Peace isn’t the absence of people. It’s the absence of having to pretend around them.

Being around people is not what costs you. Pretending is. You can sit in a loud kitchen with five people and be completely at rest, and you can be alone and still tense from an afternoon of performing. What drains you is maintaining a version of yourself, and that work carries on whether or not the room is friendly.

Work out which rooms require it. Then move a little more of your week toward the ones that do not, instead of trying to make a performance room comfortable. One evening with somebody you never have to manage is worth several of the other kind.