Not Getting Anything from the Audience
I think I have written about this before, but I had a hard time with today’s audience for the first act of the show. In the first act, that is when I have my biggest standout moment. It is brief, but it means the world to me. When the audience sat their quietly at the end of this exciting group number, I was bummed. For me, I am so excited during that number. To me, with all that ebullience I feel within me, it’s hard to understand - why would someone else not feel the same way?
I am loving this show and I will say that over and over. I don’t care if you are sick of hearing it. I repeat myself in order to make a point - the audience can really ruin it for the performing. It’s ironic that I am in the midst of reading this is Stanislavsky’s book. The audience is a huge and forceful part of a show. The overall show journey depends on the audience.
At the end of the show, we received a standing ovation which totally surprised me. I really didn’t think they were feeling it at all. It was so kind and generous of them to stand, …. if you told me that was going to happen before intermission, I would not have believe you. Strange, right?
