Beans, beans.
Tonight is the opening for Don't Spit the Water. I'm considerably calm, and the day is moving at a normal pace. I had expected myself to be completely overwhelmed and frantic, and for the day to crawl unnaturally slow. Now that I've put it in print, it's sure to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I am not expecting much of a crowd. I have received a large handful of emails in the last few days that have said, "Hey, good luck with the show! I can't be there opening night, but will hopefully catch it before it closes." I've sent out that email countless times for plenty of shows that I never got around to seeing.
It would be nice to see large crowds of improvisors at these shows, but I know how painfully apathetic I can be towards their various improv projects. I think this show will appeal more to the layman, who's just out on the town, looking for a good time. As most of my advertising has been directed at improvisors, I may be in for quite a rude wakening this evening, and a tiny crowd.
We are listed on Metromix, and we are listed in The Reader... both pitifully tiny mentions that only the most astute reader would catch. I'm putting a lot of faith into this costume:
I'll be paying someone $20 to stand outside the theater from 9:30-10:30, hand out fliers, and get people to notice the show. I've never seen anything like that at an improv theater before. Hopefully it will generate some mild buzz and interest.
I am so proud of that mask, by the way. The face was designed by Dave Gilley. I purchased some foam-core board, an x-acto knife, and some elastic string. I printed the face out onto 4 sheets of paper, then glued them together on the foam-core. Next I carefully sliced out the shape of the head with the x-acto, cut some eye holes, attached the elastic, and voila. I am the least crafty person in the universe, and hold this mask up as one of my greatest accomplishments.
If we have a small audience tonight, I'll be content. I'm expecting a very large audience next week, and week 2 is when we'll probably hit our stride, comically. This really is a great show. I think large audiences would be incredibly pleased with it. Hopefully they'll make a pre-emptive dash to the theater to check it out.
http://www.steev.org/dontspit
I am not expecting much of a crowd. I have received a large handful of emails in the last few days that have said, "Hey, good luck with the show! I can't be there opening night, but will hopefully catch it before it closes." I've sent out that email countless times for plenty of shows that I never got around to seeing.
It would be nice to see large crowds of improvisors at these shows, but I know how painfully apathetic I can be towards their various improv projects. I think this show will appeal more to the layman, who's just out on the town, looking for a good time. As most of my advertising has been directed at improvisors, I may be in for quite a rude wakening this evening, and a tiny crowd.
We are listed on Metromix, and we are listed in The Reader... both pitifully tiny mentions that only the most astute reader would catch. I'm putting a lot of faith into this costume:
I'll be paying someone $20 to stand outside the theater from 9:30-10:30, hand out fliers, and get people to notice the show. I've never seen anything like that at an improv theater before. Hopefully it will generate some mild buzz and interest.
I am so proud of that mask, by the way. The face was designed by Dave Gilley. I purchased some foam-core board, an x-acto knife, and some elastic string. I printed the face out onto 4 sheets of paper, then glued them together on the foam-core. Next I carefully sliced out the shape of the head with the x-acto, cut some eye holes, attached the elastic, and voila. I am the least crafty person in the universe, and hold this mask up as one of my greatest accomplishments.
If we have a small audience tonight, I'll be content. I'm expecting a very large audience next week, and week 2 is when we'll probably hit our stride, comically. This really is a great show. I think large audiences would be incredibly pleased with it. Hopefully they'll make a pre-emptive dash to the theater to check it out.
http://www.steev.org/dontspit