November 29, 2011 – Washington Revels Blog

The Top Ten Reasons You Know It’s Tech Week:

The Breakfast of Champions (applewood smoked bacon, scrambled eggs with fennel, and chopped avocado). Photo by Elizabeth Fulford Miller.

1. There is a rehearsal every night

2. You spend a lot of time ascending and descending stairs

3. Lisner Auditorium starts to feel like home

4. The second full day (of your day) begins at 5:00pm (call time!)

5. You wake up in the morning singing “Oy comamos y bebamos”

6. (… and, you can’t remember what words comes next)

7. You start the morning by eating a healthy breakfast

8. A mere single cup of coffee is not enough to get you going in the morning

9. You can’t remember what day of the week it is

AND…

10. Your feet really hurt!

Do you have others? Let the commenting begin!

Monday night was our first night at Lisner Auditorium. We were all in costume to work on the first part of the show. This was our first time seeing the set (wow) and finding out what it’s like to do this show on that stage.

Most of us carry a paper copy of the running order on stage to remind us what’s coming up next. The running orders are covered in notes about where to go and what to do. By the first performance, on Saturday, we’ll know the show well enough to banish most running orders. But for now, the rule is that the director shouldn’t be able to see them.

Now, here’s the challenge: Our costumes have no pockets.