The opening of a show is such a stressful momentous event, and like all momentous events, makes one question all sorts of things. Like why am I doing this anyway? How can I do it better? How can I balance my vision and yet allow the performers full freedom to seize the play with their own hands? Tech is definitely a process that shakes things up, and in many ways, keeps these questions at bay — because everyone is just struggling to solve the issues at hand.

Now that we’ve opened (although tonight is the official “press” opening) we’ve got a beautiful ugly bloody slimy puking shitting gurgling laughing screaming baby on our hands. It feels scary and great. The audiences will be different every night, the play will be different every night. I’m excited (for me and for the cast) to live through the next 4 weeks…

(these beautiful photos taken by Carl Skutsch)