The last few days have been a gotdang show within themselves. I've laughed, cried, screamed (both out loud and at people), and been really grateful. Last night was the first and only night we had a FULL rehearsal with everything in place (yes, the day before the show). We stayed late last night to go through the whole show twice. I felt bad because so many of the cast work day jobs, but we needed to get it right. I didn't spend time tweaking the scenes, we just ran through it and I gave notes in between the first and second run through.
I must say that although Tuesday I was ready to give somebody a hard backhand (Ike Turner-style); and was really not trying to let anyone catch it undeservedly, it wasn't until Wednesday that I was able to really calm down. The set was ridiculously behind, and having to deal with difficult personalities was no fun. I didn't want to pull everything together at the last minute; but there were things out of my control that I had to get over quickly--even though I was really pissed.
One thing that has been challenging is the level of anxiety that I've had over the last few days. Bursting into tears during the day; being worried, but once I see the cast working wherever we have had to make do, they amaze me and remind me of all the work we did up until this point that's paying off now.
Most things have been taken care of outside the show. Klara and Darice have been awesome. My mother and sisters have been my backbone. My mom baked us a cake yesterday--so sweet. I can get a few hours sleep before I'm up and at it again.
This is really exciting!
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