I remember during “Cyrano” when there was a fire raging in the hills of San Rafael and there was a strong smell of smoke in the air. I came out onstage as Roxanne to play a romantic scene with Christian and as I made small talk I looked out at the audience and said my line which was, “The air is so fragrant.”  They burst into laughter and we all had one of those moments of being in the play and out of the play at the same time.

I also remember during “Shrew,” a scorching hot matinee, we were between shows and Jonathan Gonzalez wandered out to the the parking lot, dazed by the heat, in full costume looking like a bandit with ammo strapped across his chest. Next thing we knew, he was on his knees surrounded by cops who told us all to stay back. Lesley saved the day and talked sense into the police officers so we could go on with the evening show!