Beans, beans, the magical fruit

Great, great show last night. What was interesting was we had sort of an odd show on Thursday night and we all had theories as to why. We had a short photo call before the show and because of that, Arena fed us all dinner. They brought in pulled pork and BBQ sauce, Mac and cheese, baked beans, chips, etc. Delicious. But the thing is we all ate it from 7:00 right up to about 7:30 or 7:45 with a show right at 8 p.m. Usually I eat dinner at about 5:30 or so before a show (so I have time to digest) and would never consider eating that close to show time, esp. that kind of rich food. Now, we were hungry and the food was delicious but I think it did affect the show in some ways. Little glitches here and there and timing and entrances were just a bit off. We were all baffled and then people started saying as they came offstage – “It’s the BBQ!”

This is of course all crazy actor talk as the audience that night still LOVED the show – but welcome to the world of being an actor – that is what we do – obsess about each show, constantly comparing and contrasting and analyzing.  

So, what was interesting was we all came in last night and were determined to have a “non BBQ show” – and we did! Seemed to be one of the sharpest performances we have had.

Okay, enough of that. In the home stretch. Two doubles left and we are done. Some friends coming this afternoon. Though I think they are standing as there were no tickets left. Hope they wear comfortable shoes.

-Jay