Writer Megan Gogerty gave me a peach of a role as an Evangelical judge.

TheWelcome  Return of Overnight Sensations

The Overnight Sensations crew got back on state at Hollins University last night and, even though we didn't have a full house, we had a full belly of fun. Wonderful writing, directing and acting throughout and the place was alive with laughter and warmth. 

It is always such a good time that even those of us can't act and who blow the hell out of lines have a good time. 

On the night before the plays, we met and planned what we were doing (the writers went off overnight and wrote the plays), I suggested to Megan Gogerty that she cast me as an evangelical nutjob and she came up with an overblown Southern judge who thought he was a god-like figure. He was also a redneck and an overt misogynist. 

I loved the part and think maybe it's the best I've had (and I've had some damn good ones) in all the years I've worked Overnight Sensations. Even though I blew a line or two.

I thought Lauren Brooke Ellis' direction was inspired and despite a judge who couldn't remember his name, our cast was inspired with Mark Johnson, Mary Jean Levin, Katie Stueckle and the estimable Gwyneth Strope doing the heavy lifting. 

Here's some of what our play "Interregnum? I Hardly Know 'Em!" (no, I have no idea what that means) looked like. My friend Susan took these photos and did a dang good job of it. 

Bringing out the judge in me. 

Mary Jean Levin and Gwyneth Strope. 

Mark Johnson and Katie Stueckle.