 – Emily, Brooke, Ollie, Riley, and I hike to Ollallie Lake. Always so wonderful to see school friends, but hiking with masks on it not comfortable.
25 – I took a watercolor class with Kula Academy. So much fun!

August

9-10 – Daryl and I got to tag along with Mike and Fisher on Fish’s first backpacking trip!
19-23 – Daryl and I backpack in to Crater Lakes for a long weekend
Five bag nights

September

1-14 – Montana for Scapegoat. We kept an eye on the COVID numbers in the everyone’s counties before we left. They were all below 10% chance based on the GA Tech Event Risk Assessment tool. We decided we were okay with the risk. I didn’t really relax about it until the end of the September when I knew we got away with it.
- 3-4 – Hike in and set up camp
- 7 – Snow day! We woke up to graupel, which turned into snow. I think we got 6 inches!
- 11 – Daryl, Brian, Caitlin, Riley, and I hiked up to the plateau and spent the day looking for caves
- 12 – Hike out and drive to Helena (and into the smoke)
25 – We have three plum trees in our backyard and I didn’t want them to go to waste this year. I made a trio of plum treats to share with our triplex neighbors
29 – We took a sunrise flight to Whidbey Island for breakfast
12 bag nights

October

1 – Riley’s 4th birthday
5 – Mike moved out
15 – PNB Rep 1. Watching the ballet at home is fun, but I miss going out to the ballet.
19 – Dropped my ballot off! I love voting!
22 – Watch UM’s Dance Underground. I love seeing my friends dance.
30 – I visited the UM theatre major’s Freshman Seminar as guest speaker!
31-November 1 – We went on a Larch March and didn’t see any other people. I love having nature to ourselves.
One bag night

November

6 – Watch Bare Bait Dance’s Kinetoscope Film Festival
7-8 – We fly to Orcas Island for the weekend. We hiked in to a beachside campground and had the whole thing to ourselves. The next morning we got brunch at Doe Bay resort, all by ourselves. Then we had a beautiful sunset flight home.
12 – PNB Rep 2
13 – Watch SDT Lyric Suite
26 – Even though it was just the two of us, I decided to go all out for Thanksgiving. I made my very first turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, dressing, rolls, and, of course, pie!
One bag night

December

5-6 – Snow camp and some four-wheel driving
12 – Christmas tree hunting
23 – We flew up to Snohomish and Monroe for a little morning flight
25 – Daryl, Mike, Riley, and I went skiing for Christmas at Yodelin. So-so snow, but so much fun!
27 – Sunset hike at Saint Edwards
One bag night

Total bag nights for the year: 26!

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Anniversary Adventure

klgreaser — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 02:00:12 +0000

I was originally supposed to have rehearsal on Saturday of our Anniversary weekend, but it was changed at the last minute, so we were able to get away for a little 11th Anniversary Trip to Stevens Pass.

We woke up early and made it to Stevens early enough to park in the top lot. Since we were there, we napped in the car for a couple hours and hit the slopes around 10am. So much pow!

Both times we returned to the car (lunch and once we were done for the day), Betsey was covered in snow. It just kept falling! We snagged fresh pockets of pow all day long and had such a blast.

Caving friends from Idaho were also in the area for the weekend and invited us to stay with them at an AirBnb in Leavenworth. It was very appropriately called the C+A+V+E. We had a really lovely evening talking with friends and soaking in the hot tub.

The next morning as we were all leaving, we wished Stephen, Cody, and Brittany a safe, long drive home. Usually when we’re together they have the short drive and us the long one, but this time they had a 7+ hour drive home to Boise while we were only two hours from home.

We regretted being smug about 30 miles later when the traffic was stopped on Stevens Pass. After sitting stopped for a couple minutes, we decided to try to get to the parking lot at the pass. We successfully made it and headed into the lodge to pass the time. We got chili at one of the bars and watched as the pass opened and closed several different times. We moved to a different bar that had football on and debated our options. Eventually the Seahawks game started and we decided to wait it out.

Around the same time the disappointing game ended, the highway opened back up (“for real” this time). We got back to the car and got in line to head down the hill.

We didn’t make it very far. We would move forward for a couple miles, then stop. There was traffic coming toward us, but we realized it was cars in front of us turning around. When we were about 3 miles from Skykomish, State Troopers officially started turning people around, but by that point Blewett Pass and Snoqualmie Pass (the other route home) were also closed. We decided to keep inching forward towards home instead of turning around.

We spent part of the night parked along the highway in a stretch where there weren’t any trees that could fall on us (we passed a car that was pretty smashed from a tree limb that fell). Around 3am we decided to start traveling toward Skykomish again. We waited in the Forest Service parking lot for about an hour while they cleared trees off the railroad (both entrances to Skykomish were blocked by a train).

We eventually made it to Skykomish and joined the approximately 300 other people also stranded there on the way home.

In the morning we ordered (double!) breakfast at the hotel restaurant, which was very thankfully open and able to make food with their generator (Skykomish was without power for nearly two weeks around this storm). We stocked up on the essentials for the rest of the trip home and spent some time exploring the airport area while waiting to leave.

They were caravaning cars west out of Skykomish. We snagged second in line for this one! There were so many trees down on the highway, it’s no surprise they closed it. I think it was several days before it was opened for travel again.

I finally believed we’d actually make it home when we reached the beginning of the traffic heading east! I think we finally made it home 28 hours after leaving Leavenworth. (And the joke was definitely on us – Stephen, Cody, and Britt made it home almost 24 hours before we did!) At least we’re not likely to forget what we did for this anniversary for a long time.

Today’s adventure took place on land stolen from the sdukʷalbixʷ (Snoqualmie), Tulalip, np̓əšqʷáw̓səxʷ (Wenatchi), and Yakama.