Day 72 and 73- 8/19 and 8/20

Well, thus ends the photo a day blog. My summer with smirkus has come to an end. The end of an era, but also the beginning of a new adventure. I am putting these last two days together because the night between them consisted of less than 4 hours of sleep, so they feel like the same day. Our last shows went amazingly well- my best friend Emma got to see me perform in the matinee, and there was an entire alumni section of bleachers at the evening show. I couldn't believe how incredible the crowd was, and of course I cried throughout the whole last show. After a mini teardown, we had a party in the ring and then spent the night adventuring around and making pancakes at 4 in the morning. Pick up in the morning was weird because we were all going to see each other again in a few hours for the alumni show and banquet (both of which were remarkably fun, despite the lack of sleep). goodbyes were hard, but I know I'll see all of my smirko family down the road.
Photos of the day(s): Emma, Magnus and Joel Grey; poster signing in the big top; pie car pancakes at 4am.