We closed the show proper on Friday night, just as the show began to gel. I hope the show has a longer run next year, and I hope I'm in that production. I had a lot of fun on Fri, took some risks, slowed my lines down (it felt like I was talking through molasses but I think it actually worked) and just had a blast.
Saturday we did one scene, the Italian Pasta Mob at the Highlight Club scene. It isn't the funniest scene in the show. But no matter what, it was anti-climactic. Anybody who saw that scene, performed on the little ersatz stage behind the library, and thought, gee, I'd like to go see that show, didn't get to. The show had already closed. Hopefully next year they'll do a Monday night show.
I had gotten some cookies donated from Macey's and that didn't work as well as I'd hoped. I would hope next year that will be handled better, too.
Oh, so many lessons learned. So many yet to learn.
I had a little gathering after the show on Friday night. Exactly three people came. While this wasn't that upsetting to me, it was clearly showing me that the fun times I had when I invited the Hairspray cast over cannot be replicated. First, the cast of Impossible Mystery never all worked together in one big group until the tech night. We rehearsed only the scenes we were in, and some of us never overlapped. Second, the run was short. Third, most of the cast's family and friends came on that Fri night and cast members gathered with their loved ones after the show. My party was not scheduled at a time when most people could come. But honestly, maybe they didn't want to...
The lack of party guests reminded me of the lobster scenes in "Annie Hall". See clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWtgUq9mfx0&noredirect=1
We have our 'official' cast party this Friday. It should actually be pretty fun, if we can have it at Anna's house. She has a backyard of wonder. (To go along with her Costume Sheds of Wonder.) But since I have no real synergy with these people (and I wish so much that I had had enough time to get that synergy) I wonder if we'll all just shove chips in our mouths, talk to the people we know well and go on our merry way. I would very much like to have an A-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y but again, I'm not in charge. It would be nice if I could just be the fun director with every activity I go to. It would be so much easier.
Now I have no show to be in, worry about, feel good about. (sigh)
Keep playing! (Whenever, however you can!)
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