Rogue, Interrupted

Greetings from not-so-sunny San Francisco!

As of three weeks ago, I am the newest Remote Rogue. There's been a few of us so far: Ryan (ensemble member, Finance Manager, and board member extraordinaire) worked from fabulous Las Vegas for more than a year, Lindsay (founding ensemble member) has been off getting her MFA for a while now, and we have Associate Artists as far away as Canada.

So what does being a Remote Rogue mean? Well, for us, it means living too far from LA to help in a hands-on capacity, but still being able to work on things from a distance. Although I can't help build masks for the next show (and oh man, do I want to!), I can still write the newsletter and update the website. But for Rogue Artists Ensemble in general, it means that the work we do is so incredible that people just can't give us up--even if they're suddenly far away. It's a really strong testament to the power of Rogue art.

And, fortunately, the Rogues have friends in many places. Remember the NET Conference Tyler and I attended in August? Well, many of the new friends we made in New Orleans are based in San Francisco, so last week I got to attend a NET workshop with a bunch of familiar faces right here in SF. Even though I hadn't met everyone beforehand, they had all heard of the Rogues. How exciting! It's times like these that I'm most grateful to be a Rogue.

No one should be awake at this hour.

...but we are. It's 5:11 am, Tyler just got back from the NET party, I just woke up from my three hours of sleep, and we're about to catch our shuttle to the airport.

This just happened:

(Tyler gets out of the shower, whistling.)

Cari: You cannot be this cheerful at 5:15 in the morning. I will stab you.

Tyler: Fair enough!

It's sick how excited he is to be up right now.

Anyway, we're heading out now. See you back home shortly!

Jackson Square

This is the view of the cathedral from Jackson Square, which is about a block from where we're staying.

Today, I went to a seminar on the aesthetics and process of the New York Neofuturists, who are very funny, very talented, and very heavy drinkers (ask Tyler about that one). They're just one of the NET companies we've met over the past few days.

Flight out is tomorrow at 7:30 (thanks, Stamets. Ugh). It's been a great trip so far. Thanks to everyone who followed along on the blog as we figure out what we're doing.

Fishing boat on the Mississippi

Beignets!!

Best. "Meal." Ever.

My new new favorite place.

Day Two: Beignets!

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This is my new favorite place.

Lunch at Cafe Reconcile

Tyler and I are just sitting down to lunch after our tour of Katrina devastation. The perfect thing to lift our spirits: authentic NOLA food. Just look at this menu!

Goodnight!

Hello, Rogues!

It's the end of day one...finally. It's been crazy busy, and already we've been to several lectures, seen four visiting ensembles give very interesting performances, and taken a tour of the French Quarter (which we are smack in the middle of). New Orleans is gorgeous, and Tyler and I are both super excited to be here.

More pictures and audio tomorrow. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and check out Chris Rose. He was our keynote speaker today and he's very, very cool, and he has a lot to say.

Goodnight from New Orleans!

The lovely room we have been meeting in.

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Lonely clown plays the slots in Nawlins

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Tyler in front of the hotel

Greetings

Greetings from the Network of Ensemble Theaters in New Orleans. Stay tuned for more photos from Cari and my southern adventure.