Good Thing We've Memorized Eveyone's Lines

Hello Everyone,

So, it has been almost a whole week since I last posted but we've had a few days off so you haven't missed much. Saturday night's performance went really well, at least that is what everyone else said. I personally did not feel like it was my best performance but even when it "feels" different to you many times it still comes across as a great performance. I had a lot of people that I knew were coming on Saturday so I put a lot of pressure on myself to give a "good" performance. Because I did this of course it didn't turn out to be what I thought was my best performance, however, my guests said they enjoyed the show very much. I think I've learned that I would rather not know when my friends are coming so I don't put extra pressure on myself. Many times your best performances happen when you are the most relaxed and focused on the world that you are playing in. All your energy can go into the show and won't be wasted on worrying what your friends think about the show. Sunday's show also went very well, and it was sold out so that was very exciting. I do think we were all glad to have a few days off to rest our voices and have a little more free time.

After our few days of rest we came back together again last night to do a run through to make sure we haven't forgotten anything. The run through before the second weekend of the show has a reputation of being a little silly and last night it certainly lived up to its' past character. Lisa (Jo) did not sing any of her songs because she wanted to save her voice for the actual show. Well, that was no problem because while Lisa stood up and acted out her part the entire company sang almost all of her songs from the sidelines. It was hilarious because we all knew every single word in her songs. I guess we've all heard them so many times that they just sort of get ingrained into your head. We also had a few missing cast members due to other rehearsals so ensemble members filled in for the roles. I have to say that Caleb Mount stole the show with all of his cameos. At different points he played Professor Bhaer, the Troll, and I think he played Mr. Brook at one point as well. He was hilarious and has a very nice singing voice. It was nice to see and hear some ensemble members that you wouldn't normally hear. We have a very talented cast all around! A personal favorite moment for me was when Jo and Beth have their goodbye scene before Beth dies. Lisa and I hammed up that scene like no other. We modeled our performance off of a youtube video Kevin Roberge found online. It was an incredibly bad version of "Some Things Are Meant To Be" where Beth actually "dies" onstage. I think my favorite part was when I just collapsed on Lisa and made her pull me off stage. Normally, that part of the show is very sad but it was fun to make light of it for at least one time. Another moment that was fun to watch was during the song "Off To Massachusetts". Emma Foley decided she wanted to play the part of Mr. Lawrence which was hilarious because Gino still provided his voice for the part but Emma was up onstage doing all of his choreography. It was so funny to see little Emma do all of Gino's movement. She was very cute. :) We also got to see Marc Bastos (Laurie) show off some of his dancing skills during the big Act II opener "The Weekly Volcano Press". All in all we had a great time making fun of the show and I'm sure we are all ready to get back into the theatre tonight to perform it for a real audience. I know I'm excited, that could also be because I get to see my parents tonight for the first time in about a month. Anyway, if you haven't checked out the play yet get your tickets soon and come see us! I believe we are already sold out tonight so you better get your tickets ASAP!

Thanks for reading,
Suzanne