However, I didn't have to wait for forthwith to watch A CAROL CHRISTMAS at bedtime last night. Most enjoyable, thank you, BK. I sure would love to have seen and heard the added speech, but of course I understand.
I actually have an ongoing beef with my local directors and theaters about how to archive a damned show. One place here always taped opening nights, and that was it. Others do closing nights, and that's it. Still others fail to procure a videographer in time to be able to choose the date, so they have to take what they can get and what they get is invariably a performance that leaves something to be desired, just due to fate and the luck of the draw.
My idea is to build this into the planning and budgeting for each show.
First, tape opening night or another early one in the run, because you never know what can happen later in the way of losing a cherished cast member or some such (cf. our CABARET). Then tape two performances late in the run, and perhaps make one of those closing night since energy and excitement tend to be up. But you'll then have those three to choose from and maybe even make a few edits where necessary to achieve a good archival copy.
