After another show on Saturday night, we closed Cotton Patch Gospel yesterday afternoon.
Technically, that show was only so-so. Fun, yes, and the audience seemed to love it and appreciate it. I had some major mic problems in the first act, though. I also majorly muffed one scene start, stumbled on a few lines, and struggled with a couple of tunes. If the show were still running —
But it’s not. I can put it out of my head for now (easier said than done), and enjoy my evenings back to being free. That’s a tremendous relief, though it’s also a little sad. The performances were exhilarating, and the response from the audience was always a blast. I had a lot of people come up to me and say, “I had no idea you were so talented,” or, “This way, way, way exceeded my expectations.” Which I’ll take as a complement. But, regardless, I do have grave concerns over those “free evenings,” and am already being further lobbied for participation in the choir and/or the contemporary music group. Eep!
It was cool seeing so many in the congregation there. Friday was about the size of a “light” (say, mid-August) Sunday 9 a.m. service; Saturday was a bit smaller, but Sunday’s matinée was a whole lot of people — less than, say, an Easter/Christmas, but more than the average Sunday. And I saw some people come back a second time, which was neat, and I saw some folks there who’ve left the church over various “differences” over the past few years, and that was neat, too.
Also in the audience last night were Margie and Katherine, the Testerfolk, and Stan. Randy, evidently, had conflicts all weekend. That was really neat, though, having non-church friends out there. They even made noises like they enjoyed it, which shows what good friends they are.
Afterward, we all headed off to Pappadeaux’s for dinner, which was a surprise, but a nice one.
Kudos to my fellow cast members, and the director, for making all this happen and making me actually look good up there (or at least better than I deserved, and hopefully I was able to return the complement). But biggest kudos to Margie, who was unstinting in her support and help and understanding. She deserves quite the ovation for that.
Yes…it was a good show with some very good music. You were good even though your mic was off up to the intermission. The guy who played Jesus was a ton of fun. It was fun to watch Kittens interpretive dance numbers during the songs as well.
I was glad to be there.
I had not been to Pappadeaux’s before, (since it is in the part of town my map tends to read as here there be dragons) and it was fantastic.
And of course Kaylee was a trooper through the whole thing only getting a little fussy at the resturant.