In short, the show went fabulous. All the actors were in character throughout the entire evening, even during the dinner portion, and the audience responded very, very well. The show started the second they walked in the door. Two greeters gave each guest a secret pass-phrase and showed them a secret handshake. They then walked down a hallway to two more greeters who were waiting to let them in. We weren't sticklers about knowing either the pass-phrase of the handshake, but it did give us some time to tease the guests and thus set the tone for the evening.
From 6:30 until 7:00, or so, we all circulated among the guests, joking with them, in character, and offering water and coffee. Since my character is a drunk, I especially had fun when it came to pouring their choice of beverage.
"I'm sorry, but I'm gonna hafta wait until your cup stops spinning before I can pour your coffee."
All of the guests played along wonderfully and made the show such an enjoyable experience.
Tomorrow is the final night. Saturday we had 58 guests and we're expected to have as many as 20 more than that tomorrow. Even though the other show went so well, I'm still a tad nervous -- mostly because this time, we both have to work all day and I'm worried that we might not have the energy level we had Saturday. Oh well, one way or another, in a mere 25 hours from right now, our 2009 St. Patrick's Day show will be history.
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