Pacing The Lobby
Fredonia NY – I am sitting in the lobby of the theatre as Act 4 of Boheme is about to begin. I’ve seen the show now so many times that it’s a bit of a relief to sit in the lobby and just listen. The singers are getting in their last shots with a few added bits and flourishes. I’m actually pleased to see they feel secure enough to let it loose; now if only they had a bit more skill to pull it off completely
There are times I wish I knew better how to take a compliment. I seem to have gotten to the point where I seldom like my work. So many people have said how good the show is, and I doubt I could find a better undergraduate performance of this show. But while I am quite sure the show is good, for myself I felt very pleased, but not overwhelmed. I just wonder if either the challenges I am facing are just old hat to me, or if I have gotten to the point where I need more difficult, or different, challenges.
Mimi is about to die. In opera, the director takes a bow along with the conductor, it seems. Off to the backstage area to take the last bow on this one. And then – onward! -twl
