Okay, you asked me how did it go? Migosh… let’s see, several times I needed to get my thoughts together having strayed into ‘this is really happening’ territory. Mostly backstage, although there was one moment. Oops, where are we? In that particular instant having written it was no help at all. Wasn’t tragic, neither I nor the story died. What else? To feel the audience get it, the serious things and the not so serious. To feel the cast working the script…
Oh yeah, we had a full cast. Miracles do happen. ‘Nuff said.
How else did it go? No time to think, really. I know I was reminded that although this project has been about workshopping the script and the music, actually doing it in front of people is so helpful, and so instructive. I knew that, but wonderful to be reminded. Also nice to have some decisions about things work out and a few others not so much, a healthy balance. I work with good people, their thoughts were the sensible ones, the goofy bits were mine. Happily no urge to trash it or re-write from scratch so far. I guess that’s good, although it could merely demonstrate a complete lack of both taste and judgement on my part. And I don’t know for sure, but I do fancy I heard the sound of several nice folks relax just a little bit when it turned out to be not something they were going to be searching hopelessly for nice things to say about. These being my friends, we being bound to bring it up in conversation, that being a discomfort I wish on no one.
But mostly what was going through my mind was how many people had pitched in to get this thing this far. You’ve often heard me say that I figure life is a team sport, this apparently is too. Yay team.
Thanks.