Last performance last night, followed by strike (because another company was loading into the theater this morning), followed by a cast party at a nearby diner. Our marvel of a stage manager (SM) loved her gift (2 season tix to the company's new season and a poster signed by the cast & director), and the director loved his so much he actually teared up! (Texas-shaped frame with just enough openings for pictures of each cast member, the SM and director) The director also had all of us sign the lobby poster of the show logo.
Very well organized strike - we were outta there by midnight! It helps that it was a one-set show and we had plenty of volunteers in addition to the cast & crew, but there were still truckloads of props to take care of, as well as furniture that included an actual upright piano. Maybe the fact that so much of the stuff was loaned to the company helped a little - that meant those things went home with their owners instead of needing to be shoehorned into the truck.
What a great theater experience this turned out to be. I learned a lot, both about acting and about my own abilities, got to meet and work with some great people, and learned about a playwright who writes GREAT roles for women and is still writing. (I've already ordered copies of 5 more of his plays.) Del Shores is only 55; may he continue to have a productive career!
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