Well, they play has now come and gone. 7 performances later, I find myself without rehearsals to go to, and I don’t know what to make of it. I met some really great people doing this play, and I know that I’ll get to work with them again, but this cast was really tightly knit. We had our cast party at Bucca di Beppo, and at the end we all gave speeches, and there were some tears shed over the heartfelt comments. Yes, I got a little misty eyed.
Closing night left me with bittersweet feelings. We had a great show, and several friends came that had a great time, and other friends that had already seen it that came for a second helping. However, there were a good many people that said they would come, and didn’t end up showing at all. Granted, I sent the invitation to a lot of people, and didn’t expect most of them to come. The people I did expect to come, however, were people that specifically said they’d be there and asked for information about the show, and there were a lot of these people that didn’t come.
If this were just one person, I’d say that they flaked out and might give them some grief about it before chuckling over it, but this wasn’t just one person. This extended to coworkers, old friends, new friends, etc. I know people had other arrangements, prior engagements, etc. I’m not bitter. I just couldn’t help but be a little let down. For example, of the dozens and dozens of coworkers that said they’d come, only one showed up for any of the 7 performances. I’d look through the cracks of the set at the audience before each showing to see who I knew in the audience, each show telling myself, “Oh, they’re proabably waiting for the last show/day.” The last show came and went, and I couldn’t help but be a little let down.
I feel moderately awkward posting about this. The primary people that read this are my friends, and some of these friends didn’t come to the show. This is not in any way a jab or attack aimed at any of you. This is just me venting my feelings, which at the time are bittersweet. In all honesty, this was probably the best production I’d ever been in, and I really wanted to share that with the people I know and love. Can’t help but be a little bummed if I am denied that opportunity.