Performance Weekend

The shows went well.  Apparently our show was the talk of the town, and really made a good impression.

The moment we've all been waiting for.

The Senior Citizens show was one of the best senior citizen audiences that we've ever had.  There were jokes that they got that none of the other audiences got, and it was just a great way to start things off.

The Thursday Night crowd was really into it.  The only disappointment was that the audience wasn't anywhere close to full.  However, they still managed to get really into the show, and that was nice.

Friday night was probably my worst performance, at least personally.  I was just really tired from the entire week, and I hadn't done a really good job of taking care of my voice.  I tried not to talk to anyone, and I even shut my eyes backstage when I wasn't on.  I prayed to God backstage that I wouldn't embarrass myself onstage.  I may have been all over the place in the group dancing numbers and the group singing numbers, and I may have felt knives in my throat when I sang, but my solos sounded/looked fine.  And that's all anyone seemed to remember.  God answered my prayers.  On top of that, that evening's crowd was probably the biggest.

The Saturday matinee was actually comparatively good... for a Saturday matinee.  The crowd laughed, and you could tell they were into it, even if the audience was only a little more than half full.

The Saturday night crowd was a little disappointing.  Not only was the audience not full, but you could tell that a lot of the audience had seen the show before, and knew the jokes and expected the impressive moments.  However, it was still nice to see that so many people liked the show enough to come back and see it a second time.

The cast party was moving.  Around midnight, we all settled down for the traditions.  My superlative was "Most likely to make someone else's day", and I somehow have to attribute this blog to part of that.  Also, listening to the senior speeches, it made me realize how many more people I owe so much to that I've never given the credit.  That in these last few weeks before they go away, I need to do my best to become closer to.

-NM