Joy: Being able to create and present totally unique performances to thrilled clients

Hardship: Traveling to and from Grand Rapids within 36 hours to do so

Joy: Hanging out with other awesome Redmoon staff and performers

Hardship: Doing so in a cramped van for several hours at a time

Joy: Finally arriving at your destination, putting on an awesome show, then crashing for the night before heading back to Chicago the next day

Hardship: Having that trip back to Chicago take twice as long as expected due to a massive accident on the highway

Joy: Being reminded that you’re hanging out with the kind of people whose response to such a setback is to do the lindy hop among the backed-up highway traffic: