Nerves.
Everyone was nervous.
We weren't really sure we'd be able to pull it off, I think the thing I was most scared about however, was dropping the friggin base: the last three rehearsals with the bass I had managed to knock it over and it make almighty racket. You'll ecstatic to know, I managed to place the bass perfectly on the chair so that it did not make a horrific noise as I delivered my next line. Well done me :)
The set looked pretty good, well awful but in a good way. Litter and debris all over the floor, instruments and amps, and a grim looking door. Pretty much how I imagine a teenage boy rehearsal space in the basement of an abandoned warehouse.
As the audience came in, we had to stay behind the 'door' which meant we were stuck in a cramped dark space for half an hour before the performance. Great for nerves. There were some useful lumps of blue tac stuck to the back of the board which served as useful distraction and left some very nice artwork for whomever was next stuck sitting behind the board - the humming bird was especially cute.
I think the performance went very well, there a couple of slip-ups but we covered it pretty well. One of them was the improvised bit in reaction to the headlock as the dialogue kind of petered out towards the end and left a little awkward silence before The Drummer spoke.
Inevitably I had rush of nerves as I entered the stage but I quickly sunk into the role and I think I did alright. A couple of the lines weren't my best deliveries (not saying they've ever been great mind) but the scene managed to maintain a pretty decent pace and I felt pretty comfortable on stage which I hadn't really felt for most of the rehearsals. Good timing eh.
All in all, had a very positive feeling after the performance.
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