Yesterday we held the first rehearsal for Prodigal Son (James Goldberg’s play that I’m assistant directing), and tonight’s the first Safe and Sound rehearsal. As a playwright, my role in rehearsals really is up to the director; some don’t care if I’m involved (with Snowstorm, for example, I didn’t go to a single rehearsal), others want close involvement. It is nice to be on hand to rewrite things if necessary, or to provide vision and explanation. (Though one would hope, of course, that all that would already be clear in the script. :))
Anyway, Prodigal Son is going to run about 45 minutes long — by far the longest play in the set — and so we’re rehearsing Monday through Friday for the next few weeks. It’s intense (not to mention that the actors need to be off-book by next Wednesday), and I still really have no idea what I’m doing as far as the directing goes, but I’m diving in headfirst and we’ll see how it turns out. :)