Assassins...

Final show is tomorrow...these guys mean business...

They Liked It!

Heading into our opening show, spirits were high thanks to our crowd-pleasing preview of AYLI on the Royal Mile. 

Despite the positive feedback from our audience, musician Carly King was distraught to discover that someone... didn't like it. 

"You've been liked."

Later that evening, the cast and crew met at Edinburgh Castle for the Royal Military Tattoo, where we made new friends and created rapper alter-egos (Too-Percent on the track). 

Dancing in the Streets

Tomorrow is our first performance (at 10 am) so this blog has to be quick! 

Today some of the cast and I found an amazing bakery and explored the most decadent pastries in the world. Here is Carly King with her treat. A picture is worth a thousand words (and possibly a thousand pounds after that dish!). 

We also performed in the streets of Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile. We had a huge crowd watching us and they loved every second. We had music, dancing, some scenes. All in all, a one of a kind experience I will never forget. 

We'll see you at Pilrig tomorrow! If not, check back on the blog for updates on our first show!! 

Better Late Than Never

Hello everyone! It has been quite a while! The cast and crew has arrived safely in Edinburgh and is loving every second of it. Here are just a few pictures to reassure you that everyone is alive and well...

Here is Olivia roaming The Royal Mile

Today was Brooke's birthday!

On the 7 hour train from London to Edinburgh, we started to lose some steam 

Especially Tom who plugged his headphones into his granola bar. Fun fact: in the UK a granola bar is called a "flap jack." Can you imagine?!

And here is Amir. If you haven't figured out, this is in London, however this picture is so great, I just had to post it. He's having a gay old time here!

Camden...New Jersey?

Today we explored Camden Town, which is surprisingly very similar to Camden, New Jersey. We walked around shop hopping and stopping for free bits of entertainment. Because of technical difficulties, the video can not be uploaded at this time. But picture for a moment, a middle aged man with a grandpa face mask deejaying, while a shirtless man in his late 60's patted and rubbed his belly to the beat.

We also took the Tube to get around where Rajiv made a new friend:

But before all the touring, we visited the birthplace of As You Like It and Shakespeare's domain. You guessed it, Shakespeare's Globe Theater! We toured with an actual British person (which was a nice treat after our bus guide yesterday who is from California. Poser.). After the tour, the cast took a workshop with one of the actresses (check out the PDS Theater facebook group for a video https://www.facebook.com/PDSTheater). 

And then we visited the gift shop, where Olivia Melodia found some swag: 

We will return to the Globe Theater later this evening to see a performance of Anthony and Cleopatra, which will be spectacular. Maybe we will learn a thing or two from the professionals. 

Day 1 (or 2?) in England

Since the last blog update, the PDS Company has braved the wilds of Northern Canada, crossed the frigid waters of The North Atlantic, conquered the frozen bogs of Iceland, and, most impressively, after almost 24 hours of travel, endured a 4 hour bus tour of London. However,  our patience was rewarded with magnificent view of the city:

 

Here we are at Hogwarts

 Apparently British architects took inspiration from Salvador Dali

Legendary 600' tall Michael Tucker next to the Big Ben

The plane ride over was an adventure as well, we made new friends:

We practiced Yoga in the confines of a 3'x6' cube:

But even though we were exhausted, the PDS Company maintained the highest level of discipline and took our roles as representatives of PDS very seriously:

Jokes asides, our journey to the UK today (and technically yesterday) went by without any issues. With a good night's sleep and a meal consisting of more than Pretzel M&M's, the PDS Fringe Company is eager to take to the streets in Day 3 of our trip to the UK!

John Gudgel

Bon Voyage

On the plane and headed to Iceland!! 

Farewell Newark, its been too real.