You know who is AWESOME? Joan Jubett, that’s who. Do you know her? She is this amazing actress who went to Columbia for MFA in acting, I think the same year as Connie. Everyone who knows her and her work raves about how incredible she is.  I knew her peripherally for years, and then got to know her better over the last year or so.

Anyway when I sent out casting notices for oph3lia a few months back, I was shocked when she expressed interest in participating.  She ended up having an immovable schedule conflict during the run of the show, so instead she’s come on board as “Assistant Director.”  I put that in quotes because, really, I’ve never had an assistant director before, and probably wouldn’t have thought of trying to get one, or asking anyone I knew and respect to fill that position.  But I can’t tell you how great it’s been to have her in the room!  Someone clear-headed, intelligent, passionate, and who innately understands how to make theater.

On Sunday I asked Joan to review the schoolgirl dance on DVD so she could teach it to everyone.  I knew that the old cast would kind of remember it but I thought it would help to have someone jog their memory.

Well this was one of the best ideas ever, because, it turns out, Joan is like Dance Captain Supreme, Queen of Choreography.  “I’m not a dancer” she kept saying, but then she’d plow through all the movement sequences.  She was able to teach the whole dance to the girls in one day.

Here she is in the green shirt in front.

And that is the butt shot.

Here they are doing “the robot.”  Joan had very specific philosophies about this dance.  Ask her about it some time.  Laura pulled out the C-3PO.  Fricking hysterical.