We’re finally past the halfway point in our Oklahoma! run. Frankly, it seems like we’ve been working on it for years. Our opening night was a hit and despite my snarky jab at the reviewers, the notices have all been good. Not that it’s been smooth sailing. The mix of newbies and more experienced actors is definitely a difficult balance, especially when it comes to consistency of performance. We’re still giving notes and trying to make sure the show we directed continues to play intact throughout the run.
The good news is it seems the crowds are coming out in droves and closing weekend looks to be a sell out. My favorite overheard crowd comments:
“It actually was good!”
Perplexed old lady: “I’m so confused, did he just kill Curly?”
Old lady, audibly annoyed: “It’s a dream!”
Perplexed old lady: “What did she say?”
Annoyed old lady: “She said he’s Persian.”
Perplexed: “He’s WHAT?”
Annoyed: “PERSIAN! Sheesh.”
Serious old lady: “The orchestra sounded wonderful.”
Me: “Thank you.”
Serious: “You’re usually way too loud.”
How can I tell that Oklahoma! is finally nearing the end of its run? Because we’ve started rehearsals for our next production, Pirates of Penzance. Of course, a Pineda production would not be a Pineda production without at least a requisite major catastrophe. For Pirates, it’s the fact the both Frederick’s (we double cast the lead role) dropped out of the production at the same time leaving us high and dry just a few weeks shy of opening night. Luckily, we were able to convince our youthful looking Curly (a college Junior) to take on the role that he understudied earlier in the year in his college production. It’s still going to be a nail-biter, considering we’ll have just enough time for a basic block through before tech week. Fingers crossed.
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