16th
First Show Recap
We gave the new theatre its first test drive in front of a live audience last night.
I’m delighted to say that the theatre works. You sit in the audience, you look at the stage, and yes, the vibe is right. You stand on the stage, you perform for the audience, and yes, the right mood is there. It’s unofficial, it’s still being beta-tested, but we have an improv theatre.
We don’t have the sound system set up yet, so it was a quiet, intimate opening as Vinny and I took to the stage for some banter about how polar bears can defeat any animal one-on-one.
T & A (Tall & Awkward) took to the stage and introduced themselves by saying “We are Tall & Awkward”, and then there was this deliciously awkward moment. They did scenes about, among other things, a Chinese laundromat, a suicidal Hospital patient, and a married man having second thoughts. Catch them again tonight at the inaugural Smackdown!
Vinny and I then told a story about a Russian Tetris software designer looking for adventure, and a Floridian kid getting hooked on the rush that comes from breaking the law in New York City. It went long, because I was having too much fun to concentrate on finishing the story. So let that be a lesson: don’t have too much fun!
We closed out the show with a couple of scenes with T & A about a Code Yellow terrorist alert, and a terrible date at a bring-your-own-chair restaurant.
First show documented!
