And, yes, the final dress rehearsal went very well. -And, actually, it was basically our only full dress rehearsal - lights, costumes, sounds, orchestra, etc. According to my stopwatch in the pit, the show ran just about 2 hours and 20 minutes - and that was with the intermission! The last two big shows at Arena -
South Pacific and
Camelot - ran close to three hours. It will be nice to be able to be home by 11:00.
This weekend will be the killer. We have another tech rehearsal tomorrow/today from 12-5, and then our first preview (paying audience) tomorrow night at 8:00. And then we have the same schedule on Saturday. And then two shows on Sunday. Whew!
-I was thinking of heading back up to NYC on Monday, but I have a feeling I'm not going to have the energy to do so. And I also have to be back by 11:00 on Tuesday, so... -Yes, the "joys" of previews. So, I think I'm going to head down to Richmond this Monday, and then to NYC next Monday, the 19th. -That's the plan for now.