First rehearsal

Just to be clear - this is the first rehearsal that I attended, the cast and crew only get Monday's off from these long days.

The morning starts with another demonstration that an actors life is not just walking up the red carpet as they  watch videos to figure out how to do double Dutch jump rope - perhaps we can find some passing ten year old as an advisor.

Then back to the presidents - Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln. Even at this early stage it is obvious that the Lincoln segment will be incredibly powerful.

Other than Lincoln this is that big middle set of presidents of which we have only a hazy knowledge - even of the names. We have no trouble at the start - Washington, Adams, Jefferson and generally get it from FDR, perhaps a little hazy around Eisenhower before getting into the solid grounds of actual memory. But Pierce, Buchanan, Grant ... Well I certainly anticipate knowing a lot more at the end of this process.

I may have to miss several rehearsal observations as other commitments intervene, so it will be exciting to see the progress at the next opportunity.