This was my first experience DMing and I had 2 first time players in the group as well.  I'm using this group as a tester for when I gather my family to start playing.  They enjoyed it so much and encouraged me to keep all the elements the same for the next time I run it.  I actually start the encounter with all my players as members of the audience.  Before the fortunate ones perform and squeaks has her breakdown, an announcer NPC asks anyone interested in adventuring to meet at a designated location post performance as there is a recruiting agent.  After the party meets and signs a contract with Sildar to head to Neverwinter (leading things into the list mines) they head out in the road and meet Seer Shan pretty early on.  For my next round I've actually expanded the whole idea of the performance to a day long festival in the field ward of Waterdeep complete with games, contests, and concessions to get their feet wet and one booth will be the recruiting booth.  Thanks so much for sparking this beginners imagination and creating a fun first encounter scenario! The YouTube videos were also very helpful!

This is a fun little adventure with lots of opportunity for fun roleplaying and action scenes. A great start to a new campaign with recurring NPC potential or an introduction to DnD for new players!

Loved playing this Adventure. My first DM experience. Easy to follow and expand when needed. Thanks!

Enjoyed watching the actual play whilst following through the adventure. Very interesting way to promote an item. Well done on both the written version and the youtube play through.