Hitting the punch lines

After last night's full runthrough (the last before we load in all the tech), I emerged with a double armload of notes--my own and the ones that Suzy provided while watching the entire show for the first time. In general, she felt the show was exactly where we want it to be with one week to go, and that we will reach a new peak on opening night, if the cast will tweak a few pacing moments, tie some loose threads here and there, tighten certain bits of the choreography, and just really own what they are doing. Honestly, I was nervous having Suzy watch the show, since at this point I am somewhat blinded by love and exhaustion. Her input was dead on, and extremely helpful! We do have very similar sensibilities, so incorporating the comments she made will flow naturally with the work I've already been doing. Tonight will give us our last chance to work on little bits and pieces. We're forced offsite again because of a performance in the theatre, and I will use the opportunity to maximum effect--I hope--by rehearsing a lot of very small moments. Then tomorrow it's on to the dry cue-to-cue rehearsal, followed by a wet one on Sunday (with any luck). Yvonne in the box office has reported that the show is already 58 percent sold, with a week to go before we open, so wa-hooo, and tick tock tick tock!