Fun weekend

Gilda's Weekend of Laughter has passed and it was quite successful as CSzQC raised approximately $4,000 - matching our previous years contributions as well. Look Who's Laughing with Darrell Hammond was a fun set despite some vocal audience members screwing up the set-ups for some of his jokes. He was very to us cordial backstage before our set, but obviously kept to himself prior to going on stage for his run.

The All-Star Show on Saturday night went really well too. Pete, Josh, and Nikki took the stage for Kansas City, Corey & Mo, and Sarah were in from Chicago, and Patrick & Big G represented the Q.C. It was so fun seeing all of those different playing styles and energies on stage and the audience went home very happy.

Following the regular show, Corey and Monique caught their breaths and then hit the stage for their two-person sketch show, The Union. They had some very funny pieces which often had the audience applauding as each sketch or call-back ended. There was a slight problem with the scene change light - which couldn't really be avoided as they'd never performed a skecth show on our stage before - but I hope once they lock down their set that they'll come back for a second run at the space as I think it suits them well. Kudos must also go to Sarah for doing an excellent job dealing with a light-board and sound system at a theatre she'd never even stepped foot in before.

All-in-all, it was a great weekend and I hope the visiting players had as much fun performing as we did hosting them.