Katherine Nicolai

And I think it works best if you imagine yourself in it. So as you listen and follow along with the sound of my voice, pull the details of it around you like a blanket. And before you know it, you'll be in deep, restorative sleep. I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

And I think it works best if you imagine yourself in it. So as you listen and follow along with the sound of my voice, pull the details of it around you like a blanket. And before you know it, you'll be in deep, restorative sleep. I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you wake in the middle of the night, you could listen again, or just pull those details back into your mind. Think through any part of the story that you can remember, and you'll drop right back off. Our story tonight is called Opening Night, and it's a story about the moments before the curtain rises.

If you wake in the middle of the night, you could listen again, or just pull those details back into your mind. Think through any part of the story that you can remember, and you'll drop right back off. Our story tonight is called Opening Night, and it's a story about the moments before the curtain rises.

If you wake in the middle of the night, you could listen again, or just pull those details back into your mind. Think through any part of the story that you can remember, and you'll drop right back off. Our story tonight is called Opening Night, and it's a story about the moments before the curtain rises.

It's also about flowers in the green room, the electric feeling of stepping out from the wings, and an armful of programs waiting to be passed out.

It's also about flowers in the green room, the electric feeling of stepping out from the wings, and an armful of programs waiting to be passed out.

It's also about flowers in the green room, the electric feeling of stepping out from the wings, and an armful of programs waiting to be passed out.

Turn off your light. Set everything down. Get as comfortable as you can. You have done enough for today. Truly, it is enough. Take a deep breath in through your nose. And out through your mouth. Again, slow in. And with sound out.

Turn off your light. Set everything down. Get as comfortable as you can. You have done enough for today. Truly, it is enough. Take a deep breath in through your nose. And out through your mouth. Again, slow in. And with sound out.

Turn off your light. Set everything down. Get as comfortable as you can. You have done enough for today. Truly, it is enough. Take a deep breath in through your nose. And out through your mouth. Again, slow in. And with sound out.

We had a few hours yet. And most everything was done. The costumes were hanging in the dressing rooms. The lights were set. and hopefully the cast was ready. I carried an armful of programs to a table at the back of the auditorium and had a seat. The programs needed to be folded. Each was just a few sheets. We weren't on Broadway here, just a small playhouse, a community theater.

We had a few hours yet. And most everything was done. The costumes were hanging in the dressing rooms. The lights were set. and hopefully the cast was ready. I carried an armful of programs to a table at the back of the auditorium and had a seat. The programs needed to be folded. Each was just a few sheets. We weren't on Broadway here, just a small playhouse, a community theater.

We had a few hours yet. And most everything was done. The costumes were hanging in the dressing rooms. The lights were set. and hopefully the cast was ready. I carried an armful of programs to a table at the back of the auditorium and had a seat. The programs needed to be folded. Each was just a few sheets. We weren't on Broadway here, just a small playhouse, a community theater.

that did four or five shows a year. I laid the stack of papers out in front of me and started to put them together, lining up the sheets and clapping the edges of the pages against the table to even them out, then finding the middle seam and creasing it tightly with my thumbnail, and tucking the finished version in a box for our ushers to reach into later tonight.

that did four or five shows a year. I laid the stack of papers out in front of me and started to put them together, lining up the sheets and clapping the edges of the pages against the table to even them out, then finding the middle seam and creasing it tightly with my thumbnail, and tucking the finished version in a box for our ushers to reach into later tonight.

that did four or five shows a year. I laid the stack of papers out in front of me and started to put them together, lining up the sheets and clapping the edges of the pages against the table to even them out, then finding the middle seam and creasing it tightly with my thumbnail, and tucking the finished version in a box for our ushers to reach into later tonight.

I liked having the empty theater to myself. I wasn't going to be treading the boards tonight. I was just helping wherever I was needed. A sort of gopher for the stage manager or the director, and any cast member who suddenly couldn't find their props or lost a shoe. Still, the space had a kind of magic to it. The empty seats looked expectant in the low light.

I liked having the empty theater to myself. I wasn't going to be treading the boards tonight. I was just helping wherever I was needed. A sort of gopher for the stage manager or the director, and any cast member who suddenly couldn't find their props or lost a shoe. Still, the space had a kind of magic to it. The empty seats looked expectant in the low light.

I liked having the empty theater to myself. I wasn't going to be treading the boards tonight. I was just helping wherever I was needed. A sort of gopher for the stage manager or the director, and any cast member who suddenly couldn't find their props or lost a shoe. Still, the space had a kind of magic to it. The empty seats looked expectant in the low light.