And a full house.  What a combo.  A bit rusty, since we had not been in the space for four days - and then we had all sorts of tech issues to deal with:  the light plot had changed (the other company performing over the weekend had left); their set we were used to performing within was now gone; and then we forgot a significant hand-lighting prop for the shadow puppetry piece, and had to redo the ending sequence 10 minutes before the house opened.  Actors were literally still changing and then walking up to join the drumming as we opened the house. 

Things weren't perfect- at least I certainly wasn't perfect.  But there was somethign very intense about the show- it didn't matter about the small gaps, stutters, whatever.  Having a full house made a big difference - getting 50+ people to laugh, chant, then go absolutely silent was very rewarding - and the song/ percussion sequence was some $#it, for sure.

I also realized the more we do the show the closer  we get to right balance (read:  my preferred balance) of shared ritual and performance.  The first night, filled with many theatre friends, was definitely more of a "show" because it was so fresh, we were still in the space of remembering lines and rhythms and sequences, and that's how the audience responded.  Now, through repetition, we're getting deeper and deeper, and we've resolved some issue with what we do about people's "offerings" - so we're getting more into the realm of a shared experience.