I WANT TO LIVE HERE. It’s amazing-I can’t even describe it.

Historical, amazingly historical, for one, which alone is enough for a city to captivate me. We visited the Alamo the first day, and it was just such an overwhelmingly powerful experience. Such an integral part of our history, saturated with valor and tragedy, yet what people don’t realize is how tiny the remaining buildings still are. You imagine it’s going to be huge, and the main building is barely two stories. Much of where the Alamo fighting took place was out further where the streets are now, as Santa Anna’s forces tried to break through the walls (which of course were destroyed in the battle). The museum inside had Davy Crockett’s original jacket, as well as other artifacts belonging to him, David Bowe, and others.

Later that night I talked to a guard who very reluctantly told me some creepy ghost encounters he’s had with the Alamo. He says everyone who works there has experiences all of the time, that it is one of the most haunted places in America. In one of the corners where a bunch of Santa Anna’s forces were killed, several guards when alone have felt someone place their hands on their shoulders, their arms, or their backs. They turn around, thinking it is another guard, and no one is there. So, going back through my photos, I think I saw a translucent face of a Mexican soldier? Peeping out from a column somewhere along the way. I put it here for you to see it. Creepy.

Besides the history, San Antonio has a river running through it, with wonderful restaurants and bars along the way. We found some amazing, real Mexican places along the walk, as well as the standard Hard Rock Café, etc.

The shows were indescribable to me because the crowd was just so supportive. Active, loud, cheering, not an empty seat in site, AMAZING. Night after night, matinee after matinee. The theatre was beautiful also, it had a night sky built into the ceiling, and seated over 2000 people.

Downstairs, in the depths of the theatre, every touring company that has come through signed their names on the walls. I found several of my successful performance friends on the wall, as well as Eartha Kitt, Erin Davie, Kendra Kassenbaum, Ashley Brown, and Ann Margaret. It was so cool to get to sign my name on the same wall!!!!!!!! Also, the first poster you see going down the stairs is that of Eva Duarte Peron’s face, my dream show and role!!!!!!!!!! And my dear friend Mary’s Ragtime tour wall sign thing was RIGHT next to my dressing room, as well as my friend Ryan from CATS.

So I LOVED LOVED LOVED THE THEATRE, could move to the city, sad to leave. But the tour must go on, and I’m psyched!
Xo
H