Another opening of another show ...
An emotional and uplifting night for all of us, as we finally got to show our "Our Town" - and what a treat. No, I don't mean for the audience, I can't speak for them, I mean for us. To have an audience to do this for - and an appreciatave one at that - lifted our already high spirits higher. You could tell - we were happy and boisterous in the dressing room after the show.
We finally did it, and I know we feel proud. I feel profoundly grateful to the audience, too. They came and gave us the gift of their presence, their attention, their laughter, their applause ... their selves.
It went very well. We continue to tighten things like a drum, and we're really feeling confident. That's not to say it went flawlessly. There were things that happened, but those things don't matter. Perfection is not the point.
But you should come see it anyway. You will laugh. You might cry. You will be entertained, and you could be moved. Performances continue Saturday night at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., at the St. Michael's School auditorium. Tickets are available at the door.
"Our Town" is an amazingly well-wrought piece; it so subtly and artfully sets us all up for the poignant powerhouse of its final act. Its call - to take in all of life as we live it, and to love all of the people around us as well as we can while we can - is one we can never hear enough.
Its relevance was driven home by what we in the cast saw as we walked around behind the school, getting from the dressing room to backstage. There, up the rise, on the street behind us, people were lined up, waiting to offer their condolences to Bill Corbeil's family.