What a wonderful night. Last night's opening of Othello went very, very well. The cast did a stupendous job and the audience responded with a standing ovation and cheers of "Bravo" rang through the theatre. Some of the cast had tears in their eyes during the bows. Powerful. Powerful story telling, powerful engagement with an audience. Powerful partying after. (Thank goodness, no powerful hang over this morning.)
As I stood at the door thanking the audience for attending, (one of my traditions) an anonymous Wicked Stage reader (at least until I get a chance to look up the box office records) shook my hand, obviously responding to our special offer to see the show for free, and thanked me for my "wicked staging." I was very touched and moved by that moment and the entire evening. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the show, good or bad, and thanks for attending.
I'll be posting more later today, along with pictures of the show.
