Dessa Rose - And We're Off!

The show is open! We enjoyed a really fantastic opening night yesterday. The show was really full of energy and fun. I was a little worried that the subject matter would throw audience members, but everyone seems to be enjoying the show a lot. I'm really glad about that - this is such an important message for people to see and hear.

Tech week and previews are always so intense, but it's so great to have such a payoff at the end of the process. Our opening night gathering was really a lot of fun - we got a chance to really interact with those on the technical staff and our audience members. It was nice to see them face to face and have the opportunity to tell them thank you either for sharing this story with us or for being such an integral part of creating it.

I learned today at the matinee that this show can be really draining, so I think it will be really important to keep up the stamina and the energy for every performance. I have such a blast doing it, but it really is vocally, mentally, emotionally challenging for the actor. But thats the fun part! And the art of this whole theater thing - weaving it altogether, telling the story.

One of the most fun parts of this process has been hanging out with the other ladies in the dressing room. We're always flying around the dressing room at our places call half dressed, but it really brings out the kindness in these ladies. People helping others get dressed, telling jokes, giving life lessons. A sense of camaraderie is really making itself apparent in the cast, which is really a lot of fun. It's one of my favorite parts of theater. Aside from how much fun it is to be up there doing it :)

Until next time! Please come see the show and tell all your friends!