I woke up on Tuesday morning to find a nice article in the Vincennes Sun Commercial on the workshops we did yesterday and a preview of the upcoming shows. This is just a glimpse of the long article.
We spent our second day in Vincennes getting setting up for our first performance here at the beautiful Red Skelton Theatre on the campus of Vincennes University. Â The day moved along at a rapid pace and we had to deal with a couple of technical issues with our lighting. The crew here, under the direction of Dick Woods, is so accommodating and willing to assist in every way possible. Â We had the opportunity to work with Dick almost 10 years ago on our last visit to Vincennes. Â A professional photographer was at the show last night taking pictures for us so I should be posting those soon to our Flickr pages.
The audience was quite enthusiastic last night. Â It was mostly a college audience with a few scattered people from the community. Â We kept the show moving at a fast paced and I managed to try out a new illusion last night on the crowd. Â The was the first time I’ve performed this effect and it went well I thought. I got lots of comments about it afterwards. Â But the the effect that had the biggest impact on the crowd was the underwater escape. Â Once they realized this was real and not a trick, their attention shifted.
In the end, it was a great show. Â Tonight, we have the full two-hour presentation for a sold out audience of community and arts patrons. Â It should be wonderful!
I just saw the cover of the NIGHTLIFE entertainment guide for Southern Illinois where I made the cover for the show on Saturday. Â We made the cover of the FLIPSIDE entertainment guide last week. Â I hope this is going to be a great crowd!
Okay, lots to do before heading over to the theatre for that second show. Â I’ll write more again later.