success!

i get to the door of CP, hair short and black (not my norm). My friend was running late, so we had arrived after the show started. Someone inside hears us arrive and meets us at the door. it opens as we approach the steps. i am maybe a foot in front of her. i know her. she looks me dead in the eyes and asks us a question. i don't even remember the question. i was so worried she knew it was me. my friend speaks. she turns to her. takes a second and realizes who she is. talks to her and then looks back at me, dead in the eyes. she gave no indication she reconized me. but would she? she shows us to some seats, there's not room. so she takes us to the other side. there's room and we quietly sit. first round, success.
i reconize the person in front of me. i quickly whisper to my friend not to mention anything about me. a funny part happens in the play. i laugh loudly. i hear my friend i have come to surprise laugh as well. (it's his first full length play to direct) he is sitting where we were about to sit. ironic? my friend tells me not to laugh. good thing it was more drama than humor. i would've been in trouble! intermission comes. the girl comes for our money for the tickets. she stands right next to me. i watch my friend get her check ready. i don't turn around. my friend then goes to get us something to eat. i get out and a good friend of mine comes around the corner and sees my friend. i quickly jump back in the seat, hoping she doesn't reconize me. my friend tells her i am from out of town. technically i am. while she is getting stuff, the director comes around the corner and starts talking to the ladies in front of me. oh crap! so i duck my head and pretend i am reading the program. i don't even know if he looked back at me or not, but he was facing my way. then my friend comes back and sees him standing there. "should we go to the bathroom to get away?" she whispers. "no," i say, "more people to avoid." he then starts to talk to my friend. i barely glance at him. i just look around the theatre, looking bored. occationally, i would look at the program. go away! i think. he's going to reconize me and it will be ruined! finally the music cues him to go sit down. PHEW! we decide to keep the wig on. while i'm watching the second act, i start to think about how much i miss performing on that stage. on any stage! this is my first performance in a year! and it's all improv. the show ends. my friend asks the ladies in front (who know me) to take our picture. no indication they reconized me. second round, success.
we hang around the seats for a little bit. then turn the corner. another friend of mine is at the table with the food. he looks at me. i grab my hair and pull it back. this long natural light brown hair falls. it is i. his eyes get big and he runs around the table and gives me a huge hug. he could not believe i was there. my friend told me to quickly put the wig back on, as the director has not turned the corner yet. so i rush into the bathroom, put the wig back on, and come out. just in time. he comes over to the snack table with his girlfriend. she stops next to me. she has no clue. i wait for him to turn around. he doesn't turn around. my friend trys to talk to me in a way that would make him turn. no luck. he goes to the side of the table. finally, as the glass is to his lips, he turns and looks at me. i pull my short black hair off. his drink goes back into the glass as he bends over in shock. his girlfriend still has not realized it is me. he runs over and gives me a huge hug. i tell him i came to support him, and wanted to surprise him. his girlfriend finally sees it is me and gives me a huge hug. all the freinds i had hoped would show up that night did. lots of hugs and smiles went around. final round, success!