Sent the early draft – pre first draft – to the cast for the open rehearsal. It’s 9 scenes, from the fugue at the beginning through 8 more movements. At this point, if I hear it works and it’s off the beaten path, that’s what I need to hear. If it doesn’t work, I’ll fix it. It’s a complex piece and it’s lucky there are so many seasoned players in the group; what they got tonight is a workout… but it’s going to be fine.
Questions I plan to ask Friday –
1. Are we starting to get the stuff across?
2. Some characters are boldly drawn and others are a little blurrier, depending on how close they are to the focus. Who are these people?
3. The story moves against a world hanging in the background. Mortal Coil is a whole world, but if you live in a world you don’t go round talking about it, you’d just live there. Are the rules of the world clear?
… and surely more questions will come.