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| Joseph Kremer in A STEADY RAIN |
“Opening Weekend” is always a fun few days in the theatre
world. It’s filled with exhaustion, weird energy,
rehearsal line flubs, and
beer in the dressing room. I’ll explain the booze in the dressing room at the
end.
Opening Weekend is the name for the days of Preview, Opening
Night, and the Sunday Matinee. The Preview (first performance in front of an
audience) is always fun, but extremely nerve-racking. However, when the
audience gave what felt like a 5 minute standing ovation to Matthew Wiener
(Producing Artistic Director) and Erica Black (Managing Director) before their
curtain speech, any trepidation Chris and I felt suddenly went away. That was a
pretty magical moment to experience backstage.
Opening Night was especially incredible since this was the
first show for Actors Theatre since their triumphant return. There was a
feeling in the air as if we were all experiencing a very special moment
together at the same time. Sure, I was a little tired and I messed up a couple
of lines, but it didn’t matter. The warm compliments I received after the show
made me forget all about it and that’s all that’s really important.
In fact, Opening Night was so busy that they actually had to
refill the beer …which was being stored in the storage space in our dressing
room. So to recap, there was beer within close proximity, great audiences, and
an “unpaused” theatre company. What a great weekend.
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