I am having rather a Wrist to Forehead Saturday. It is the day of our murder mystery, A Revolutionary Murder, which we are presenting to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society, and not surprisingly, I am quite nervous and absolutely certain that I have not done everything possible to ensure the success of the evening.
It is rather a ridiculous state of mind, I know. Even if everything goes wrong, which is extremely unlikely, odds are very good that the audience will be entertained and the Historical Society will make some money. Things to not have to be perfect to be a success.
This was a lovely evening!
For example, here is the cast of Fabulous and Fatal, which we did in 2019. On the night of the performance one actor suddenly dropped out of the production, and I had to do some fancy re-writing. Then I forgot a major prop at home. And yet, everybody had a delightful time.
Another suspicious-looking bunch.
A G.R.A.V.E. Murder was another production that had problems. The space turned out to be too big for the entire audience to hear. We had a cordless microphone, which we passed around with some success. When we did the question and answer part, I ran around the audience with the microphone. Pretty good trick in high-heeled sandals. I wouldn’t try it tonight!
Come to think of it, I have yet to decide which shoes I am wearing tonight. I had better get back to dithering and being nervous. I hope to refrain from swooning, dramatically posed with the back of one wrist to my forehead. For one reason, I do not have a chaise lounge to swoon upon.
Mohawk Valley Girl 