By: Arin Segal
Over the past few weeks Jackie & I have had the pleasure of working with the incredibly talented, humble and hilarious Lucie Pohl. With 4 and 5 star reviews of her one woman character comedy Cry Me A Liver coming in over the weeks we were together along with some sold out shows, it was the perfect first fringe experience for both Jackie & myself.
Looking back on the first day we met with Lucie, both Jackie & I were nervous about what she would be like in person and how it would go. Having only communicated a bit over email as we set up to work together it was a mix of ‘would this be a good show’ ‘what would she be like to work with’ and ‘would I come away having learned anything?’ It’s safe to say that in the past month I have not only learned about the craziness that is pre show flyering, I’ve also learned how hectic and draining a 25 day run of shows can be and how strong you need to be to get through it all.
Over the past few weeks Jackie & I have had the pleasure of working with the incredibly talented, humble and hilarious Lucie Pohl. With 4 and 5 star reviews of her one woman character comedy Cry Me A Liver coming in over the weeks we were together along with some sold out shows, it was the perfect first fringe experience for both Jackie & myself.
Looking back on the first day we met with Lucie, both Jackie & I were nervous about what she would be like in person and how it would go. Having only communicated a bit over email as we set up to work together it was a mix of ‘would this be a good show’ ‘what would she be like to work with’ and ‘would I come away having learned anything?’ It’s safe to say that in the past month I have not only learned about the craziness that is pre show flyering, I’ve also learned how hectic and draining a 25 day run of shows can be and how strong you need to be to get through it all.
I’ve learned that a small room isn’t necessarily a bad thing and new work can be successful even if some people might not ‘get it’ initially. We had the pleasure of working in the Gilded Balloon and that provided the opportunity to see a plethora of shows, but while some were hilarious and had me laughing for an hour straight, I always got excited when I was able to sneak in and catch Lucie’s show.
I got to see the show evolve, from the first day of previews to the week of performances and that in itself was interesting. All in all, Jackie & I couldn’t have been happier to have had the opportunity to work with the pure talent that is Lucie Pohl and can’t wait to see where her career heads.
I got to see the show evolve, from the first day of previews to the week of performances and that in itself was interesting. All in all, Jackie & I couldn’t have been happier to have had the opportunity to work with the pure talent that is Lucie Pohl and can’t wait to see where her career heads.
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