A very palpable hit

The first week of our three-week run, like the last day of our 10-day rehearsal/ performance slog, is ended. Audiences averaging around 120 per night have responded well to Rick St. Peter’s 2-hour abbreviation of Hamlet, laughing in all the right places and applauding with reasonable energy at the end. So it’s good to be me right now, especially since my roles are so easy to perform.

With the James drained of designers, those of us who remain have room to spread out. Hamlet moved into Cyburbia’s former room, Ophelia moved to our rehearsal stage manager’s former room and I’ve I moved into our lighting designer’s former room which means that we all have direct access to one of two bathrooms. It’s a small thing, but tight quarters do wear a person down. When I come back to do Moonlight and Magnolias in February/March, I’ll be one of only two people living here. I’ll cook more, I think, when the refrigerator isn’t so crammed with other people’s food.