We pulled out of our hotel on Thursday morning to drive into Historic Downtown Fort Pierce, the home of the Sunrise Theatre for Performing Arts. Â This is an old theatre, restored and brought to life in January 2006.
I’ve been looking forward to this show because we would be working with John Wilkes – someone I consider a true friend in the industry. Â We worked with him several years ago in Sarasota. Â We made our way through the small streets of downtown and made it into the loading area of the venue.
We were greeted by Marty Petlock, the TD. Â What a great surprise because we had also worked with Marty in Sarasota! Â He’s a great guy, very organized, and seeing him just confirmed that the day was going to be a good one. Â Cindy scoped the stage (which is a bit small) and the backstage areas. Â She truly worked miracles in finding a way to get everything into the space – but she did!
The day moved along nicely – everyone was fun, friendly, and professional.
Doors opened promptly at 6:30pm for the 7pm performance. Â The audience of families, young adults, and a few senior citizens came rolling into the theatre with excited anticipation. Â And they proved to be a really great audience!
After the show, we packed it all up and drove down to Delray Beach, FL. We have five shows here in the next three days!