Hoffman Auditorium is a beautiful theatre located on the campus of Saint Joseph College in West Haven, CT. We are here for a public performance and as soon as we arrived, we were greeted with the news that tickets were selling extremely well. The technical director – Howard – worked a little magic of his own and got us into the venue earlier than we were scheduled. There was a conflict with an event happening earlier in the day that was going to be a bit of a challenge but Howard worked us through it.
The entire crew was so fun and so professional. We had no issues setting up anything and the show went up quickly. It was 7pm before we knew, doors were open and the audience started arrive. By showtime, the place was very full with an excited crowd that we could hear backstage! We knew this was going to be a fun event tonight!
I really enjoyed this show! As a performer, you get so much energy from your audience. This crowd was so energetic is would have been difficult NOT to be inspired by their responses and reactions. When we finished up the first half with Windshear, they were cheering.
We heard some wonderful comments from the audiences afterwards and the Executive Director told me this was a much younger audience than they generally attract with their performances…and a much larger one too!
After we packed it all down and loaded it into the trailer, we enjoyed a nice time with Howard and the crew. Howard took the time to order some food for all of us and we gathered in the Green Room to eat and get to know one another better. It’s something we don’t have the chance to do very often and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Definitely a time we will all remember – thanks to everyone for making out day in West Haven memorable!