Final Tech Rehearsal

A Tuning the Air Journal

Monday October 4, 2010 – Final Tech Rehearsal

Our final rehearsal together before Thursday’s opening. We arrived at Fremont Abbey at 8:30 and quickly set to work. We completely set up the performance space, lights and sound reinforcement, including chairs enough for a sizeable audience. The House Manager worked out the details for the front of house and other off-stage details. We made very short work of this. The work we did last week served us well, with a number of people holding responsibilities for the various aspects of the system. We were ready to soundcheck and begin the runthrough in about 30 minutes.

We ran the set, more or less without comment, except to look at various blocking issues, entrances and exits, balance issues for the places where Joel will be playing along with us, and to fill in necessary details. Bill once again provided ears, sitting in the center of the circle and making notes for the Music Director. Darlene arrived just in time to play oboe on the D Major Spontaneous Composition.

Generally uneventful; neither transcendent nor shabby. The D Major Spontaneous Composition certainly had something, and everything was adequately represented. A working rehearsal. Eye of the Needle in the encore slot was particularly good.

Striking the set went very quickly, as Bill and the Music Director compared notes. No doubt some changes will be made in the set before Thursday.