Douglas Taurel

It's very acceptable if you suck for people to get up and walk out of the theater. It's kind of cool to go there.

It's very acceptable if you suck for people to get up and walk out of the theater. It's kind of cool to go there.

It's very acceptable if you suck for people to get up and walk out of the theater. It's kind of cool to go there.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They don't really say anything, but they're quite happy walking out with their pint of beer. You can bring a pint in. And if you suck, you can literally see people. Real-time feedback. Real-time feedback. We don't like your play. So you're always hoping to, and it's very common to only have like five people in your play, three people in your play. I mean, in the audience.

They don't really say anything, but they're quite happy walking out with their pint of beer. You can bring a pint in. And if you suck, you can literally see people. Real-time feedback. Real-time feedback. We don't like your play. So you're always hoping to, and it's very common to only have like five people in your play, three people in your play. I mean, in the audience.

They don't really say anything, but they're quite happy walking out with their pint of beer. You can bring a pint in. And if you suck, you can literally see people. Real-time feedback. Real-time feedback. We don't like your play. So you're always hoping to, and it's very common to only have like five people in your play, three people in your play. I mean, in the audience.

Is that tough as a performer to have that small of a crowd? Fuck yeah, it's tough. I mean, there's an old saying, you know, if there's more people on stage than there is in the audience, you should probably shut down your play. But because it was a one man show, I could get away with it.

Is that tough as a performer to have that small of a crowd? Fuck yeah, it's tough. I mean, there's an old saying, you know, if there's more people on stage than there is in the audience, you should probably shut down your play. But because it was a one man show, I could get away with it.

Is that tough as a performer to have that small of a crowd? Fuck yeah, it's tough. I mean, there's an old saying, you know, if there's more people on stage than there is in the audience, you should probably shut down your play. But because it was a one man show, I could get away with it.

Yeah. And so, but before I went to Edinburgh, you needed press to go there. And so there was this one off-Broadway theater in New York called the, it was called 59 East 59th and did a festival called Eastbound to Edinburgh. And any play that was going from New York to Scotland, you could perform for a week in there.

Yeah. And so, but before I went to Edinburgh, you needed press to go there. And so there was this one off-Broadway theater in New York called the, it was called 59 East 59th and did a festival called Eastbound to Edinburgh. And any play that was going from New York to Scotland, you could perform for a week in there.

Yeah. And so, but before I went to Edinburgh, you needed press to go there. And so there was this one off-Broadway theater in New York called the, it was called 59 East 59th and did a festival called Eastbound to Edinburgh. And any play that was going from New York to Scotland, you could perform for a week in there.

And anybody who didn't want to go to Scotland could see the plays that were going from New York there. And so they heard about my play and they said, we'd love to have you in the festival. Would you like to do it? And I said, fuck yeah, let's do it. So I did it. And I was still thinking that this is not going to be much. And I was nervous. And I remember...

And anybody who didn't want to go to Scotland could see the plays that were going from New York there. And so they heard about my play and they said, we'd love to have you in the festival. Would you like to do it? And I said, fuck yeah, let's do it. So I did it. And I was still thinking that this is not going to be much. And I was nervous. And I remember...

And anybody who didn't want to go to Scotland could see the plays that were going from New York there. And so they heard about my play and they said, we'd love to have you in the festival. Would you like to do it? And I said, fuck yeah, let's do it. So I did it. And I was still thinking that this is not going to be much. And I was nervous. And I remember...

a reviewer from the Huffington Post, she was reviewing another play and she saw the name of the play, The American Soldier. Now this is 2015, we are deep into the Middle East. She goes, I'd like to review your play, can I get a ticket? And I remember thinking, fuck, I don't want my play reviewed because she's going to hate it. Because I still didn't have my confidence in me.

a reviewer from the Huffington Post, she was reviewing another play and she saw the name of the play, The American Soldier. Now this is 2015, we are deep into the Middle East. She goes, I'd like to review your play, can I get a ticket? And I remember thinking, fuck, I don't want my play reviewed because she's going to hate it. Because I still didn't have my confidence in me.