Alright, so we finished the show tonight and it went very very well. The audience was very responsive, they got the jokes, and were laughing hysterically. And also.. and I say this with some trepidation.. they seemed to really like me. There were points when I didn’t even have to speak much or anything; just make some expressions, and the audience would clap and cheer. At another point, I had to hold my lines to wait for the audience to finish their laughing. It was.. a wonderful feeling.
If you (oh gentle reader) have ever noticed, I don’t usually put compliments that I’ve received on my performance on here. That’s because in general, I think that it’d be me boasting. I don’t usually even tell Apsi the compliments I get because it’s like, I’m glad they enjoyed the show; I was just a part of it. But today’s were very special to me, perhaps because it’s the last show I’ll be doing in India (at least for a very long time). So, I’d like to just share them with you.
First, there was a girl who came up to me and said, “Brilliant is an understatement when talking about your performance. It was amazing.” Wow. I was floored and politely just said, “Thanks so much. I really don’t know what to say– thanks for coming to the show.” And then there was a girl named Aishwarya who came up to me, and gave me the best compliment I’ve probably ever gotten: “It’s good to finally see a real actor at work. I enjoyed your performance a lot.” I completely didn’t know what to say. I was really just.. taken aback. It felt great. We talked a bit more (about her, not me) and I suggested that she contact this theatre group so that she could join and get started in their plays too. She said she would and we parted ways.
So that’s that. I think that’s the only time you’ll ever see me put up compliments I’ve received. Hope you enjoyed it.
