Snowstorm update

I should stop waiting till the end of the day to blog. :) This’ll be short — all I’ve got to say is that because last night and tonight the show (”Eccentricities,” which includes my play Snowstorm) was completely sold out, they’ve extended the run to include an encore showing on Monday. So if you wanted to see it but weren’t free tonight (and if you’re fine with skipping FHE :P), come on Monday. Make sure you reserve your tickets on the website in case it gets sold out again. :)

As far as today’s performances went, the whole afternoon show was a bit flat — the audience wasn’t very energized, and it affected the acting — but the evening show was great. I wonder if evening shows usually do better than matinees…

I saw the play with Gabe tonight (He wasn’t my date. We each brought girls). I enjoyed the “when they least expect it” moment; good use of surprise and timing for comedic effect. I also liked the closing moment - funny.

Sorry. I just realized I should be more specific. I found it interesting that you end the play right at the moment it has been building to - the confrontation with the killer. Ending there highlights the silliness of the characters themselves rather than the action, and I think that is humorous. Thanks for providing quality entertainment for our date night.

In my (limited) theatre experience, evening shows were almost -always- better than matinées.
And I’m going to run it by my FHE group and see if they’d be interested in going as a group. Sounds like fun. :)

Ben, Keith actually was my date. I am actually a little offended he refuses to admit that. No actually I was with a lovely lady myself and we thoroughly enjoyed your show. Roscoe was very well cast. Did you cast your play? Let me know when you have your next casting call. Congrats again.

I’m with Amy - my theater experience was always that a matinee couldn’t match the energy of an evening show.

We can all say “We knew him when…”

Congrats, Ben. :)

Hey hey hey. George Ballew here. Look at you, with a plethora of webpages! I’m adding your blog to my links (until you complain that you don’t want to be associated with me). P.s. you know Zillah? She’s way rad. I read her blog everyday.

Keith: Ah, so you were the other guy I was waving to, then. :) Glad you liked the play — thanks for coming!

Amy: It’s even cheaper for FHE groups. I recommend it. :)

Gabe: Haha, thanks for coming, and nice to meet you in person. No, I didn’t cast my play — I think the director did — but I agree, Roscoe was perfect. I’d seen him (Rafe Gándola) in A Midsummer Night’s Dream a few weeks ago, and when he walked in before the first performance and I realized he was the actor who would be playing Roscoe, I got rather excited because I wasn’t sure they’d be able to find a Roscoe. And they did. :) As for the next casting call, it’ll be either March 11 & 12 or the week after that (the website will have the information). I’ve got one play mostly written, and another in the works (well, I have half a page written, and the deadline’s Tuesday, so we’ll see if that actually happens). Not that they’ll necessarily get accepted, of course. :)

Janssen: And you really need energy for comedy. I had no idea it was so essential.

sixline: Haha, let’s hope. :P

George: Hey, welcome! Thanks for the link love, and yes, I know Zillah — we had a few classes together in high school, and I think we had a Latin or Greek class together, but my memory’s a bit fuzzy. (And she convinced me to take Old English, which ended up being the reason I majored in English Language.) She’s cool. And I’ve been subscribed to her blog for a while, too. :)