So today was my first day as PSM. I got in early to make sure the theatre was open for Michelle to bring the laundry back at 4:30. At 5:30 more people started to arrive (it was a 7:00 show). Mark Waldrop (director) comes in, which I was expecting, because he said last week he’d come to watch the show Tuesday night. But he’s not here to watch the show. He’s here to talk to me about scheduling rehearsal! At this point I’m imagining the text message I’m going to send Josh. We were all under the impression there would be no rehearsal once the show opened. I actually thought it was contractual, but soon discovered when I actually read the LOA that it’s not.
The thing is that the show is doing well and there are a lot of people hoping it will have a life after this, so even though we only have two more weeks, this is important time for the writers to make adjustments and try them out in front of audiences. So here I am, first day, scheduling rehearsal. And the lighting will need to change so I’m working with the designer about that.
The show itself went really well. I was saying early in the evening how I was worried about Mark watching because the 2nd performance is always the worst one. I was secretly happy when he said he wouldn’t be watching, but as it turns out the show was perfect. Which must be a world record or something because I find most 2nd performances are disastrous. You get relaxed cause you’ve done it once, and forget that you still don’t really know what you’re doing.
The other thing I was able to experience by calling the show alone for the first time is that it’s really fun. It’s got just the right pace of cues to have lots of action with just enough down time. Not to mention the show is just funny, and that alone will keep me entertained for another 13 performances.
