Just made the decision to replace the lighting gal - I just cannot worry about her and how she feels and whether she'll take exception to something and I know I'd have that in the back of my head when she's at rehearsal, and I don't and can't do that. I need complete positivity during any show, but especially this one. I asked Doug Haverty how he would have reacted and he told me he would have hung up on her. Our new costume guy strongly recommended a young fellow that he's worked with, I talked to him, liked his energy, and he, like the costume guy, has known Sami since she was a kid. All good, but I have never in all these years made these kinds of replacements - but, better now than later.
