After an amazing 2011/2012 tour, we arrived at our final destination. Our tour wrapped on the stage of the Mathews Auditorium in the McCarter Theatre on the campus of Princeton University in New Jersey. This was not our first time to perform here and I knew it would be the perfect place to end the tour. I wasn’t disappointed!
Mathews is approximately 1100 very intimate seats in a beautiful theatre. The crew, headed by Steve Howe, is professional and friendly – and they know how to get the job done. We were backed up to the loading dock and they started rolling cases from the trailer to the stage. With their help, we had the entire production set up in less than 4 hours – I’m sure that’s a record!
As we moved through the day, we were able to begin our lists for what needs to be done over the summer in order to get the show ready to hit the road again in just a couple of months. However, we are all looking forward to a little down time over the next few weeks.
Our last performance here was in 2009 and we had a fantastic audience. It’s a great theatre because, no matter where you sit, there simply isn’t a bad seat to view the stage.
Doors opened at 7pm and an eager audience made their way to their seats. It was my favorite audience – a mix of families, seniors, college students, and teenagers. Once the show started, the audience became fully engaged in the magic. They were an outstanding crowd – fun, excited, energetic, and great volunteers…it’s just one of the reasons why we love performing in New Jersey!
Thank you to everyone for making our 2011/2012 tour so much fun. Thank you for supporting us – and for continuing to support the art of magic!
We will be posting our tour schedule for 2012/2013 in just a couple of weeks so stay tuned!