Beware in Cincinnati. It feels as if something bad just happened here. Or something bad is about to happen.

Our tour busses are parked right out in front of the hotel and we’ve been told to deliberately fake the door’s combination. I’m not street shy, by any means – I’ve lived in Hell’s Kitchen alone. I’ve lived on the south side of Chciago. But this is the first city I’ve actually locked the bus when I am inside it.

Steve McNicholas, STOMP’s other creator, paid tour a visit this week after accepting honors at the 2003 American Choreography Awards in Los Angeles. It is Steve’s second visit this year and it is always good to see him. “Passion” and “punch” were the two words used most in his note session to us. Later at a cast party, I spoke with him about the differences between the U.S. and his homeland, England. He said that in England, the center of the city is the center of the city. In the U.S., the center of the city is a ghost town and people just keep spreading out.

I started physical therapy today for my wrists, hips, knees – you name it. It dawned on me that all the energy I was spending ignoring my body’s pain in order to continue performing, was also keeping me from hoping, dreaming and being creative. Operative words being “ignore body”, you see. Oddly, as soon as I got myself to the doctor, I had this great idea for a book.

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