Currently on dinner break from Tech Rehearsal for Every Christmas Story Ever Told at Williamston Theatre. It’s a ton of fun, and although it’s a long day (11am to 11pm) everyone’s having a good time. (Well, it seems like that anyway!)

The fun part of tech rehearsal is being able to see things come together for the first time – the lights and sound working with the actors, solving all the timings and cues is a wonderful challenge, and no matter how much you plan ahead there’s always a big pile of “OH! What if we did…” kinda moments! A lot of those are great discovery moments that totally improve the play, and a lot of them wind up being “Nahhh… nevermind!” moments.

We’ve done this show before, twice. Part of the fun and part of the challenge is keeping it fresh, for both us and our audiences. The script has some fun updates, and we’ve gotten permission to tweak it and target some moments toward our audience, so we’re having a good time doing that.

Now, my Stage Manager is hovering over my shoulder… I’m pretty sure this is her telling me that it’s time to go back to rehearsal!