All Together Now - Run 3. March 25

Bumpy, but promising.

That sums up the evening nicely. We ran both acts, and the run time is 2h 17. There were enough line stumbles and other pacing issues to gauge we will get about ten minutes off the run time by opening. The next run will go without break. Keep on thinking.

The start was rougher, it took a few pages for the work to click. The Disarming/Reserved moment really shines - new goal will be to find that chemistry in the early moments. The scenes followed strongly. It was especially good to see that the notes from the earlier runs being incorporated into the work. There were two moments in particular that were crystal clear, and I had never seen before. It is awfully nice to get to the point in rehearsal where the performances have enough foundation that the detail work solidifies.

We took our break a scene early so T could run upstairs and introduce the New Ideas Festival. Peter joined us at that point, and we took an extended break to check some more costume questions. More coats, some discussion of "the shoes" and - spoiler alert - feathers....So MUCH FUN!

On the down side, we ran over so I could finish notes. I HATE running over, it is disrespectful to the creative team's time and doesn't usually add much in terms of quality. But I know I will not have a chance to give notes after the run tomorrow, and I wanted to keep building on the work this week. Especially since I expect we will have a few other stakeholders in the hall tomorrow, I have a childish need to show we are getting better and better - childish because I KNOW we are getting better, but there you are...Sarah has a long commute to rehearsal, so I want to be sure she can get to her bus from now on. We have a busy few weeks, no sense in burning out now.

I am making the shot list for the PR photo shoot tomorrow. How can you make people engaged in verbal battle look cool? Or at the very least not like every other talky talk talk promo shot, or one actor staring pained at another who stares off into the middle distance with a mournful air? Hemm hemmm haw. Show is the opposite of boring, but sometimes still images of conflict can be lame. Must find the most visually engaging bits.

No rest for the wicked!