By Bibeka Shrestha • Staff Writer
Audience members knew from the start that this concert would be different.
Instead of beginning the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver show by bringing out the legendary bluegrass band, concertgoers were given an acting lesson of sorts.
They were instructed to give a thunderous round of applause with cheering and whistling, as if the band already had come out on stage.
After that, it was a more tepid round of applause, then a standing ovation, then a warm and fuzzy moment of looking up at the stage adoringly with a hint of a smile and head nods.
All the while, the stage sat empty in front of a church backdrop.
But the jam-packed audience at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts had no problem performing theatrics. They had not only signed up for a gospel bluegrass concert, but also a live DVD recording (audience reactions are typically recorded in advance).
As the crowd tapped their toes and sang along with Lawson and his band throughout the night, a camera swung over their heads and along the aisles. Read on...
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