The Night of the Iguana has opened and closed, and I could not have been more pleased with how it went.
Especially, the last night.
James went extra berserk that night during all the cracking up business and I got to unleash on him.
It was awesome.
After the show James said he didn't know I had that kind of thing in me, but it shut Shannon up right quick!
It was a really great run though because everyone who came had awesome things to say about the show, and the Kennedy Center committee raved about it.
So, we were held for the regional festival, which means in December we will find out whether or not we get to take this puppy to Amarillo, and perform it there for consideration into the Kennedy Center.
James, Chrissy and I are convinced we will go to Amarillo because we desperately don't want to have to remember all these damned lines and do all that hard, hard acting.
Naturally, we will have to remember all of this again in FEBRUARY! But it will be super fun if we get to go.
The cast is one big group of good time.
The best part about the show ending though was the fact that Marshall promised to put on one of the German bathing suits at the end of the run.
As you can see, a 6'7" man in this get up is just....glorious.
I never really forget how tall Marshall is because I am barely a human in comparison to him, but on stage he just dwarfs everyone...and it is amazing.
Usually, though, Marshall slumps when he walks so you don't really get the full effect of his massiveness...
But on Friday night during the scene where he has to basically turn James into his bitch, Marshall discovered he could really be intimidating if he stood up straight.
He walked up slumping on stage...and then as soon as James gave him some attitude Marshall bowed up and grew like 4 inches and you could hear the whole audience just go..."ooooooohhhhhh".
Fantastic!
The other best thing about the show ending....NO MORE FAKE TANNER! AND NO MORE NON RED HAIR!
The things I do for a Beau Bratcher Production!
I just have to scrub for a few more days, I think, and this crap should be off of me. And I can't wait to go get my massive mane of hair chopped and colored back to its appropriate shade of fire.
Ugh.
Then, finally, I'll feel and look like myself again.
No offense, Maxine...but you are just too much for me to handle!
And now I have no show to do for the foreseeable future...which bums me out greatly...but I guess a break isn't all that terrible.
I want to go to New York this summer so I guess that can happen now. I really want to go see McDonagh's new play, ever though Ben Brantley basically called him a raving racist.
The good things about having free time is the fact that I'll be able to play with all my friends' new babies!
Trina had her bundle of adorableness on Friday!
Porter James Noyes.
He is awesome.
And I have purchased him a onesie with Big Lebowski on it...so Aunt Natalie is already showing him the ways of The Dude.
And finally.... On the "Whore Out My Productions" note: Go see With a Bang at Southern Rep and [title of show] at Le Petit! They need your patronage! Good shows! Super talented people in said good shows! And now...I will go back to work and dream about the snoball I'm going to purchase later this evening.
P.S.
The title of this weeks post was inspired by The Second City's youtube video of "Sassy Gay Friend"!
Which is amazing and there are three of them so far. It is as if Shakespeare's characters had a sassy gay friend....none of the tragic stuff would have happened.
Please watch them.
They are spectacular.
And backstage we decided that Tennessee Williams' plays lend themselves to the same thing...being as though they are just as tragic.
But seriously...go watch them. This is the one of Othello....my personal fave.
I love the 2nd City vids. I would love to start making funny, recurring characters for Brown.
ReplyDeleteAnd Abbey feels your pain. She said this will be the first summer since she was in middle school where she hasn't done a summer play. Wish Frannie was doing something, but I understand where she's coming from.