So today was our last day of performances in-house. A lot of us were feeling extra weird and sappy about that. At one point, Blake was rolling around in his sadness on the floor off stage right, which I spotted from off stage left waiting to make my entrance for the Wu Zhong camp scene. Sigh. I'm really going to miss all these little moments. But this journey has been the greatest theatrical endeavor in my life so far (I hope there are more to come!), and I am supa dupa grateful for everything that I've learned and experienced along the way.
One of my fave things were the talkbacks on the weekends. After every weekend show (2 matinees every day), the actors came back out and sat on stage while the audience asked us questions. Mostly we called on the kids, and you'd be surprised at the sharp questions some of them ask. Occasionally you'd get the "question" like, "I really liked Mushu" or something like that. :) But a lot of them had great questions about how the set worked or what the props were made of.
Next Friday will be our fancy schmancy tour to...La Grange, GA!!! :) I'm excited. I hear the high school has a really nice theater. I can't wait.
I will admit that I cried a little more than usual today, just knowing that it was our last day on the Alliance stage. Such a great stage. :) Oooh! And to make it even more exciting, our final day was painted with some fun bloopers - the Shan Yu sword got accidentally kicked off the stage and I made a split decision to ask the little kiddos in the front row to hand it to me. Talk about breaking the fourth wall! Only in children's theatre. :) Also, the "fire" misfired early in the show, so they had to make do with some red lighting effects when the moment really came. Ah, live theater. Gotta love it.
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