I sent a letter to the
Company cast and asked for a signed Playbill from all the cast for me, and one for my dad as a Father's Day present. I also sent a Priority Mail envelope for the return, since this was the Monday before Father's Day.
Well, today it came back, which made the Father's Day timing a little off, but no big. There was a letter included from Gary Mickelson (the Production Stage Manager) saying that he hoped my father enjoyed his Father's Day gift, which I thought was a trifle presumptious, seeing as it arrived July 5. Then I realized the letter was dated June 13, which meant it was probably put in the outbox of the Barrymore on the 13, and it didn't go out in time. Which, I thought, was seriously awesome that they were so nice as to turn it around that fast.
Included were two Playbills signed by the full cast. In my letter, I mentioned how I had enjoyed the performances of Raul Esparza, Barbara Walsh, and Angel Desai, so Mr. Mickelson asked them to sign bookmarks for me (Angel Desai even personalized hers). And, the super-plus -- there was a fourth bookmark signed by John Doyle. So now I'm super-totally floored. And now even moreso in love with
Company.
"You mean what was the best picture of the year or what did they pick as the best picture of the year?" - California Suite