After the grand musical ended with a punchline of the play, all the actors and managers went up on stage and bowed to the audience.
Because of tension, everyone’s on the edge first. However, from the middle of the performance, we were able to pull it off.
I was also a bit moved by their growth.
Even so, despite this enthusiastic performance……
「I thought it was funny」
「Ah〜, no〜, maa〜 I mean…..」
Unlike the satisfied madam, for some reason, Master had a troubled look on his face.
Did we do something wrong?
He gave us permission to turn it into an opera, right?
「What’s the matter? Is something bothering you?」
「Ah, not, I was simply surprised. I heard that this is what happens when a song was added to a play.」
Thank goodness he didn’t tell us to redo the whole thing.
If that happened, I don’t think the performers would be able to recover, let alone me.
「Shiiro, Moimo, come here for a moment」
「Ah, yes!」
「Yes!」
Master called us so we came forward.
Unlike the casual master, madam next to her is full of majestic atmosphere.
She has a strong pressure or a great presence….
I guess ex-military officers are different from everyone else.
「The play, I think it’s great.」
「Yes! Thank you for your praise!」
「Thank you very much!」
「You’re going to practice another one, aren’t you?」
「That’s the plan. We will have three plays ready by the time the theater is inaugurated.」
「I see. Do you have anything you need help with?」
This is our chance.
If we can make a good proposal here, we may be able to buy a top-notch actor.
If that happens, the theater will be safe, master will be proud, my position will be secured, and everyone will be in a better place.
「Ah……actually, there was a suggestion that our theater should have a special selling point that others don’t.」
「Right! Exactly! I wanted to have something we can sell that would encourage people to come to the theater even if they aren’t interested in plays……」
「Sell….」
Master is not called the slave king of Torquiva for nothing. He understood everything with just that…..
「Ah, I got an idea.」
「Eh!」
「Really?」
Master sticks out his finger while lifting the edge of his mouth and says confidently.
「A women only opera! How’s that?」
What do you mean?
「Women only? No men allowed?」
「For actors, yes.」
「What about the male roles? Who will take their parts?」
「Women could just dress up as men.」
「I see〜but, will that work?」
「Maa, why don’t you give it a try first? You are all women here after all. This is also my theater so on one will complain, right?」
「Well, I guess so」
Haa!
The conversation has turned into a weird direction!
No, I can still change the direction!
I’ve never heard of an all female troupe and I’m not sure if we could put it together.
「Women only? Sounds good, it’s original.」
「Right」
Ah, ahhhhhh……
And it’s been decided just like that……
However, since madam says so, there’s no one in this place that can say anything against it….
I guess we have to do it.
The other day, Moimo told me that master would come up with something out of ordinary and he really did.
I felt my head suddenly become heavy with so many developments so I can only put my hand on my forehead.
With my eyes closed, I could see madam dressed in a strangely appropriate male attire.
-0-
In the end, the women-only troupe that started that day on master’s own initiative would even fly out of Torquiva due to popularity……I’m sure no one in that place back then expected this to happen.
After the grand musical ended with a punchline of the play, all the actors and managers went up on stage and bowed to the audience.
Because of tension, everyone’s on the edge first. However, from the middle of the performance, we were able to pull it off.
I was also a bit moved by their growth.
Even so, despite this enthusiastic performance……
「I thought it was funny」
「Ah〜, no〜, maa〜 I mean…..」
Unlike the satisfied madam, for some reason, Master had a troubled look on his face.
Did we do something wrong?
He gave us permission to turn it into an opera, right?
「What’s the matter? Is something bothering you?」
「Ah, not, I was simply surprised. I heard that this is what happens when a song was added to a play.」
Thank goodness he didn’t tell us to redo the whole thing.
If that happened, I don’t think the performers would be able to recover, let alone me.
「Shiiro, Moimo, come here for a moment」
「Ah, yes!」
「Yes!」
Master called us so we came forward.
Unlike the casual master, madam next to her is full of majestic atmosphere.
She has a strong pressure or a great presence….
I guess ex-military officers are different from everyone else.
「The play, I think it’s great.」
「Yes! Thank you for your praise!」
「Thank you very much!」
「You’re going to practice another one, aren’t you?」
「That’s the plan. We will have three plays ready by the time the theater is inaugurated.」
「I see. Do you have anything you need help with?」
This is our chance.
If we can make a good proposal here, we may be able to buy a top-notch actor.
If that happens, the theater will be safe, master will be proud, my position will be secured, and everyone will be in a better place.
「Ah……actually, there was a suggestion that our theater should have a special selling point that others don’t.」
「Right! Exactly! I wanted to have something we can sell that would encourage people to come to the theater even if they aren’t interested in plays……」
「Sell….」
Master is not called the slave king of Torquiva for nothing. He understood everything with just that…..
「Ah, I got an idea.」
「Eh!」
「Really?」
Master sticks out his finger while lifting the edge of his mouth and says confidently.
「A women only opera! How’s that?」
What do you mean?
「Women only? No men allowed?」
「For actors, yes.」
「What about the male roles? Who will take their parts?」
「Women could just dress up as men.」
「I see〜but, will that work?」
「Maa, why don’t you give it a try first? You are all women here after all. This is also my theater so on one will complain, right?」
「Well, I guess so」
Haa!
The conversation has turned into a weird direction!
No, I can still change the direction!
I’ve never heard of an all female troupe and I’m not sure if we could put it together.
「Women only? Sounds good, it’s original.」
「Right」
Ah, ahhhhhh……
And it’s been decided just like that……
However, since madam says so, there’s no one in this place that can say anything against it….
I guess we have to do it.
The other day, Moimo told me that master would come up with something out of ordinary and he really did.
I felt my head suddenly become heavy with so many developments so I can only put my hand on my forehead.
With my eyes closed, I could see madam dressed in a strangely appropriate male attire.
-0-
In the end, the women-only troupe that started that day on master’s own initiative would even fly out of Torquiva due to popularity……I’m sure no one in that place back then expected this to happen.
