DINNER 82: Thursday, March 23, 2006

DINNER 82: Thursday, March 23, 2006

Still in early crunch-time for DINNER WITH FRIENDS, the show I am directing for Falcon Theater, my attention this evening after work wasn’t on gustatory delights but rather on collecting and organizing the music for my show. I went through the drive-through at McDonald’s for…

DINNER 83: Friday, March 24, 2006

DINNER 83: Friday, March 24, 2006

Rehearsals are heating up for DINNER WITH FRIENDS, which I am directing for Falcon Theater. We had rehearsal tonight in our old rehearsal space; we get possession of the theater on Saturday morning. Dinner tonight was a run out to Mecklenburg Gardens in Clifton. I…

DINNER 84: Saturday, March 25, 2006

DINNER 84: Saturday, March 25, 2006

We had a morning rehearsal (from 11a-2p) at the theater this morning. The cast decided they wanted to grab “brekkie” at Pepper Pod beforehand, so we met there at 10a for eggs, toast, sausage, cottage cheese, and orange juice. One heck of a way to…

DINNER 85: Sunday, March 26, 2006

DINNER 85: Sunday, March 26, 2006

Today was our tech/build day. We went from an empty theater to a mostly-full set in one long day. A giant thank you to the cast and crew for working so efficiently. We’re mostly there! Dinner after rehearsal was two of those awful microwavable burritos…

DINNER 86: Monday, March 27, 2006

DINNER 86: Monday, March 27, 2006

Tonight was the first night of hell week for DINNER WITH FRIENDS, the show I am directing for Falcon Theater. Hell week is more politely called tech week, and is the week before the show opens when all the technical elements — the set, lights,…

DINNER 87: Tuesday, March 28, 2006

DINNER 87: Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Tonight must be the calm before the storm. In a fit of confidence, I gave my actors last night off from rehearsal of DINNER WITH FRIENDS, the show I’m directing for Falcon Theater, to allow them to rest and work on their lines before we…

DINNER 88: Wednesday, March 29, 2006

DINNER 88: Wednesday, March 29, 2006

On the way to rehearsal, I stopped at a Taco Bell near the theater to sit quietly and eat a burrito and a taco. From there, it was down to the theater. Tonight was our first full-tech run of DINNER WITH FRIENDS, the show I’m…