"Meeting the Big Wigs"

Hey ya'll! I was in Iowa this weekend in the grand ole town of Emmetsburg visiting my boyfriend and his family, so I was not able to blog until today. I have some exciting news though! I met Rebecca Gilman, a playwright who's work I am very fond of. Let me set the scene and Tarantino this story. On Wednesday, during our team meeting for the Development Department, I was told that there would be a special event on Friday and I would just be there to see what goes on during this special event. The special event was an Opening Night dinner for the opening night of "Dollhouse." Opening Night dinners are attended by some of the bigger donors for the Guthrie. As I have been doing some preliminary research on these donors, I could put some faces to names. On Thursday afternoon, Erica, the Special Events Coordinator, asked me to fill in for one of the people that was supposed to be helping the guests from the check-in table to the eating area. I agreed readily. Friday afternoon, I was helping some of the other members of the Development Department stuff envelopes and I mentioned that I was a big fan of Rebecca Gilman. They mentioned that she would be there tonight and I was hoping to meet her. Well, 5:30 came up, the time for the guests to arrive. A lot of the guests had been to many Opening Night dinners and knew exactly where to go so there was no need for an escort. After standing around and just watching for about fifteen minutes, Sarah, one of the girls in the Development Department, whispered to me that Rebecca Gilman had arrived. If I wanted a chance to meet her, this was it. As she and her husband checked in, I stepped out to be their escort. As we walked to the eating area, I babbled on about how I was such a big fan of Rebecca's and how I was looking forward to seeing "Dollhouse." Rebecca barely got a word in during our minute walk together. I just got so excited! :) Well, I hope to meet many other great people this summer and to learn some great things. Here goes! *Left ear tug*