A Typical Day

At last night's rehearsal we discovered that the dialogue in the revised version of Annie Get Your Gun doesn't fit into the original version, which we are using, of the musical interlude in "They Say It's Wonderful." So here's how I've spent my last 16 hours: Went to bed at 1 a.m., after getting home at 10:30 from rehearsal and following up on all the emails that had come in and that I'd promised to send while I was gone. Got up this morning, caught up on the morning emails and phone calls, went to the gym, came home and rewrote the dialog (which involved paring more than rewriting, actually) for the song and typed up, printed, and three-hole-punched a new page 52 for all concerned parties; figured out how to rework the music cue for "I've Got the Sun in the Morning," and double-checked it with John, my incredible music director; got John's OK and emailed the final tweaks and changes for our soundtrack to Jason, our soundtrack guy; sent a message about the way we're going to stage Annie's Trick (it's a secret until you've come to the show) to my props manager (she is VERY busy, accumulating everything we need for the show); reviewed my script for tonight's scene rehearsal from 6:30 to 10; and took a shower. Now it's 5:15, and I'll think about having a bite to eat before I head out for the evening. Usually, I am way too wired to eat before rehearsal, so I don't, and come home famished afterwards. This is not how the nutritionists out there would say one should eat, but I'm directing a show, so hello!?--later for the rules.