Pure Class. Awkward in that I was very young and sure the "problem" was all my fault.
Hello Dolly, 1965, I was
house FS OP. There was a circle
runway around the
orchestra pit. I was supposed to do a dead dark pickup of Carol Channing for her soliloquy to her late hubby. The first three nights, perfect. Night 4, I opened up on a blank
runway spot. After a couple of awkward moments, she walked into the spot and went on as if the "
walk in" was the plan. Here's the real class. After the show, instead of cursing the stupid
spot op, she made a
point of announcing in front of the SM and the IA crew head, "Guys, I'm really sorry! I totally missed my spot for Horaces's soliloquy. Please let the spot man know it wasn't his fault!" To say I have loved her ever since would be an understatement.