And so it begins!

Saint Michael's Playhouse season has officially begun! Well, for the interns anyways. It's so nice to be back up at school again, but it definitely feels weird being here without any schoolwork! I can't say I'm complaining though.

I got up here around noon today and spent the whole afternoon just unloading the car and unpacking everything into my room! This is also the first time I have moved up to school and only needed one car so I'm very proud of myself, haha. It's amazing how much less stuff you have to bring when you only come for the summer season!

For the next two months, I'll be living in Joyce Hall, which brings back memories of living here freshman year. I'm thinking that it's going to be a lot quieter and much nicer without as many people around! However, it still feels kind of strange living in a dorm when school is "not in session." It's been a bit of a ghost town.

After spending a few hours unpacking and settling in, I went to the big meet-and-greet with the other interns in the theater where Chuck Tobin (artistic director of the Playhouse) told us all about the coming season and what we should expect. Basically, he just said that we would be in for a lot of work and a lot of fun so I'm really excited to see what pans out! It's always strange meeting everyone because of that first-day awkwardness, but I think we'll warm up to each other soon enough. I feel like it's the first day of college again! I think one of my biggest fears at this point is that I'll go through the whole summer feeling really shy and not opening up to people and making connections like I should be. I don't think that will happen, but it's always in the back of my mind.

Anyways, that was pretty much it for day one! It's so exciting to be back at school and I cannot wait to see what comes next for the Playhouse! Stay tuned!

I'm so happy with my room though. It's so big! And since I have much less stuff than I usually do (I normally bring my cello up to school with me, which clearly takes up a ton of room), the room feels even larger.

Hey everybody!

Hey guys! My name is Molly Ziegler and I just finished up my sophomore year at Saint Michael's College as a theater/psychology double major. I spend a lot of my time in the theater working on various productions (some of the shows we did this year were 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Notebook of Trigorin, School for Scandal and The Actor's Nightmare) and it is definitely one of my favorite places on campus. In my spare time, I like to hang out with friends, run on the nature trail (trying not to wipe out, even though I do pretty much every time), play the cello and workout at the gym. College has been the most exciting part of my life so far and it seems so weird that I am already half way done, but I can't wait to see what the next two years up at Saint Mike's will bring!
I live in Hartland, Vermont, which isn't too far away from school, but it's definitely been a big transition going from a town where there are literally more cows than people (no really! there are!) to a much more populated and diverse area. I'm so excited to be spending the summer up there too! For two months, I am going to be working as an administrative intern at the Saint Michael's Playhouse, which basically means I live in the box office and do all of the nitty gritty organizational tasks. And I'm going to be playing "Edith" in this season's production of Blithe Spirit! It doesn't seem like it's really going to happen because I can't imagine what it will be like to actually be in a professional show, but I am so pumped to get started with everything!
After Playhouse, I'm going to London for the fall semester to study theater at Queen Mary College at the University of London. That's definitely going to be a big change from Hartland and I can't wait to experience city life! Maybe I'll finally accomplish my goal of achieving a British accent!
I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences this summer and fall with all of you guys and I hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned!