Saturday, March 8, was our last full day in NYC and we all decided to try and squeeze everything into our remaining time. First, Helena, Sommer, Karen and I went back to the Drama Book Shop. I was looking for the Theatrical Index, which is a resource that many of our contacts have recommended; however, because this publication is printed only every two weeks they were already sold out. Instead, I bought Spring Awakening and  August: Osage County because I really loved seeing these plays and I wanted to add them to my own collection. Then Sommer and myself went in search of a post office, but it was closed. We headed over to the Hershey Store in Times Square but we could not stay there very long because we had to make it to our first meeting. Therefore, in the rain, we went to the Hilton Theatre to meet with Ira Mont, the PSM of Young Frankenstein. This was a really good interview because he was very friendly and welcoming, answered all of our questions, let us watch the preset (lightning and all), and took us on a backstage tour. Once this interview ended, we had to rush over the the Roundabout Theatre to see Sunday in the Park with George. This show was beautiful, but I had a very difficult time connecting to the production and/or performance. When the show ended Lucia, Sommer and I had to hurry over to the Nederlander Theatre in order to meet with John Vivian, the PSM of Rent. This was our last meeting but it was just as interesting and exciting as the first. Our interview on stage with John Vivian was fun to speak with because you could tell that he loved his work. After this meeting we realized that we had a lot more free time than we expected; so we decided to take advantage of it and squeeze as much in as possible before the show at 8pm. So Sommer and I went back the Hershey store to explore it more fully and really enjoy all the colors of M&M’s. Once we saw our fill we went to a store that sells Broadway memorabilia, Backstage Memories. Here I bought a birthday present for my sister and several souvenirs for myself. Next we wanted to find somewhere to rest and have dinner before the show and we ended up back at the West Side Cottage II, a place we had eaten earlier in the week with one of our contacts. We knew it was good, cheap and fast. Finally, we made our way to the Signature Theatre Company to see Paradise Park. I really did not like this show. It really made me feel uncomfortable and I got hit by cake!! Anyways, once it was over we all headed back to the hotel and really enjoyed our last night in the city!!

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