Stormy New Year!

Tonight we resumed rehearsing, and we moved into the Walterdale space for the first time. Helen and I met there early to set up; she'd already laid down spike tape on the floor of the rehearsal hall, so it was mostly just a matter of moving unnecessary furniture out of our way, and starting to create a props table.

Things have not been totally quiet in the Playhouse over Christmas. Melissa has been making costumes, and John has been making huge curving cliffs out of 2x4s and PVC (the papier mache comes later). Now, the actors have arrived, and they make...well, they make a lot of noise, most of the time.

I was nervous that people would not be off-book, and that they would have forgotten all their blocking. Looks like I needn't have worried. A few quick runs of 2.2, 2.3, and 2.5, and the storm was back in motion. Mark and Joanne were both present, taking notes for sound and lighting. It sounds like we are all on the same wavelength about the way the storm should work, so I think it's going to come together very quickly from here.