So, the 2nd staged reading of AN UNTETHERED WOMAN was last night and it went well.
I was worried that no one would come even after I accosted complete strangers on the streets of Helena asking, "Do you like community theater?" then giving them a postcard-sized invitation to the play no matter what they said.
The space in the Myrna Loy Theater was set up for 40 with me pacing back and forth, programs in hand, asking, "where is everybody?" Up until about five minutes to performance when we had a bit of an overflow crowd.
There were a lot of laughs. A few tears and many interesting conversations after the show about grief and theater.
I'm still processing how listening to actors illuminates the script from a different angle for me.