"... a good time was had by all."

And we are finished.

Our revival of Hurt So Good was a success - it's nice to know the production's success the first time around wasn't just a cosmic aligment or some other fluke. People genuinely enjoyed the story. Everyone left the theatre charged with laughter and excitement and hopefully, a few left a little enlightened.

Now that the show is over, I thought I'd inlcude a few snippets from the run:

THE SHOW WHERE EVERYTHING BROKE

Okay, I exaggerate, but we did have one show where everything seemed to fall apart. I lost my contact lense in the middle of a scene, Johnny's watch broke apart mid-spank and his earring flew out of his ear at some point in act two. I wouldn't be surprised if the lamp gag malfunctioned during this show, too!

THE SHOW WITH THE HECKLERS

I know this can be a taboo subject and cause people discomfort, but the audience we had one night included several people who were vocally bothered by what they were watching. They were inebriated and felt the need to make fun of the production throughout... snickering at moments, talking back and calling out to each other at other moments. We knew this night would be interesting when the show opened and a woman in the front row took a call and proceeded to tell the person on the other end, "I can't talk, I'm at a show! I'm at a SHOW!" No stage whispering there, no actually getting off the phone. It was truly a night to remember and for many members of our cast, their first experience with a heckling crowd!

THE SHOW WITH THE LAUGHERS

We had a couple of shows during the run that had some wonderfully enthusiastic audience members, so much so that we had to do some serious pausing to accomodate for all the laughter. Not a bad problem to have! Trouble was, the first show with such an audience threw us for a loop because we weren't used to such a boisterous response... I admit the audience probalby lost half of what I was saying during my first scene because I wasn't prepared to pause for their extended laughter.

THE SHOW WITH THE STANDING O

Our final Friday show was treated to a standing ovation from two audience members who happened to be pro-dommes. One was even dressed exactly like Mistress Lyla... or I suppose I should say that our character of Mistress Lyla was dressed just like HER! Hats off to the costume designer for authenticity! It was so touching to have people in the scene appreciate the show.

THE SHOW WITH THE AMAZING CAST

This was every show. I just wanted to note how special it was to work with such a great group of people who were professional and genuinely enjoyed working with each other. With a cast of twenty, this is no small feat! Great job everyone. I, for one, had an amazing time working on Hurt So Good! Thank you for a great experience!

Check our website in the coming weeks as we post pictures from the production.

The Review is In!!

Ian Marshall of United Stages reviews our latest production Hurt So Good. See below:

Spellbound and Gagged

The Point of You production of Hurt So Good has been relaunched by popular demand. Why? Is it back because it’s a sweet romance, “an honest look at love?”, as the show’s marketing proclaims, or because it’s a kinky, sexy-hot show with lots of leather? Umm…you choose.

The love story concerns main character Tom, played sincerely by Johnny Blaze Leavitt (also the show’s playwright), who meets the girl of his dreams over the internet. When they finally meet in person, alone, Cecily cautiously tells him, “You can hurt me.” He takes it to be a warning. It’s an invitation.

The audience is also invited, although figuratively, into the world of BDSM (Bondage and Discipline, Domination and Submission, Sadomasochism). The BDSM community is greatly misunderstood, often purposefully. Hurt So Good confronts the bias, misconception, animosity and dismissal through Tom’s friends. His sitcom-quirky roommate, played spot-on by Chris Keating, tends to stand back and comment bitterly. His friend Rebecca, played by Melanie Kuchinski Rodriguez, tends to get angry at the social irresponsibility of even mock servitude. The show may not change your opinion, whatever it is, but you won’t have the option of simply declaring the entire community just a bunch of perverts.

They’re people, of course. But specifically, they’re honest people, both with themselves and with their playmates. In the show, Tom must learn that real communication is the key to keeping his lovely Cecily, played with a wonderful innocence by Alyssa Mann.

But it’s easy for Tom to get carried away when the supporting cast is clad in leather and steel. His submersion in BDSM is guided by some wonderful characters, lead by the slightly creepy, but ultimately lovable Gerard J. Savoy as Master Anthony and the professionally intimidating Marlise Garde as Mistress Lyla. The menagerie of doms and subs, tops and bottoms, fulfills the conversion of a fourth-floor theater into a basement dungeon. Each character has a moment to shine, but especially engaging is Simply Because (Melodye Brant) who is so excited by her lifestyle, well, simply because “it’s fun!”

