A Series in Four Parts
[See Part 1 here, Part 2 here]

We left Madison August 28, 1976, nine people in a white van pulling a trailer with our props, costumes, clothing and camping gear. We would average almost 500 miles a day over four days, and camp in tents three nights along the way at such locations as Billings, MT, and Coeur d’Alene, ID. Our technical director, John Miller, did most of the driving. In the rows of seats sat Joel and six of the actors: Kelly Henderson, Max(ine) Fleckner, Melanie Sax, Frank Furillo, Gary Aylesworth, and Adrienne Rabinowitz. I resided mostly on the platform behind the seats, at the very back of the van.
I hadn’t been consigned to that space. I had asked for it. Continue reading “My (Very Brief) Life in the Theater, Part 3: Road Trip!”