Songs and snatches

So yesterday I wrote about how wonderful it was seeing set pieces for the first time.
The only thing better is meeting the cast for the first time.
Today was our first sing through (minus a chorus and a few late arrivals.)
Dear Reader, it...was...fabulous. There is always a delicious frission going into the first music rehearsal. After all, as the director, I have been thinking about the show for months, or in this case years. The sets, the costumes, the props, all of these decisions are MADE, and all before I ever meet the cast. But the most important element is still waiting. Hearing new voices, new personalities singing those lines, speaking those words, a thousand other paths and possibilities open up. Terrifying, really, but exhilirating. Now the work really begins.