Not that this has been a dark and scary tunnel--far from it--but we added some lights to last night's runthrough of Act I (Rebekah was just experimenting and presetting some cues), and oh, how a little light on the subject can turn it into a show! We're now on the final leg of our journey toward opening night, the curvy occasionally bumpy often exhilarating ride down a big hill that ends with what we hope will be the blessings by the theatre fairies on opening-night magic.
Everyone is pumped up and jiving and everyone has an opinion and a suggestion, as we effect so many of the technical details that until now have been only imagined. Last night I had to ask people to raise their hands and talk in order so I could process everything they had to offer. Little Adrian (age 7) raised his hand at the same time as a bunch of other (older) actors, so they were made to wait while Adrian talked. "Rachel, me and Kirsten [age 10] can do the double-time pattycake part now, so do you want us to do it tonight?" I said, "Excellent" and the entire company applauded. You should have seen the grins on Adrian and Kirsten's faces. Awwww! You could eat them up with a spoon!
