Casa Bertha stage crew

Jorge
How could I forget the stage managers of the show, Jorge, Juan, Roy and Nora.

Jorge and Juan are the owners and are brothers. Most gracious hosts. Jorge tends to be politically incorrect and greets Oz, the German physicist, with ¨heil Oz¨, right arm raised straight out, to which Oz replies, ¨Same to you.¨ Nonetheless, they are there to greet and problem solve and to turn on the hot water at unsanctioned times. Hot water is provided from 6:45 (sometimes, usually more like 7:30) to noon. If you want it at other times, you have to ask.

Roy is the handyman, a very sweet guy with a big smile. In addition to any small repairs or painting, he fills in on Sunday night when Jorge and Juan are off. He has a mobility difficulty, probably polio as a child but that doesn´t slow him down. I ran into him all over town including up on Pipila which is a steep climb. He proudly talked about his 8 yr old son, the light of his life, an aspiring and, to hear Roy talk about him, gifted artist.

Nora is the housekeeper. She hardly says a word as she goes about her work keeping quirky old Casa Bertha spotless. They have a funny way of making beds in Mexico and I often remake the bed to suit myself. Nora picked up on it and duplicated my method after the first day. She also noticed the particular pillow I liked, taken from one of the other beds in my room, and always had that for me on my bed.