Alice in Louisville

Alice is on the road again!  So I thought I'd revive my Alice on the road blogging for our friends at home- and elsewhere.  We got to the Actors Theatre of Louisville a week and a half ago and tonight is opening.  That's fast for us (Lookingglass) and slow for them (ATL).  We've got a mostly new cast and a couple of new tricks up our sleeve.  Our two preview audiences (that's right, 2 previews only) were fantastic.  Applause all over the place.  I have this theory about audiences who are accustomed to watching musicals being more conditioned to applaud at the ends of big numbers/exciting things.Everyone at ATL has been great, very welcoming and our crew is AMAZING!  Half of them are apprentice/interns who are part of ATL's year long program.  And since we are the first show of their season we're also, for some, their first run crew on a professional show experience.  They've been thrown right in to the deep end of the pool and I've been really impressed with them.  It's both odd and delightful doing the show with a mostly new cast.  And let's be honest.  Kevin's very special memory means he's mostly new too.  Time for me to assemble my opening night wardrobe.  Next time I get a chance I'll tell y'all a story about Mel Gibson.