Done for now?

from Marcel

"I'm trying to wrap my mind around the fact that a Marcel play had sold out houses." (from a friend who has been in my other shows on closing night.)

It's true. For many years my shows had never done that. This year it did. Yes, the marketing was quite aggressive... and it's arguably my best work to date... at least according to friends who know a bigger body of my work... others are still unsure just what to make of it.

"You have returned!" (from another friend and fellow playwright on closing night.)

I was happy to return with this one. And to journey back with the fellow adventurers I was blessed with on this show. It was a challenging piece to write... and I suspect the same could be said from the point of view of the audience. It's a piece that we can all be proud of though.

Yeah, there were hiccups during the run... but we overcame them and ploughed through. In the end... the thing of bueaty that was within grasp was embraced.

"It's really tight-writing wise... and your performers are stellar. I especially enjoyed the Pinter touches in it." (from a fellow playwright who was also featuring original work in the festival.)

I admit that it is great receiving genuine strokes from peers. Ultimately though... it's the audience that matters. We created and mounted a show that we would have paid good money to see... and evidently most of the audience that came to the shows liked it as well. This was a good run at the Rogue. We rest now... but it's far from done. There are a few more tweaks before it travels.

For those of you who have rode the mounting of this beast with us... Thank You. We'll let you know when there is more ahead.

(pics by Brad Polzin)