The Performance and the President

Thank goodness our director didn't tell us he was coming, but last night the playwright and former president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, attended our show! After the show, our director ran to the dressing room to tell us to stay in costume for a special photo...with Mr. Havel! I got to shake his hand. He really seemed to like the show. Apparently, a couple of the actors had a clue, as they saw a mysterious tall man standing to the side of the audience, not wishing to be seated (bodyguard/security?). Another girl saw him in the audience as she was delivering her last line! Some people got him to sign their scripts, but mine was in pretty rough shape from schlepping it about for months. Ah, well!