Overnight Sensations 2024

Overnight Sensations 2024-Another Smash

Yet another Overnight Sensations is in the books and this one was my 10th (or so) and the first with my grandgirl, Mac. I've been waiting on it for about eight or nine years, but Mac was always out of the state or the country, so our dual appearance was impossible.

We were part of a six-person cast in Wendy-Marie Martin's "Mr. Chuckles, Please," in which, the owner of a children's theatre (MaryJean Levin) was in the process of burning down the theatre so she could cash in on the insurance. Mac played a ventriloquist and I was MaryJean's character's thuggish brother. It was great fun, but oh, so tiring. 

This old body was dragging at the end and as I came off the stage to take my seat in the audience, I took a thunderous fall. The biggest damage from the fall (old men fall) was my embarrassment of it. Fortunately, the house lights were down, so not many people saw me in my most ridiculous pose of the evening. 

 For the uninitiated, Overnight Sensations is a gathering of writers, directors (ours was Marci Duncan, who performed marvelously) and actors (some of us pretending to be actors) who gather on Friday for assignments and work all day Saturday in staging and rehearsing, then putting on a play in the evening. We had a nearly full house and the crowd was rowdy and appreciative. 

 This is a fun gig, which is why I've done so many, even though my acting skills will not ever be featured in a blockbuster movie. Herewith are some photos of what the day looked like, from gathering to performance. Photos by my friend Susan.