After a three-day drive from Arkansas to Connecticut, we finally arrived in the charming town of Torrington. We unloaded our luggage on Main Street at our hotel and then took the truck to the loading dock of the theatre for the night. Our hotel was right across the street for the Warner Theatre – a beautifully restored 1930’s venue. This place is really spectacular!
After dropping off the truck, Cindy and I walked to “Michele’s Gourmet on Main” for dinner. This is a very cool “coffee shop” atmosphere with excellent food (and breakfast all day!). We enjoyed our meal and talked with some of the locals.
Load in the following day went smoothly…as did most of the day. We were set up with time to spare, enjoyed dinner, and had the chance to be a bit more relaxed than on some days. Dinner was fantastic – chicken pot pie (my favorite). After dinner, it was time to get ready for the show. I had a pre-show Q&A for a select group of ticket-buyers that started at 6:45pm.
The Q&A was fun, lots of good questions. Once we wrapped, it was time to open the doors for the rest of the crowd. We had a wonderful audience for the performance – about 1200 in all. They were a warm and enthusiastic crowd too! From start to finish, this audience applauded, gasped, cheered, and whistled their support for the illusions they were seeing on the stage. It made all of us feel like rock stars!
THANK YOU TORRINGTON, CT FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!