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On Saturday I had my first meeting with Kevin Whitby about my Fringe show. Kevin is a longtime friend, plus fellow actor/playwright, and so I am very excited at what he will bring to this piece. He in turn is very excited about this show, and it is certainly very encouraging to have someone else feel this show has such potential! We talked about both of our expectations for the rehearsal process, and specifically what I am looking for in terms of direction. What is most important to me in this regard is the need for another pair of eyes. I know enough about myself as both an actor and a playwright that I often need to hear someone else's thoughts in order to see things in a new light and bring either a piece or my performance to the next level. I feel that the script is nearly there in terms of being ready to start rehearsals; the rest will come during that process itself. Normally I would spend more time with a new piece polishing up the dialogue and making sure each word and line is just right, but in this case as I will be the performer it allows me the freedom to make some of those adjustments on my feet as I hear how things work.

So things are getting underway, and soon this project will transition from the writing stage into the rehearsal stage where I will learn if everything I've written down works as well as it does in my head. Kevin and I set a first rehearsal date as well: June 10th. Just 4 weeks from tomorrow and Schrödinger's Cat Must Die! starts to come to life.