IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!

It’s never too late, (or too early) for me to update my blog.  This was the first day of our play, (or yesterday was since it is now September 30).  It went well.  The audience was somewhere between 25 to 50 people and they seemed to have enjoyed it.  I knew a few of the people who were there from other RC activities, one from chorus, one from Improv, two from our last Primus production “70 Girls 70.”

The author of the play was there and he told the director what he saw that needed to be changed, so it will be a little different today, (I almost typed tomorrow).  Regardless of what the clock says, I don’t consider a day over until I go to bed.

I ate at McDonald’s before I came home and on the bus my stomach began to cramp.  I did not feel like going to church.  It would not have been much good for me to be at choir practice since Iwill have to miss church to do the play Sunday.  As I wrote in my journal this morning, I am sure the Lord will forgive me for that.  I do not make a habit of it and this is an exception.

Today was dress rehearsal for the play “It’s A Comedy, Right?” which starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday.  The director began the day by telling us how she wants us to come out for a bow at the end of the show. No one gets individual attention, we all bow together. A couple of women, who I believe she said were her nieces, or some relatives, came to see us because they will not be able to come to the performances. They came a little late and missed the opening scene, but they enjoyed the play.  It went pretty smoothly. Some lines were missed but the actors were able to cover up for them without it being too obvious or delaying the action.  was pleased.  

Win said that her son, the playwright told her he will be at all except one performance, I believe it is the Saturday he will miss.  More tickets were sold today, so we may have a pretty good attendance after all.

I remembered all of the small lines I kept forgetting this time, but I think I said one of my partner’s lines in error. It really didn’t make any difference though. No one but us would really notice. I don’t even think the other actor in that scene would know, since he has so many lines of his own to remember.

We took a lunch break and did the play a second time. The timing  was better then.  Win had told us that the beginning was dragging, so they picked up the pace. With no intermission the play will run for an hour and a half.

Win told us not to go out late tonight and be sure to get a good night’s sleep, but I don’t know if I will be able to because I’m already excited. We go on at 2 PM and have a 12 PM call, but I think I will have to be there earlier. I will be too anxious to stay home

Today was the tech rehearsal where the prop people and lighting and sound technicians are given a chance to set things up for the performance. The lighting was a problem though because it had been set up for another group who was using the stage tonight, so we could not change their set up to accommodate our play. We worked with what we could and changed some of the movements of the characters to better use the lights as they were.

Our performances were not the best. The main leads especially missed many lines and were throwing each other off. Even though the two stars went over lines when we were getting things ready and while we took a short break.

Our director has more confidence than we do that everyone will do better when we have an audience. She has been directing plays for at least 13 years, so she knows more about it than most of us who have only been in a couple, or are doing one for the first time. We hope she is right.

Win was very disappointed by the low advance ticket sales. She expected a much better response, so we hope that there will be many people getting tickets each day when they come. We know that some people prefer to wait to see what the weather will be and how they will be feeling, especially our senior friends and relatives. My Aunt for example is unsure if she will be able to come, but is planning to make the effort.

Tonight we had what will be our last neighborhood walk because the days are shorter and the weather is turning colder now. We had a good turn out. There is another woman who lives in my building who joined the church and she and her daughter joined us.

Another family in the building is also coming to the church now and I pray that soon the whole building will be filled with Labor of Love members. I’m sure that would please the landlord also, as we would be more responsible tenants than some of those they have had here. I’m going to have to get to know them all better. Right now we have been just on a saying hello when we see each other basis.