Lowell, MA

Lowell Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Friday, November 26, 2021

I remember this city and this performance space pretty well. We were last here in 2018. Lowell is 30 miles northwest of Boston. I remember it being rainy and cold, and this time was no different. 

From Poughkeepsie to Lowell is about 3.5 hours, and this began our tough weekend. Never before have we done this -- driven from one city into another for two shows, three days in a row. That is, we drove from Poughkeepsie to Lowell for 2 shows (we go directly from our hotel in Poughkeepsie to the theater in Lowell, no time to stop at the hotel first and drop off our luggage, we'll do that after the day is done), the next day from Lowell to Stamford, CT (3 hours, again, directly to the theater with no time to stop at the hotel first to drop off luggage or anything) for 2 shows, the next day from Stamford to Hartford (just over an hour) for 2 shows. Six shows in 3 days isn't terrible if you're in ONE spot. This kind of craziness is especially hard on the crew because they hardly get any rest at all.

This space is weird because it's basically an oval, and the seats on the sides face the other side of the hall, rather than being even slightly focused toward the stage. But it's still a nice place, though small. The local crew was really great, and even though we had to cut a few things (no flying here either), it was still better than Poughkeepsie.

Poster from 2018 that I signed--it's in one of the hallways in the lobby--

Our stage manager noted that our show in 2018 was very well received, and hoped it would be the same this year. I can say, they really did love the show! Boisterous and happy crowds make a difficult travel day worth it.

Stamford, CT is next!