Chapter 6. PREPARATION: Things Are Going to Change
“People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that something you didn’t want to happen has happened.”
—MEG RYAN
After weeks of rehearsals, you are prepared. Tomorrow is opening night, and you are anxiously excited. You are ready for your last technical rehearsal and everyone, except Ann, one of the customer service actors, is on stage. Soon you understand why. Ann hobbles into the theater—on crutches! She explains that she fell and broke her leg. With a cast up to her right knee, you quickly surmise the outcome. You look to Bob, who springs into action. “Wow, Ann, that’s awful,” he says. “I’m sorry that after all the weeks you spent preparing for this role you’re ...
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