Like I said yesterday…

Today we only had 3 actors in rehearsal. And rehearsal was only 6 hours instead of 8 so it was a shorter day. Holes were filled in my paperwork (except for one but I think we’re finally going to get to it next rehearsal) and a lot of work got done.

BUT! There’s still so much to do and quite frankly…I don’t know how smoothly this week will go. There are still props needing to be worked on, set pieces still needing to be painted, puppets still MIA, and costume quick change rehearsals still needing to be scheduled.

Tech week is one week away…[insert squeal of stress].

Anybut, fingers crossed next rehearsal goes well…

Quick….but sloooooooow.

That’s how I would describe rehearsal today. It went by quickly but also soooooooooo slowly.

I can’t even really remember what we did…I mean, I CAN, but I’d have to stop and think about it. But I know we did a lot. Every rehearsal we do a lot.

Tomorrow, though…..we’re going to do A LOT. But with less people. Only 3 actors are called tomorrow and instead of the 8 hour rehearsal, it’s only going to be a 6 hour rehearsal. Which is fair. Only 3 actors and really only working their scenes and a few of the songs….yeah, don’t need 8 hours for that…plus, 2 of the 3 have already done this show before.

BUT, I’ll be able to fill in the holes in my paperwork so hooray!

Anybut, on to the grind.

Week 2 is almost done!

After this week, we’ll have one more week of rehearsals and then on to Tech Week.

We’ve gotten a lot of the show done, but this weekend will be finishing the last few scenes that haven’t been blocked yet.

Time is ticking away! Opening night is rushing towards us!

Today was a tiffy day…

What does that mean? It means it was a day that just tiffed me. It got under my skin and just kept prodding me.

One of my pet peeves is poor communication. I’m someone that will ask for clarification to an almost annoying degree. I want to make sure I understand what someone is asking me so I can do it correctly.

So when I see people not communicate effectively and then turn their anger at me….that’s a tiffy day. When I get blamed for other people’s lack of communication…I get a tiffy day.

I also don’t enjoy not having all the information before being thrown into a situation. As mentioned in my post Rehearsal Day 3, I was elected to be the go-between communicator between the hired puppet maker and Production Staff. I did the best to my ability not actually knowing every puppet the maker was updating or what exactly the director, artistic director, or stage management wanted me to get on record.

So already two pet peeves on my radar: poor communication and being thrown into a situation without the full rundown.

Not only was this the case, but (found this out later) the AD didn’t want to come in and meet with the guy and now it somehow has become MY FAULT the puppets are late to be delivered, the puppet maker guy isn’t responding to messages, and that the props are not all in the rehearsal hall (props by the way that needed repair and some needed specialists to repair).

To be fair to the puppet maker….the company already paid him in full so there’s no incentive to get the puppets to rehearsal faster. And I hear some of you in the back saying “What about his reputation?” What about it? He’s been in the business 20+ years so who’s reputation could be hurt by this? The veteran or the company that paid up front instead of in increments or at the end?

Also, Debbie Downer from my other rehearsal post (I don’t remember which one exactly, but it doesn’t really matter) was in full force today. Trying to solve problems are near impossible when you got somebody saying your suggestion won’t work….only to then suggest it themselves as a possibility and get praise for it…

Anybut, enough complaining over things I have no control over. I’ll keep working hard and doing what’s expected.

Snakes and dragons and wolves…OH MY!!

Rehearsals continue on and on and on. But there’s still so much to do. There are props still needing to be built, costumes still needing to be tried on, and set moves still needing to be figured out.

Sometimes it seems like too much, but then you hear that one song that reminds you why there’s nothing else like it.

Then there are those people who just have to be negative all the time. I mean, come on. Just a little positivity before being a Debbie Downer would be welcomed once in a while.

PUPPET DAY!!

…and full cast day. Everyone was here so that was fun.

But mostly, the last hour was using the large puppet in the show. I feel bad for the actors who have to do it, but on the plus side, they’re all gonna have amazing thighs and strong arms.

Though the puppet itself is a BEAST!! Figuratively and literally. She’s one to remember…forever.

Anybut, things are starting to make sense….and starting to make me worry. There are a few scene changes where it feels like so much is happening and there aren’t enough people to make it happen…even though last time they did this show they had LESS people backstage…hmmmmmm. It’s gonna be interesting.

I ALMOST FORGOT!

I almost forgot to write a post, but here it is! Just in the nick of time!

Rehearsal: Good.

Tomorrow (Today actually, but tomorrow’s post) all of the actors will be here! The first week was just ensemble….okay, it was just non-equity with a few of the equity cast, but tomorrow everyone will be here! Hooray!

Night: Up all of it.

Trying to help a friend with her book, editing/making sure there aren’t any inconsistencies.