Touring is ninety percent logistics and ten percent magic. The magic is worth it.
Each new theatre means a new floor, new rake, new wings and new distances to the quick-change. We spacing-rehearse every afternoon, eat early and are in the dressing room ninety minutes before curtain.
The suitcase holds two practice outfits, six pairs of shoes, a foam roller and far too many hair pins. The best souvenir is always the same: a full house on the last night.