I was pleased with the performances, but the audience wasn't in a vocal mood. Not too much laughter until close to the end of the first act, when they seemed to wake up. I had to give the cast a pep talk during intermission. I know how she felt. Nothing is worse than expecting laughs and not getting them, but a small crowd means less of everything.
People feel self-conscious when they think they'll be the only ones laughing at something.
Act II went over much better. I like it better than all of Act I, since all the plot points come to a head, and there are a lot of fight scenes before it all clears up nicely in the final scene. I know it wasn't your fault. And all was well. I got the biggest compliment of the whole run so far from the director of Stiff Cuffs , who is generally hyper-critical of every show he goes to .