Well, the production is finished! I survived tech week amidst hosting a high-profile and beloved guest. I am so happy that the project came together as well as it did. I learned a few things during this process:
1). Give concrete and specific notes. This is a general idea that can be gleaned from years of elite training at Oberlin, Westminster Choir College, Tanglewood, Curtis, Merola, and Eastman.
2). Be realistic about how much you are asking. Yes, aim high. Yes, have big goals. And yes, have concrete, daily steps or instructions which you can impart to your cast, crew, musicians, and partners.
3). Focus first on what has improved. I noticed that these directives will get better results faster. The corrections were also able to be implemented in a context of something that worked.
4). Lots of things will fix themselves. Trust your delegation, your colleagues, and your concept (if you’ve been clear about it from the beginning).
5). Appreciate the small “errors” with grace and a sense of humor. A prop malfunction which happened during Friday night’s performance still brings a smile to my face. The performance continued and the actors “made it work” during the moment.
The above things are things I need to remember during projects or other creative processes.
PHOTOS: Taken with my phone - they are of the rehearsal footage.
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