The day started very early with a 9:30 arrival at Kirkham Auditorium for a 10am load in. We were greeted by a very professional crew – who also happened to be very personable and friendly. THIS was going to be a great day and I could tell from the beginning. From the Technical Director to every member of the crew, there was an attitude of doing whatever was necessary to make the show work…but they were ready for us before we even arrived. And the day went so smoothly we had some time to eat dinner and relax a bit before the doors opened at 5:30pm for that first show.
We had two sold out performances with standing-room-only in the rear of the auditorium – almost 2,000 enthusiastic people ready to have a good time. We had some amazing volunteers, all of whom added a special touch to each show – whether they were building suspense, adding a comedic element, or expressing amazement. In the fist show, I thought we might lose our youngest volunteer when it came time to put his “neck on the line” but, in the end, he was a real trooper and was rewarded with his own magic set.
There’s a lot that I could write about our day today. It was such a positive experience on so many levels. But I’m completely exhausted. And we have to be up early again in the morning to drive to Blackfoot, ID for our performance on Saturday night (tomorrow).
I’ll look forward to the opportunity to come back to Rexburg and BYU-I in the future!