We Have Arrived

And the day has finally come for us to perform our piece, Heads & Tales, for the children of Collegewood. Upon arriving at the elementary school, we were quite startled by the size and general structure of the stage in the multi-purpose room. Considering that it is a "multi-purpose" room, it's no big wonder why the stage was so awkwardly set. With a small apron and no wings backstage, the performance area was restricted, forcing us to squeeze closer towards each other. I felt that with such a limited space, we often ended up stuck behind the curtains. Donning our costumes, we went through the show one more time to work out any conflictions with the size of the stage and what not. Considering that the run through went very weel, we were anxious for the real performance to begin. Once we reset the stage for the top of the show and closed the curtains, we could hear the little 1st and 2nd graders filing in. Backstage I was becoming an incredible wreck, but I think it was more out of anxiousness than anything else. But once the curtains parted and I saw the kids' faces, I knew everything was going to be all right. I was definitely a little shaky in the beginning as I was very conscious of the gestures and movements I was making. After a certain point, though, everything just began to flow. Laughs wer erolling off the kids' tongues and we kicked up our physicality to get a few more laughs. Though there were a few forgotten lines here and there, I thought we did very well. Now with one performance under our belt, I feel like we've finally accomplished something, almost like saying "Hello Theatre, we have arrived..."