Yes, an audience of 20 something medical students is light years from an audience of engaged seniors
And the fun is in getting to play to both! (Above, Central Park March 2019) That was biggest discovery from the last 10 days performing My Stroke of Luck on the East Coast, performing show first at George Washington University School of Medicine then at Princeton Senior Resource Center (with the NYC obligatory drive by). Performing is always a discovery- you find new truth in a line, have an epiphany about a moment, find a deeper emotional resonance, or the audience responds in a totally unexpected way, and you roll with it, discover and learn from it! Truly, the improvisers, “Yes, And….” Take each new reaction, each unexpected response, play with it, add to it. That is why live theater is
