Dead Audience
I am really not a fan of performing in front of a dead audience. I like to give my very best at every show and it is really hard to gauge things when the audience isn’t giving anything. I find it even more confusing when the same, terrible audience gives us a standing ovation and lengthens our bows. It is so nice to be received so well in the end, but I want to ask, “Why couldn’t you give us some energy back during the course of the show.” They can make it so much harder for the performer. Do they realize that? We are not a tv, so we can see them. Do they know that? There is no doubt that dead audiences suck. I wish there was a way to let an audience know how to help liven things up. Could you imagine. It would be a pre-show explaining how an audience should function. Ha! I know, I know, it is a lame idea, but it is fun to imagine.
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Hey Jenna!!
I just want to let you how much I enjoy your blog, I think it’s so interesting and true! Any who I went to your show this afternoon and you were AMAZING!! You were by far my favorite character, you just had all this energy you sparkled on stage! You were truly a delight to watch. Thanks for all your hard work, it really paid off.
Love,
Emily