Process & Performance

Last night was our second official show, our fourth including previews, for Contention at the Annoyance. My parents and some friends came and it went really well. I had never done a run with previews before and it was surprisingly helpful, to have an audience there while we were still figuring things out, to get a sense of what worked, to get feedback from friends, and make adjustments accordingly.

At this point the show is pretty polished and streamlined or at least as much as its going to be. Sarah and I are comfortable enough where we can play each week some elasticity, each time we play things a little different, find new places to detour, continue to make discoveries.

So far the audiences have been good. We've had a number of friends come out which has meant a lot and a surprising amount of strangers off the street.  It feels great to work hard on something and have people come to it. We put so much time and effort into it I want it to be seen, haven't felt that strongly about a project in a while.

Two shows down, six to go. Fridays at 8pm through March 6th.