Thanks to everyone for the HHW vibes. Opening night went very well. The audience was interested and appreciated the show....but I can't say they "liked" it especially....
We lost two people within the first 15 minutes. A local minister and his wife walked out when one of the characters started talking about homosexuality and incest.....even though everything she said is debunked by other characters onstage....and we lost two people at intermission.
Oh well.
When Eric, the editor of the local paper, came to take photos on Monday night, I told him he would probably get letters about the show: People upset about some of the language - Leroy says "bitch" - and there is some drinking in one scene.
They will write in about those things....but no one will say anything about the two murders that Rhoda commits..... You can kill someone, but don't swear or have gin and tonic while you do it!