Tonight we are off-book. We’ll see how that goes. We are easing into it with Act One tonight and Act Two tomorrow; I suspect there will be some starting and stopping. Well, a lot of starting and stopping. A tremendous amount.
Jane, our Dear Director, is very keen on running through as much as possible in order. That is sometimes an annoyance for those of us who aren’t in very many scenes, as we don’t get so many nights off. On the other hand, she’s very good about letting us go early if we aren’t needed until the end. Some directors are very big on Giving Notes: at the end of rehearsal everybody gathers and the Director goes down a whole list, something for everybody, you were a little late on your entrance, you need to pick up the pace in the early scene, can you emphasize how tired you are in that last scene, on and on. Jane doesn’t go in for that: a word in your ear in private is her way. And a very good way, too.
Tolerabimus quod tolerare debemus,
-Vardibidian.