High school auditorium energy, on purpose

Community theater is easy to joke about and harder to do. The sets were earnest. A couple of voices were better than the room. I clapped like it was opening night on Broadway because for that parking lot, it was.

This is the cultural experience most of the country actually has. Not a biennial. A gym with lights. Score is for the trying, which was real.

Go for the people. Applaud like you remember being 16. The night is the point.