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Guest Blogger: Meet Neala Barron of Brown Paper Box Company's TITLE OF SHOW - A Day in the Life

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Follow me, Neala Barron, as I co-star as 'Susan' in the Brown Paper Box Co.'s Chicago storefront premiere staging of the Tony Award nominated [title of show]!
Below, you'll see as I took to the streets [and pillows] to share a pre-show day-in-the-life of this Chicago actor.

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Night [tos]-ers! Thanks for a great [tos]-ing day! Come check out the Brown Paper Box Co.'s [title of show] now through August 16 at the Rivendell Theare in Chicago


Danny [casting director] and William [director] celebrate.


Hooray! Post-show celebration.


Full cast. DONE for the night!"


After the non-stop whirlwind 'Medley' portion. LAWD!!!! SOS hydration station.


The 'Playbills and Monkeys' monkeys are ready.


Our four chairs and small prop table supplied by scenic & properties designer Sara Heymann. Show time!


We're at 'places.' Hunter and Susan are ready to go!


A dressing room Heidi and Susan duet.


DRESSING ROOM CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!!!


We did that production of TOMMY in Brazil together


Larry [assistant musical director Justin Harner] in his natural habitat.


Handsome man [Michael 'Monty' Montgomery] manages stage.


Becoming Susan


Secret stage door entrance with Anna [Heidi] and Yando [Jeff]!


@mfryeofficial [Matt, who plays Hunter] is awake! On the way to the Rivendell Theatre in Edgewater from our places in Lakeview. Carpooling is caring.


Callback prep realness.


A new coat of paint and some fuel for killin' vampires.


As Kitty Carlisle Hart asks in [tos], 'How do you keep your feet so clean?'


Picked up a copy of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE to see our printed review and HALF PAGE picture!


Midday treat! Lavender ice cream for mentor and friend Kent.


Lobster Deviled Eggs. Come on!!!


Crashing an anniversary brunch with two of my favorite people: Danny ([title of show]'s casting director) and my Patrick.


William, our director, asked me to portray 'cattiness' for a mystery project. Here's what he got!" #meow


Bye bye bed! I Got Tu Go Disco!


Just a normal morning group message with Jeff [Yando Lopez] and Heid [Anna Schutz]. @mfryeofficial [Hunter] will be asleep for five more hours...


Awwww yeah. Time to wake up that voice. My fav mug + plant friends + David's Tea = impending screlting.


Good morning [tos]-ers! Follow me throughout the day as I get ready to kill some vampires in [title of show] tonight. But excuse me while I go back to bed for several more hours because I took off my day job today an' don't need to leave my apartment!





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