My friends!

It is show day and the whole frickin’ town is abuzz! I am going to keep this letter short and sweet and give you, the dear reader and likely show attender, some important admin updates.

(and if you're still on the fence: get yourself some tickets! there's only a few left!)

The big thing: show up a bit early tonight! Like 7:30. The entertainment starts early for Foghorn, we are going all out. Some of it, I don't wanna say because we love the delight of surprise, but it will be a sincerely pleasant experience in the lobby and theatre leading up to showtime at 8.

You also wanna show up at 7:30 because we will be SELLING DRINKS! We were able to get a liquor license for Foghorn. The show is all about an island wrapped in fog...there's no way we could be "dry" for that!

We will have Garage Project beers and Seresin wines, some non-alcoholic options (coke zero), and both savoury and sweet food on offer.

So show up at 7:30 and enjoy the pre-show!

(That's the main thing! You can close the email now if you'd like, the rest is just sincere "behind the scenes".)

Sweet, now that the 'dabblers' have left, let me be sincere:

Airhorn is a real DIY show. Part of the joy and comedy of it is going unnecessarily hard for a neighborhood show at a community centre.

We went real hard on Foghorn. For example, we knew we wanted to sell drinks, which required a license, which required a trained, nominated drink provider. So I took 4 hours of classes and a test (which required reading the expressions and intoxication levels of a bunch of CGI models, which, for a host of reasons, was v. hard!) to be able to bartend for you tonight.

(folks in the know might say: that nominated course is only supposed to take 45 minutes. Different people learn at different paces!)

Also, to serve drinks we needed to have food options. The liquor inspector told us the food must be 'substantial'. For example: toast is not substantial, but toast with a slice of cheese and a bit of ham on it? Now that's substantial. But we wanted to do better than toast with a bit of ham. So last night, I made a whole bunch of enchiladas and Lesa made a whole bunch of lemon drizzle cake.

Enchiladas is maybe an odd choice, but we had to do it because I made a passing reference in a previous newsletter about Mexican food on the island, and Airhorn cares about the consistency of its lore. Also, they are easy to make in trays. Except, I knew my Mexican mother would be unhappy with me making low quality enchiladas, and I wasn't happy with the pre-made tortillas on sale here, and so last night I pressed and made a hundred homemade tortillas and hand-rolled the enchiladas for you. As the clock passed the midnight hour, and my kitchen was coated in corn flour and enchilada sauce, I thought "What is the joke here? what is the comedy bit I'm committing to?"

Meanwhile, Lesa sent me a photo of the lemon drizzle cakes she made last night while also sewing up the final touches of homemade costumes, and both the cakes and the costumes look incredible. We don't need to go this hard! Literally no one is requiring or asking us to! But you all deserve it!

Lesa and I are just two small parts of the big show. I am telling you these behind-the-scenes stuff because you'll encounter them pre-show. But our whole cast has gone equally crazy hard on the show proper, with stuff that will surprise and amaze you. I want you to experience first hand, unsullied by my inadequate descriptions.

This show really is a full community enterprise, with contributions that extend beyond comedy that I can't wait for you to see. We hope you can come out and enjoy this enterprise of love, of committing to bits beyond what's reasonable, and giving you the best show we can, no matter what, because you're worth it!

Sincerity done! See you tonight!

Sincerely, ZACH!