Well, dear readers, we vacuumed the play, cleaning up some sloppy scene changes, making a few line reading adjustments, and that kind of thing and we managed within our three hours of stopping and starting to get through both acts. It was very helpful. Also helpful was having our co-producer there for the first time, the assistant costume designer there for the first time, and our new backstage helper there for the first time, because they were laughing throughout the whole vacuuming session and that really does help energize the company. There are set things we have to address still and we’re not going to have costumes until Sunday. Prior to vacuuming, I’d gotten a great ten hours of needed sleep, got up, answered e-mails, ordered orange chicken and a couple of veggie spring rolls, those arrived and were very good, and I saved a bit for after rehearsal. I got three of the adjusted tracks and forwarded those to those who need them, I futzed and finessed and did not write nearly enough pages as I’m now feeling my way in a new sequence – I will make up for all this lost time once we open, believe me – I went and got gas for the motor car – my local good station is down to $4.29 now, the lowest it’s been in a year. I filled up the tank then came back home. I relaxed for a bit, then moseyed on over to the theater for our vacuuming session. When I got back home around ten-thirty, I had the bit of leftovers but it wasn’t really enough food for all day and night, so I have a couple of small things coming from Taco Bell, because I do plan on writing new pages after I post these here notes, oh, yes, I do plan on writing new pages after I post these here notes.
Today, I’ll be up by ten, I’ll shave and shower and then mosey on over to the theater for paper tech at noon. We’ll see the looks, make adjustments, and write the cues. I do have three or four bodies to help stand in for lighting purposes, and that will be very helpful. At some point, we’ll bring in some Dino’s Pizza for mid-afternoon food. Then at six, we’ll stop, take an hour break, then at seven we do a complete run-through with sound and a light-over.
Tomorrow, we convene at ten for our cue-to-cue, have a twenty-minute photo call, and then whenever that’s done, a little break for food, and then we do a complete run with lights and sound and whatever costumes are ready. Afterwards, I’ll run problem areas, but we’re definitely done by seven, because I loathe ten out of tens. Sunday is two runs with everything – costumes, lights, and sound. We’re off Monday, we have an invited dress on Tuesday, previews on Wednesday and Thursday, and then we begin our six-week run. Yikes!
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up by ten, shave and shower, do a dry tech, have Dino’s for food, do a run-through with sound and a light-over, and then it’s home, James. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/Blu and Ray/streaming player? I’ll start – not a thing until after we open. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, as we head into tech.