1The local theatre opened its new season with a comedy about a family of musicians.
2Because all the actors were volunteers, nobody had expected the performance to be so professional.
3The director had spent six months rehearsing with the cast every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
4Tickets sold out quickly, so the theatre added two extra shows on Sunday.
5The set was quite simple, but the clever lighting transformed the small stage completely.
6During the second act, one actor forgot his lines and calmly invented new ones.
7The audience never noticed the mistake and laughed warmly throughout the whole scene.
8After the final bow, the crowd stood up and applauded for five minutes.
9A reporter from the town newspaper interviewed the director in the crowded lobby.
10She told him that the next production would be a serious historical drama.
11The theatre, which almost closed last year, suddenly felt alive and hopeful again.
12Many people in the audience decided to buy season tickets before leaving that night.