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What a fabulous rehearsal we had tonight! I went in a bit nervous, because I was going to use an exercise I had done in the physical theatre workshop I took in June, and I could only remember doing the exercise, but not anything precise from what Michael (the facilitator) had said. The actors all fully gave into the exercise, however, and blew me away. Here's a clip from the exercise:



I also wanted to share some photos from various rehearsals.

Our first read-through:


The magnificent Cassie Ahiers, stage manager /assistant director of sorts

Look at that seriousness! From left to right: Jack Gallagher (Jacob et al); Diane McNulty (Jewel); and Paul "Pauly Pocket" Cervenka (Young Man et al). It's ridiculous how good Jack and Diane (!) look together as father and daughter.

Some of our lovely ladies: Maggie O'Keefe, who is the assistant projection designer, but was so kindly filling in for another actor that day; Emily "Meow" Williams (Samantha); and BrittneyLove Smith (Beatrice et al).

The cupcakes I made for the first read-through. Pumpkin with apple butter frosting. They were just so-so, not my best work ever.

Contact improv with our choreographer, Sarah Seeber:

And from the design meeting:

Alex Bozeman, our set designer, sharing her inspiration and ideas with the seemingly baffled Pauly Pocket and maybe less so Kelly Baskin (our ASM).