What a great show! I am very proud of the Fools – the show was much fun. We had our biggest crowd ever for a show (around 55 or so), and the audience was really into it. It is MUCH fun to perform for an energetic audience.

I had been nervous about this show because I had no idea what to expect (almost like improv!). I did not know if we were going to have 15 people or 40 people (we were scheduled against a home basketball game through a mistake on my part). I was pleased with practices we had been having, but this group of Fools had never performed together before a real audience. They just nailed it. We did about 10 different games, and they all went well. Yes, there were a couple of very brief lulls in the energy, and there were one or two “no, buts” in the show, and I should have called “scene” a little sooner in one or two games, but those are really minor over the course of a whole hour. Every game came off well and each had some really good moments. I will take good games for a whole show over some great games with some bad games anytime. I am just a pleased as can be. I was on cloud nine last night after the show (although I was pretty beat – directing a show and being “up” for two hours is hard for a quiet Maine boy), and I woke up this morning still thinking about the show. It really did exceed my expectations. The kids had great energy, they had good volume (we are not miked for our shows), they had good commitment on stage, and the audience was behind us 100%. Plus, there were former Fools and members from another improv group in the audience, so our Audience Participation Freeze game at the end of the show was really good – there were several times there were only audience members on stage.

What a great great evening. Nice job to the Fools and a big thank you to our audience!