The final performance of Grease last night was before a mid-sized, but very appreciative crowd.

They may not have clapped as loud as the larger audiences have, but they certainly did it as enthusiastically.

Things went smoothly with Colleen Sullivan doing her finest "Hopelessly Devoted to You." Dahni Trujillo was even better. One of the sad aspects of closing the show is that we know if Dahni sang "There are Worse Things I Could Do" one more time, then it would again be even better than the time before.

Poor Jasper Oliver. He cut his finger pretty badly and has been performing with a bandage on his finger that looks more like a broken leg cast.

The household knife accident did not hamper his crowd-pleasing "Mooning" number. But I think he may have contracted blood poisoning, or something. At least, something mysterious must have circulated to his brain. How else to explain his decision to moon the audience in his final bow, right down to the skin? The elementary school age kids in he front rows got an eyeful, to be sure.

Darek Riley, a 13-year-old who did the other novelty tune in the show, reached a new personal best with "Beauty School Dropout" last night.

Note that Riley's first name is spelled Darek, here, not Derek as it was previously. The producers have two versions of his first name floating around, so I'll write both.

Matt Monaco did a fine "Alone at a Drive-in Movie." All in all, Monaco, for all of his liberties with the script and sometimes-frantic entrances following lightning costume changes, has done a fine job with "Danny."

The Rydell High School pennant was already gone when crew and cast struck the set this morning. Based on some eavesdropped information I think it fair to say Monaco got a much-deserved souvenir of a memorable show.

Most of the Burger Palace slept over night on the set so as to clean up the make-do theater in the morning: Monaco Tyler Brand and James Wilton.

So did many of the Pink Ladies. Sullivan was on hand in the a.m., So were Mary Cobb and Shannon Doscher.

Probably the best thing about community theater is the number of acquaintances and friendships that begin there.

Staci Johnson said her next project would be The Acting Company's "My Fair Lady," which starts auditions soon.

According to Johnson, she won't be directing this one. She'll be playing "Eliza."

Those with new shows in the works, in any capacity, might want to tell Stage Door Canteen about it so it can be publicized.