Great show tonight -- capacity responsive audience at Goat Hall, the computer worked, and our cast, and other performers, in top form. "Well, shall we go?" -- indeed!
Filmed part of Act I up close an hour before the show, plus some more stills, and it looks like we'll do both Act I and II excerpts next week (rather than just the latter). Lea might have to be out of town due to family emergency, so Kat has agreed to understudy, as she is never on stage as Lucky/Pozzo when Boy is on, aside from the Doppleganger addition....
Wonderful to have Dawn Chambers with us again from New Mexico / New York for her Spinster Song -- sung this time by Meghan (previously by Dawn and Sarah Hutchison -- all who have done bang-up jobs in this appealingly outrageous music). Harriet and Dawn and I hit C.Y. late, then took D back to airport before the trek home...
Also in audience, good to see Jane Goldsmith, Debbie Haun, Peter Josheff (again -- so he was able to hear the tracks, not that he hasn't from hearing Elisa rehearse....), Maggie Tennenbaum and beau, Kat's crew, Ken Bullock from Commuter Times (who seemed to enjoy it, as appeared to be the general consensus -- certainly diction apparently was pretty good, as the jokes got laughs) -- fluidity and tunefulness (to the point of "earworms") were among the comments (and, OK, difficulty). Keisuke and cast outdid themselves, and KN and I beefed up the volume just a bit, which probably actually did help projection.
Back in town by noon tomorrow for 3 hours for Act II...
