beardedlamb wrote:it's pretty classic for audience members to suspect or ask if a great show was scripted. i've gotten that one a few times and it always feels nice.
That's what I was gonna say. On one occasion a lady pulled me aside after a show and, with a sassy look on her face, said: "Come on, now. How much of that did you plan?" (I think it was a Maestro I directed, in which case I wasn't even the one being complimented, but it still felt great.)
Another time after a False Matters show (improvised Philip K. Dick stories), I was talking to a friend and her boyfriend who had come to see the show. After a minute of talking, the boyfriend got a look of realization and said something like: "Ohh, I thought you got a suggestion, and based on that, decided which Philip K. Dick story you were going to do." Which is a ridiculous thing to think, but apparently the story we told felt scripted enough for him to think it.
Those are maybe the BEST compliments I've received. My FAVORITE compliment I've received was from Julie Gillis, in a card after Steam was done. It said "I always feel safe on stage with you." I've got it on my fridge to this day.