Each year when I play the Britt Festival, our normal cast and crew arrive in southern Oregon at the very end of July….conductor, orchestra, stage hands, festival staff, the weather.  Since we're playing more or less outside*, the weather is as much a member of the festival as any person.  It can be 108ºF for a week straight, or mid-60ºs for a few days, or anything in between.  Sunny days with highs in the mid 90°s is the most common weather.  In that area of the country, it doesn't tend to r...