2 Shows complete.. and a lack of scoring.

2 shows done, and a matinee today before we take a break until Wednesday night. The opening and 2nd show of Fiddler went very well, we had 2 great audiences and everything went off well. Well almost everything. Besides the usual theatre hi-jinks that happen, the closing scene of opening night had it's own crazy moment. As Tevye leaves with his cart at the end of the show he is supposed to pause and see the "Fiddler" as he plays the familiar tune. As we were coming to this part, I realized that Tevye was going to get to his mark earlier then usual so I indicated to the orchestra that we are going to end early... just as I did that the cart Tevye pulls crashed, the wheels and axle came right out from under it!! so the orchestra kept vamping, and there was this moment... it felt like it could have been a few years by the time is was over. Finally Motel (Dan Wilhelm) came to help him out trying to put this cart together again. It was a lost cause with just 2 of them though, it's a big cart. So the 2 of them decided it was best to just leave the hulking disaster and exit. Luckily some of the audience thought it was part of the show.. somehow this was another one of God's little tricks he plays on poor Tevye. Maybe it was... Other then that moment the shows have been great. I'm so proud of everyone. This is a hard show to do and everyone has really stepped up on this one.

On another note. Those damn Canucks! I love them but I could just kill them. Just one year I would like to be happy about hockey.. just one. I'm almost happy I have to miss watching the games because of the show nights, just so I can miss the pain. Poor Scott Knight keeps taping the games then watching them later. Sorry Scott it's just delaying the inevitable sadness. Well here's hoping for a change in the wind for them. Maybe they will get their D men back soon, and have some scoring materialize!!

COME SEE THE SHOW!