Back from the Big Apple

Well, our hilarious troop has returned to Anchorage, Alaska, and we had a blast! Let's see... what has happened since my last update?

Okay, we had our second night of performance, and it went really well! I think all of us were a little more relaxed, since we had performed in the same space the night before, and the show was good. I was so grateful, because I really didn't want to fall flat on my face in front of a New York audience! The theater itself had a loud air conditioner, and I was worried that in our effort to remain loud enough for the audience to hear, we would destroy the mood of the play. Luckily, I think we struck the right balance, and it all went very well. One of the judges even stopped Shane on his way out and told him that if it was strictly up to him, the play would be in the finals.

Unfortunately, we were all a little sad when it became apparent that we had not been chosen for the finals. Then came some great, unexpected news. The first show that we had performed was chosen as an alternate for the finals, and we were asked to perform Sunday night! It was such a mixture of emotions for all of us - of course, we would want both shows to be selected, but we had all been so happy to even be a part of the festival. And then one show WAS selected, and we had to get over our sadness of the other show NOT being selected. When all was said and done, we were all thrilled to have a chance to perform in the finals. And of the two shows, this was the play that included the whole cast, so it was certainly a nice send off for our group.

Performing in the finals went really well. We had a chance to improve on the previous performance, and it really was a great time. Apart from participating in the short play festival, we had all sorts of adventures in the city. I'm hoping to compile a bunch of photos to share at a later date... now I'm just trying to get over jet lag and master lines for the next play I'm doing at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska (I leave this Friday for that!).

More updates to soon follow - I hope!