You know, I think eventually I will have to learn to trust myself and my abilities as a professional actor.

By that I mean I was very concerned I would struggle vainly to grasp what I had to do in TITANIC in the short, short time I had to learn it. Instead, the preparation I did (without a script or score) really paid off. However, had I not been so concerned with making sure I was prepared to hit the ground running I might not be feeling the relief I am feeling now. So the stressing, in my mind, served a valuable end. Being that a (poorly) trained chimp could do what I'm doing in this MAN OF LA MANCHA (let's just be honest), it's nice to actually do something again.

I had several hours of relatively low-key rehearsals on Monday during which I was blocked through the entire show, then some music on Tuesday before driving the just >3 hours back to Lancaster for the performance last night. I return only for the run-through on Friday morning, then leave again and don't come back to stay until tech rehearsal Monday. We open with a matinee Wednesday.

Now to trudge through seven more performances or a greatly deteriorated from what it once was, but still passable, production of Man of La Mancha.