Thanks for Waiting by Carolyn Beus

Author:Carolyn Beus [Beus, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2024-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

The weekend had passed far too quickly and we are now deeply entrenched in the throws of Hell Week. Opening night is Friday and everyone is flitting about with excitement and nervous jitters. With only two days left, we are taking this time to run the whole show through from start to finish.

I can’t stop the proud smile that spreads across my face as I sit in the audience. The kids have worked so hard and there are a lot of talented actors in this cast. I’m also fairly certain that I saw a few students who are new to theater get bit by the acting bug.

All of the painstaking hours I put into planning, coordinating, and organizing have finally brought this show to fruition. I am still in awe at how well this show came together. What I envisioned is being portrayed perfectly on the stage. Everything from the blocking to the choreography to the lighting and sets is all playing before me like I imagined. While my first love will always be performing, I have to say that directing takes a close second.

The lights in the house fade up as soon as the lights on the stage fade down and the curtains close, signifying the beginning of intermission. I pull back the sleeve of my white cable-knit sweater to check my watch - right on time - the first half of the show ran exactly an hour and ten minutes long.

My cast and stage crew file back into the theater from backstage, waiting for me to share some brief notes and dismiss them to the dinner that is waiting for them out in the hall. The scent of delicious comfort food is wafting in from the door. I’m so glad that some parents of the cast members were willing to volunteer to bring everyone dinner. The faces of the cast members are glowing from a successful run-through of the first half mixed with the heat from the hot stage lights shining down on them.

“Great work everyone! I have very few notes to share.” I quickly go down my short list of notes for the actors and crew. Everyone listens seriously while nodding to the instructions given. “That’s all I have for you guys. Change out of your costumes and take forty-five minutes for dinner. After that change back into costumes and be ready to start the second half.”

“Thank you forty-five,” everyone shouts in unison before bounding backstage to change.

As everyone rushes to change and get dinner I take a moment to check the ticket sales on my laptop. So far opening and closing nights are completely sold out, Saturday night has sold about ninety percent of its tickets and the Sunday matinee has sold about seventy percent. That’s pretty good.

I look up as the few remaining kids enter the theater to head out to the main hall for dinner.

“I can’t wait for opening night,” Sarah- the show’s cast Belle - exclaims.

“Yeah, I’m sure you’re going to do great,” Sarah’s friend Julie responds.

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