What a night! The skies opened up right as the house opened- and immediately Lake Seaside Rep filled up - the parking area behind the theatre becomes an open-water crossing to get to the steps if it is monsooning!
I stepped outside and was so happy to see RDLong! Open heart surgery 6 weeks ago and he shows up at the Rep- now there is a super fan! I warned him about laughing too hard and being careful with his incision, but forgot to tell the actors, and when Hop pulled him out of the front row to play a part in Hamlet,
my heart about stopped. But Ralph handled it like a champ!
The audience member playing Ophelia was very pregnant, which was perfect (and she was DARLING), but David E. did not realize she was pregnant until he had grabbed her hand wand was yanking her out of her seat- then his eyes got big. So the audience participation part of Hamlet was a whole show by itself!
It is not true about kitties looking awful when wet- Miss Kitty and Jfunn's mom were caught in the deluge and were completely soaked when they arrived. They were both darling, and now we know why the handdryers in the Seaside bathroom blow so hard- it is for after-rainstorm cleanup. Add a couple of Rep Wraps and they were good to go- what good sports!
It has been a couple of weeks since I have seen the show and laughed just as hard last night as the first night. It was fun to have fun!!
