Opening Night!

It is finally time for opening night. And we're ready.

We had a successful preview last night. It was really good that we had an audience first though. There were a lot more about the plays that are funny apparently than we anticipated. Nearly everyone had a moment where they just about broke, including myself. I didn't think "What if something doesn't work exactly right" was so humorous. Inherently, I know that I write humor in my pieces but I didn't expect the humor to be so apparent. It is a new challenge for all of our actors to work with. In some cases it adds a lot to the pieces, as in Eden because it creates a much stronger connection for the Eden character (Ashely) and the Devin character (Brian). In other cases, it was a wee bit distracting for our actors as in Bathtub Safety. The seriousness and finality of the piece was lost amid a sea of laughter. In my case, I enjoyed the laughter. Since, it is a solo piece, I'm glad I finally had somewhere to pull some more energy from.

The opening of the show tonight means the ending of the show tomorrow. I'll be sad to see it go but I know the work is never done. After the show closes, there is of course, all sorts of senior project work to finish and then, as always, more rewrites to do.

Thanks for reading about the journey.