The blogs stopped for a moment. Not the show!

Esmeralda Lynn Castillo

Well Hello again!!  It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to talk about; I’ve been busy training on being a dad! My daughter was born on Thursday, February 24^th. Leading up to going into the hospital being at the hospital and settling at home has taken time. I've had to place this show on the backburner (for myself) for a couple of weeks and focus on my family.

Rehearsals have not stopped. Alan Mure and Gloria Gamboa have been running rehearsals as scheduled so the production continues so it does not fall behind.

Although I’ve had to pull myself   away from the production for a while,  I have not lost focus on it so don't count me out for too long. I return to rehearsals this week and also, LEGACY has two shows this weekend (the 5^th and 6^th) at two different venues.

When I booked these shows months ago I thought it would be nothing but a breeze since I know the drill like the palm of my hand! I didn't take into account the fact that I'm sleep deprived and on-call 24hrs a day. My wife delivered the baby via C-section so I have to take on much of the baby-care duties for the first couple of days while she recovers.  I love to take care of the baby, change diapers and I don't mind poop either; those are a challenge. What I don't like so much is knowing that I have large commitments that I HAVE TO tend to on top of my first priority which is my family.

After getting home from the hospital, I have four days to regroup and start setting up all the prep-work for these shows. I will admit that it feels good knowing that I am going back to my routine even though I am on-call no matter what I'm doing or where I am. The best option is to make sure that this baby is exposed to the “show-business” schedules and drills. That is where I will place my bet!

After this weekend I would have gone from “Where is he?” to “There he is again!!

-LC