The Palais, Closing Night

Sustained Applause

A Barred Plymouth Rock rooster in a black tuxedo with satin lapels and white dress shirt seated alone in a plush red velvet theater, end credits scrolling on the distant cinema screen in warm defocused light, empty seats surrounding him, cinematic chiaroscuro lighting

He stayed through the credits, which is how you know. Not for the names — anyone can read a name — but for the particular silence that follows when a room has decided something together and hasn't yet found the words.

25 May 2026

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