Mighty fine show Friday night...mighty fine.
Despite an epic struggle against my own sinuses, I had an amazing time at the show Friday. From setup to strike, everything went very smoothly. Everyone did a great job of helping to get the word out, which resulted in a nice house of a tad over 60. For traffic reasons, about 20 of those people came in just after we started the show. Creaking and crackling aside, it was good to have them there.
The C-47 cast of Mike, Corrin, Damian, Jim and Joel unfolded the tale of one girl and her man-skin rug Daddy vs. the band of scavengers led by the condor, the large horsefly and the dog.
My first dose of Babies mit Bearden in Captain, Corporal, Ensign was a delight. Life in The Shack at the toothpick-like railroad crossing is never as simple as you think. Eat it up.
JaCKPie was fun in the second half with Joel and Damian providing the score on strings. I couldn't smell the audience response but I think they enjoyed our wandering tale of brothers who can't get along and the relative value of rhetorical and philosophical engines. "Where does he keep his piggy bank?" "Where does mom keep my brother?" Brought to a nice close by Kelly, who kicked booty all night on the light board.
Which leads me to say that the show would not have been as successful and as low-stress as it was without the assistance of Kelly and our team of volunteers (Tom, Jayne, Sean and Dan). When you see these people share the love.
I heard a lot of positive buzzing in the audience during intermission and after the show. Several people mentioned they thought this style of improvisation was very engaging and cool. Lots of people were talking about trying the drop-ins and telling more people. The people want more.
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