We sold out last night!
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Topic: We sold out last night!
Posted By: mrslifeofreilly
Subject: We sold out last night!
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 10:32am
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I posted a few weeks ago about directing my first show this fall (Importance of Being Earnest). I got a lot of great advice and thought I'd share how it is going. Last night was opening night, and it was awesome. We had set out around 60 seats, but had to add 22 more and put a sold out sign on the door. The crowd was great and we got lots of laughs. Tonight is the last night and I can only hope it goes as well tonight! Algernon almost forgot to finish off the cucumber sandwiches before Lady Bracknell entered...so he ended up slyly stuffing about 3 in his mouth just as she was about to ask for them, and the crowd loved it. here are a couple pics a family member of the cast took last night: http://tinyurl.com/ydmea4 - http://tinyurl.com/ydmea4 I plan to take some more tonight from my seat at the tech table. |
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Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 11:26am
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Congratulations. It sounds like a wonderful night of theater. Sometimes those impromptu moments are the best ones. Linda
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Posted By: bovious
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 3:39pm
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Wow, good for you! That's a great feeling, isn't it? Only shows I've directed that sold out were ones with 600 kids in them - all the grandparents pretty much guaranteed a sellout. OK, 600 is an exaggeration, but it sure felt like that. |
Posted By: suzecue1
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 4:20pm
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Congrats! That why we do this - right? Good job done! ------------- Sue ***** So many hats.....so few heads! |
Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 5:39pm
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How wonderful! I hope this makes you want to direct again! ------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 6:22pm
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Hooray for you ! Great job and congratulations  ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: POB14
Date Posted: 10/26/06 at 9:24am
Congratulations! The pictures are great - gotta love mutton-chop sideburns!  ------------- POB Old Bugger, Curmudgeon, and Antisocial B**tard |
Posted By: mrslifeofreilly
Date Posted: 10/26/06 at 10:29am
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Thanks. The second (and last) night was great again as far as the actors went. The crowd was great again, though not quite as large. But in the second act, all of a sudden we lost a light and my lighting guy wasn't sure what happened...so for the rest of the show we had a nice dark area front and center. Oh well. Here are lots more pictures: http://emmanuel.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2007697&id=45300577&l=13a6d - Album 1 http://emmanuel.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2007696&id=45300577&l=592f4 - Album 2 http://emmanuel.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2007698&id=45300577&l=046f1 - Album 3 http://emmanuel.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2005836&id=45300577&l=f89d8 - Album 4 |