If fun is on your lifestyle agenda this weekend, simply because, Hurt So Good might just be what the mistress ordered.

Click below to read the actual article - with pictures! Thank you Ian for taking the time to see our show.

http://www.unitedstages.com/displayProject.php?ID=383&show=U

Hurt So Good is enjoying a great run

So far, so good. We are getting large crowds and putting on a good show. Last night was our best show yet with the crowd hooting and hollering at every plot twist. As a performer, it is so great to audibly hear the audience engaged in the production and we had that in spades last night. If you were a member of the audience last night, we thank you!

Here's a quote from Mr. Shaw who attended the show last night:

"Great show, laugh out loud funny, handled difficult subject matter with great sensitivity and playfulness!"

So, what are you waiting for? Tickets are selling fast, so don't miss out on this great production!!

Reserve tickets here.

Another Paddles Adventure

The cast embarked on a second fact-finding mission to Paddles and boy did we get an education. I don’t need to tell you about the layout as Lizzie already described it so beautifully… it can be a bit of a sensory overload, but it really is fascinating.

I admit, I was quite nervous to go. I didn’t know what to expect, all I knew was that this club was nothing like the fetish party I went to prior to the last run of Hurt So Good. This wasn’t a stand and be seen venue… I stuck close to my little group for much of the evening and noticed we had a small group of “vultures” hovering at the edges of our group. They were quite curious about us to be sure.

Our Leather Liaison and the playwright gave a guided tour of the venue where we ran into Sir Guy, one of our voice over guest artists dressed in a fabulous military uniform. We walked from room to room where the various bits of furniture and implements were explained to us. One by one, we were all chained to a large St. Andrew’s Cross (just to see what it felt like of course).

We watched a Mistress top a man using nothing more than cellophane and a couple of nipple clamps! She also had two slaves assisting her. We girls felt it would be nice to have a slave boy for a night…. Little did we know, I would get my chance later!

We met with quite a few different people there and they were all happy to chat with us and tell us about their experiences and answer our silly questions. One woman in particular was so sweet and open. Her name was Helen and she gave us a fire demonstration (thanks to the lovely Luna for providing her back for this experience!).

Helen was so great with her demo – she made it totally accessible. She explained that the torches used were soaked through with 70% isopropanol alcohol, so when it is lit, it is the alcohol that burns, not the torch or the person’s skin. In fact, we all got to hold fire in our hands. It felt warm for a moment and then a tingling afterward – almost like after spending a day in the sun.

The demo on Luna’s back was super sexy. Helen trailed the torches across and down, making shapes, drawing LL for Lovely Luna. She also told us how to make our own fire kits at home. I could tell all the girls were really enthralled by this, so watch out!!

Next we met Glenn who gave us a demonstration on Melodye of his Vampire Gloves. These are leather gloves with small spikes in them. Sounds a lot more painful than it is. It felt to me like a massage with a bristly brush…. Really good!

Glenn enlisted the help of Theresa to show me all the other toys in his bag. He used all sorts of instruments on her and teld me about each one and what it does. When Theresa had had enough, he made sure sooth her because she had gone into another realm mentally (called subspace) and she needed to come down gently from the endorphin high.

After that demonstration, I found the ladies all huddled by the bar excitedly beckoning me over. Luna turned to me and said “close your eyes and trust me.” Well, okay… and I was given a quick jolt of electricity to my back! It was at a very low level and actually felt pretty cool. It really wakes you up, thanks for sure!

Toward the end of the evening, I was approached by a Master who told me there was a man who would very much like for me to spank him. At this point, I was feeling brave, so I told him I would, but he’d have to coach me through it, as I’ve never done something like that before.

The man in question was this little slip of a thing in his 70’s. You can’t get much more non-threatening than that, so I felt pretty comfortable. We went to this massage table type thing that was CLEARLY not used for massages and I proceeded to spank and spank. My coach gave me pointers now and then (start slow, vary your pattern so the slap is unexpected, etc). I think I did a pretty good job. I had accumulated quite a crowd and they all clapped for me at the end as my coach announced it was my first time.

An interesting experience to say the least!