The owners are also the writers, directors, actors, bartenders and host. Are they insane??
Owner Jeff Querin serving our popular LEMON SPARKLE champagne cocktail.
And that’s just the night of the show.
We won’t even mention the countless administrative tasks during the week!
How do they not lose their mind? More importantly, how can they possibly give a memorable performance?
Writers + actors Jeff Querin and Stephen Wayne in SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, 2018
Practice.
“Earlier on, our bartender couldn’t make it one night,” says Querin. “So Steve and I jumped behind the bar and started slinging wine and snacks before the show.”
“It instantly felt like a cocktail party,” states Jeff.
Actors Becca Anderson and Stephen Wayne in SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, 2018
Most actors wait in the wings. Some have a routine of meditation and quiet. Not these guys.
Jeff and Steve get to know you, solve any problems, make sure everyone in the room is seated and ready for the show.
Writers + actors Stephen Wayne and Jeff Querin in SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, 2018
And then they jump on stage and, remarkably, become different people.
"The key to multi-tasking is being fully committed,” say Wayne. “Literally <hahaha>.”
Actor Becca Anderson in SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, 2018
Surrounding themselves with talented people helps as well.
Actor Becca Anderson has performed numerous shows since 2015 and now heads Casting and Social Media, alongside her full-time day job!
It’s contagious!
Actors Stephen Wayne and Jeff Querin in SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, 2018
Compartmentalizing. That’s the key.
If you’re skiing down the slope, you don’t focus on the trees. You follow the snow.
Follow the path and your skills will carry you through…. usually.*
*Unless a transformer blows and the entire block loses electricity. But even then, we ended up doing the show by the light of the audiences’ phones (This actually happened!).
Owner Jeff Querin in SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, 2018