Dev is back from two weeks on the road, but Rick is sick and taking rest time; Victor is indisposed and without a babysitter but will be making what is called a "heroic" effort to be part of the performance; Glenn is arriving late from Connecticut; and the show will take place in the downstairs room for the first time. All-in-all, it will be pretty touch-and-go this evening at Spontaneous Celebrations.
Alex and Chris arrive around 5:30. This week's performance space is a jungle-themed converted-cafeteria, now used mostly for various meetings and workshops, and as an arts & crafts space. Luckily, the room is clean, but there are still some decisions to be made about it, such as "plugged or unplugged?" and "how do we set up the gear without blocking an entrance to the bathrooms?" Moving stools and speakers downstairs and back up will be laborious. Meanwhile, a disco rages overhead.
The circlers arrive and begin setting up sound. The guys have opted to use amplification for tonight's performance, which is a much different beast in the new room. Victor has an assistant sound engineer, Elspeth McSurely, who aids during this painstaking process with advice and gestures of support and solidarity. She does not care for the group's slow pacing, however, and some repertoire is decided upon to propitiate her. It is seen whether or not Opening will be possible for tonight, with Alex taking up Rick's part.
With hats and lollipops, the Circle goes on a little after 7:45. A brief set of mainly improv, with some liberties in form and style being taken during certain portions of the program. An encore is called for, which tonight includes Love is Green and Opening.
After the show, Victor has a few words about some upcoming events, and is out the door to relieve a generous last-minute babysitter. The group will have the first page of the recently-introduced Shostakovitch prelude (accompanied by a rather ominous warning from Tuning The Air 's Curt Golden) ready as a priority for next week. Tear-down is left to the rest of the group, who are finished before 10:00.
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