Ruthie Ann Miles Instagram – Part Six.
We went thru prototype after prototype after wig after wig after piece after piece to get the hair right. (We called her The Helmet.) And So. Many. Magnets. And Seatbelts. And pullaway zippers. We tricked out our clothing to the last seam…really went thru the wringer. Wow, did we ever go thru it. Clint was the creator but Rachel was the magician, the unsung hero of my life. (She even feed me burgers & did my hair while I was attached to my pump & doing my makeup)
I pumped during nightly notes. Pumps were not quiet then. I was an alien.
Rachel timed some of the offstage costume changes. One was 23 seconds for hair, makeup & costume. (Was that one North Hallway one? Or Video Wall? We had 4 stations for prep, quick changes & makeup additions to transform her appearance gradually over 90mins. Every change included a nursing pad swap.
I had so many makeup brushes for those 4 stations. I used 4 colors of nail polish on the ends of each so after washing them I could easily sort them back to their correct home. Even the actual make up products were color coded. I hoarded every unused brain cell
Rachel, remember when I got food poisoning & you literally tore me out of the finale dress? You said it was a Future Rachel problem. Future Ruthie still use that. Buckets everywhere. I about hurled on the cast after Flowers. (I could see the fear in their eyes) We didn’t have understudies then
This car wash curtain picture: for years, while scrolling past it, I thought it was a picture of Rachel. Even posting it now; I thought it was Rachel. I looked for her looking like this
Someone broke into the LuEsther & stole a lot of clothing & jewelry. What idiots. They left the Herve Leger & Clint’s mom’s fur coat. Idiots
Rachel and Liz and Lizzie somehow made KMart costumes work for the show that day
So many people. Pictures in front of a horrible vending machine backdrop. Basement vending machines for our VIPs! Jessie came 6x? 8?x With their entire wedding party.
[Justin just confirmed: 8 times.]
I grabbed a man & danced with him. Alex told me later that was Ben Brantley, I didn’t know. Fear. It was my first time being reviewed. I was so green. We got lucky
. | Posted on 27/Nov/2023 14:17:54
