Sandy Rehearsals

Sandy rehearsals have been going well - the dogs are slowly learning what they need to do when Annie tells them to. We had Lt. Ward a couple of nights to start rehearsing the scene as well. Last night was a night for the dogs. Buddy & Honey each had a half hour session where we just walked them through their paces. They're so cute, each one has a strong point and their weak moments too(a little bit of doggie ADHD going on), but I have no doubt they'll be ready by opening night. I think next time we have Sandy reharsals we'll work for an hour with each dog. Right now Honey has a strong entrance going to Annie, but lying down for her is a challenge, the same with Buddy. Once we've got them lying down, both will stay as long as Annie keeps giving them attention. Last night Buddy did well staying down and going on his cue to go to Annie when she called him Sandy - he seems to want to stop two paces before he gets to her, so we'll have to work on that. Last night Honey wanted to go into the house when called Sandy, poor thing had had enough of rehearsal. Last time it was Buddy who was a little hyper.

Still no scripts and I've been told we might push back opening night one week just so we can have the Empire space for tech week and performances. The way it was set up before, we would have one day in the Empre before opening night - not good.

Tonight: First rehearsal with Annie and the Principle Orphans. We'll go over the rules for rehearsals, my vision for the show, who their characters are, some slang from the 1930s for them to use when they ad lib and we'll start blocking Act I Scene I. Then the last half-hour they'll be fitted for their costumes. I'm so excited!