This is the first we’ve performance at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe, MO. We arrived around 9am for a 3pm show. Typically we would add some time to the set up day but Keith felt that things were going to go well – and we didn’t want to have to be there at 7am! The truck pulled up to the loading area and the guys were there to start moving things onto the stage.
Sue and the crew had all the lighting ready for us. We started with the scenery and then to the intelligent lighting. We thought there might be some issues with the hazers but it all worked out. By 1pm, we were ready to start tweaking the cues and making this look like an illusion show.
The crowd started to build around 2pm in the lobby and by 2:30pm, when the doors opened, there was a huge crowd waiting to get in. The theatre filled up very quickly in those first 10 minutes. There was a real excitement in the air and you could hear it in the conversations. Senior Citizens, families, high school students, young adults – every age and every kind of person filled the auditorium. And they were an amazing audience!
Thank you Chillicothe for making our first performance so much fun! I look forward to coming back again!