There have been large crowds, empty crowds, silent crowds and adult crowds, but each one of those audiences have allowed us to gain a different and fresh perspective every time we perform.
Friday's crowd was by all means, the largest one yet. This is expected since opening night always seems to appeal the most to all the theatre students, staff, family and friends. We all had an extra shot of adrenaline because it was our first show, but the crowd responded so positively to our performance that we never let our nerves hold us back. A few hick-ups here and there, but nobody could ever notice them.
Saturday's crowd was a little smaller and not as engaged as Friday's, but we were able to approach a more serious tone with this performance. The awkward moment of the night came when nobody clapped after the first act's blackout. Did they not like it? Or were they just not sure when to clap?
Sunday's crowd was a matinee. And though we were exhausted from the previous night's performance, we gave it are all to give our crowd their money's worth. Our most silent crowd yet (mainly older couples), this was probably our weakest performance. The audience and cast were not in sync. At least I wasn't. Maybe the play is too avant garde for older audiences.
On Wing Night Wednesday all I could think about was finishing the second act to get me some wings for my starving painful empty stomach. I'm pretty sure most of the audience that was there were students that went for that soul purpose. But according to our director, Wednesday was our best performance yet. We presented it exactly how he envisioned it to the letter. It was good to have two days off in order to start fresh just like we did on Friday.
Our boutique (small and intimate) run, Thursday's audience was one of the most engaged we have had during our run, and that's always what we're looking for.
We still have two more shows to go before closing. It seems only like yesterday we started rehearsing, but we've come a long way. I always love seeing how every cast member evolves during a production. Some serious emotions are getting nibbled. We expect nothing less.
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