{"id":8595,"date":"2005-10-03T06:41:15","date_gmt":"2005-10-03T13:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/10\/03\/curtain-call.html"},"modified":"2005-10-03T06:41:15","modified_gmt":"2005-10-03T13:41:15","slug":"curtain_call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/10\/03\/curtain_call.html","title":{"rendered":"Curtain call"},"content":{"rendered":"

After another show on Saturday night, we closed Cotton Patch Gospel<\/em> yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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 —<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Afterward, we all headed off to Pappadeaux’s for dinner, which was a surprise, but a nice one. <\/p>\n

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 <\/em>deserves quite the ovation for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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