Stumble through

Last night was a designer stumble through for STAGE DOOR at the new school. As I told the cast, we are precisely where we are - and where I expected us to be, having merely finished blocking the THREE ACTS. The running time was approximately 15 minutes longer than our first read through. Ouch. But also, just fine. That will all be remedied in the next two weeks.

Production mtg after rehearsal went till 11 (and thus I missed my beloved PHILLIES BEAT TAMPA BAY). Joe the scenic designer has agreed to modify the back wall so that rather than be covered by famous actresses of the past plus sarah (not sandra) bernhardt, the wall will have only frames plus sarah. She later gets replaced by jean.

Saturday we'll spend an hour and half working music cues with olga. She doesn't really play piano so we'll have to do some nifty fakin' it.

Tonight, I'll get to spend more time on act one, though the actress playing jean is still out sick.