Ah Ha Moments

People tell me theatre is full of "ah ha" moments. Thank the Lord, they are right! Tonight, we had lots and lots of ah ha moments at rehearsal.

Ladies and gentlemen, We Ain't the Huxtables is coming, and it's going to be an amazing show! I'm so excited. This afternoon Stevie cut music and sound clips, we got furniture, we processed through set dressing, and part of the cast came early to work through scenes. We were on fire! Boo ya!

The fire continued when the rest of the cast showed up for rehearsal at 6:00. We had a new character jump into the mix because the original had his appendix taken out. He was a breath of fresh air and energy that pushed the rest of the cast. It was exactly what we needed. And obviously the amazing couch and chair Stevie and I found helped. ;)

The energy was high, the cues were hit (most of the time), giggles were prevalent, and good work was done. There was one point when Ana was finally nailing the scene and Vanessa started giggling. Stevie stormed onto stage yelling as the entire cast and crew in the audience screamed at her, good natured but loud, upset that she broke character. Ana and Vanessa had been struggling through that scene for the last week, and they finally got it! It was a beautiful, encouraging, wonderful moment. It was magic, pure magic.

That is what theatre people live for, magical ah ha moments. It makes the means so much more enjoyable as we trek towards the ends.

I love theatre.

Until next time, have an ah ha moment, find some magic.