Up & Running

After a morning of tech (and our first official run thru of the show w/ all it's parts together in the space we are performing in) "Call Waiting" opened to a decent sized audience at 2pm today.

I was asked by more than one person if I was nervous. And found that I was more nervous as a director than writer...why was that? Well, since I was the director I knew exactly what was happening to my show but as the director, well...I just hoped everything would pull together nicely and the audience would enjoy the show! :)

Thankfully I have a talented and smart cast and a talented and smart person running lights/sound so my stress and worry was more the "it's the first show, I hope it goes well!" variety.

Now if we can only get critics to see it! We are listed in The Village Voice (as sisters who are best friends) and in New York Magazine (as a mother and daughter who are best friends) but at least we're listed, right?! An audience member already posted on the Facebook listing for "Call Waiting" that the show reminded him of "Friends" and he wanted to know what happened w/ all the relationships. May the buzz keep building and fill seats!

After the first show was finished and everything was put away, I decided a movie was in order and ended up at Chelsea Cinema to see Two Lovers. When I bought my ticket the ticket taker told me that tonight "Earth Hour" would occur and that the Empire State Building would not be lit. Interesting - I'll have to keep my eye out....

Back to the movie- It is a creepy movie in some respects but all too real in the characters' manipulations and which "side" they share with who, how those people perceive them and how circumstances force them to settle or maybe they're not really forced they just decide to settle. As an audience member you were able to witness every moment but then you leave thinking how in real life you aren't the audience member and how limited your knowledge really is about the people that surround you regularly. So many filters...even w/social networks, you can project the image you want. Very controlled and then...do people even know what their real personality is?! Yes, it's a ponderous movie...

Time for Karaoke!

A couple friends of mine share birthdays close to each other so a few years ago they started having joint birthday bashes. This year it was at iBop. (You can rent a room and each person is charged $7 per hour they are there.) Since the crowd was full of theater folk there were lots of show tunes and outstanding performances and of course the alcohol bolstered the non-theater folk's confidence so fairly quickly there was quite a wait to get the opportunity to sing! So...alas, I did not. Which was okay - my two "go to" songs weren't listed anyway (David Duchovny by Bree Sharp & Excuse Me, Mister by No Doubt) and well...sometimes it's much more fun to watch and sing along! ;)