BnB Part 2: The Brawl

Saturday night's show went considerably smoother, as we didn't have any power outages, missing dancers, or people entering from 8 different places. Actually - correction. We didn't have anyone entering from the wrong wings because I pulled every single group aside and made it super clear that they were only to enter in from one wing. Michelle and Angel also got the lighting down pat, and we agreed from the beginning that they would only turned the lights on when I asked them to.

But Saturday... well, Saturday could be titled The Brawl. There were brawls amongst the dancers, brawls amongst the staff, brawls amongst the ticket buyers, brawls between the seated and the standed. We thought we had a clear idea of how many seats were actually in the theatre and how much standing room was available, but somehow, we ended up with an entirely packed house. Logistically speaking, getting people in to the theatre was much more organized - we had a wait list and standing room tickets set up. But we sold paid tickets at 8:15, and Heather almost got beat up by a couple of people that we tried to refund money to.

The theatre was completely packed. There were people on top of people, under people, everywhere. I had to actually get up on stage *before* the show started and kick kids or standing room people out of seats so that those who paid for seats could actually sit in a chair! One woman pulled the most outrageous attitude. I give myself credit for actually not escorting her out of the show.

It was a fire hazard if I'd ever seen one. The MCs cautioned the audience NOT to go to the bathroom, or do anything bad. It was so packed that it was completely boiling in the theatre. During intermission, we actually ran out of water at the snack stand, and we almost had a riot. Luckily, Fernando ran out to get more.

Michelle and I of course got into a complete screaming match in the middle of the lobby. Snippets:

Serena (yelling): Why did you do that without letting me know bitch!
Michelle (yelling): Stop talking to me like that bitch!
Serena (yelling): Stop yelling in front of all these people, bitch!
Michelle (yelling): You're yelling too bitch!
Serena (yelling): F-you bitch!

In retrospect - i.e., sitting in a taqueria eating Mexican food after the show, it was pretty damn hilarious - Michelle and I had a good laugh over it.

But from the show perspective, it went fabulously. The dancers were ON and the crowd was totally into it. The show was a smash! Plus, we made almost $2000 for the American Red Cross. Go us!

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