I forgot about this! I think because I was up forty hours when I saw it and I might have been clinically dead?
So Night Vale did a zoom version of their 2015 live show The Investigators about a murder mystery in Night Vale. I don’t know if there’s still a moratorium on spoilers? I haven’t listened/interacted with it in literal years but I remember them asking nicely not to talk about what was inside at all at the time? So I guess I’ll obey that still just in case because even though I’m pretty sure this blog will never have readers, it’s a reasonable enough request.
Anyway, I watched with my mother (it was a pay what you want thing so we paid enough for two people) who I’d gone to previous live shows (including this one!) with.
There were some differences from the first time I’d seen it. All previous live shows I’d seen where in Minneapolis or Winnipeg and Mara Wilson never performed in them for whatever reason that’s her own business, so this was my first time seeing her as the Faceless Old Woman. I actually haven’t even heard the episodes where she plays that role either, so it was a nice surprise to finally hear what she was meant to sound like.
I’d also heard Eliza Rickman at all but one performance I’ve ever attended so that was surprisingly familiar. I like her music. She’s good as the Weather.
This was the first time I was able to actually see Cecil’s face clearly (I have what’s known as mole vision) and oh boy, does he have expressive eyes. It was a delight. I’m glad I watched just to see how he could make them just light up with demented glee.
Anyway, despite the fact I wanted to lay down and die for the entire performance, I really enjoyed it and I’m glad to finally get to add the category ‘live theatre’ to this blog.