Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this week’s blog, I wrote about the trip I got to take to NYC this past Sunday (4/24/22) with Green Room, Amherst’s theatre club. If you have any questions, please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu!
How I got on the trip
I’m not a member of the theatre club, but I am part of a campus-wide GroupMe chat. Several weeks ago, a member of Green Room posted a message that announced a trip to New York to see Hadestown and a signup form, but with the stipulation that not everyone would be able to make it on the trip. I saw the message hours after it had been sent, so I didn’t think I would have a shot, but I filled out the form on the off chance that I would be able to go. Much to my surprise, I got an email about a week later telling me that I had been selected for the trip. I wrote to the leader and asked if he could tell me who else was going, and was very happy to see that a good friend of mine also made it in.
Transportation
Two buses were provided for us to get to and from New York City, and while we couldn’t access the buses during the day, we were allowed to leave our belongings on the bus. Lots of people brought homework to do on the bus and left it during the day, only to continue their work on the ride home. We left Amherst at around 8 AM, and it was a three-hour ride to NYC. We were picked up at 9 PM and got back after midnight.
Food
Although transportation and Broadway tickets were free, we were responsible for our own food. Lots of people went to Val (the dining hall) before the buses left to grab food for the day, but my friends and I decided to eat lunch and dinner at restaurants in the city (and made reservations prior to the trip). We had lunch at a diner, and dinner at an Italian restaurant. I was particularly excited for the Italian – Passover had just ended, and I couldn’t wait to eat some pasta.
The Show!
Hadestown was incredible. We saw the Sunday matinee performance, and it had 4/5 of the core group of the Original Broadway Cast. I love theatre and have missed it during the pandemic. I’m hopeful that I’ll get to attend shows in France often while I study abroad in Paris next semester.
Thank you for reading! If you have any questions, please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu.