Well, we made it through the first show. And I would have to say it went really well. First of all we had a sold out crowd and they were fantastic. And everybody did so well - Karen, Shawn and John were all terrific. Going first is not my favorite place to be, but I did well too.
I now know what cotton mouth is, why actors put Vasoline on their teeth. When I got on-stage I could see pretty much everyone in the theater and it was a bit distracting. Usually you only see the first row, but I saw everyone...and then I got a little scared...and then my mouth went totally dry. I literally almost asked someone in the first row to let me have their water. And it felt like an out of body experience, performing while also thinking "Oh, is that Sybil and Martin? Oh, shit! They are seriously great writers...they actually came?"
But then I got into it and it was so gratifying afterwards when a few people I didn't know thanked me and said that they had had similiar experiences and really appreciated the show.
The hard part is staying up so late and trying to get going this morning. And people are calling about coming this weekend, so I have to get back to them.
Yay! Opening nights are always really scary and I'm glad that we have that one under our belt.
2 comments:
Wow, Robin. Congratulations. You did it! What an amazing accomplishment - so happy for you!
What a wonderful evening! Robin, you are a rock star! Loved every sweet, touching story. Any plans for the four of you—as a group or individually—to move these to a wider audience?
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