We're having a WET TECH!

Sorry, that's not exciting as it sounds.

A wet tech is different than a dry tech.

A dry tech is what happens when the show is run with lights and sound and other technical aspects, but with no actors. The stage manager calls the cues, and designers and the director makes adjustments.

After that comes the wet tech.

Our wet tech is scheduled from 2 to 7 pm today. We'll be in costume, so that designers can see how the costumes look under the lights and the lights look on the costumes, the set, and the actor's faces.

We'll go "cue to cue." What that means is that we won't necessarily run the whole play, but just skip around from one lighting, sound, or technical cue to the next.

This may sound really boring, but it's a really good way for an actor to internalize the shape of the play and to get a better sense about how everything fits together.

If we do our wet tech in record time, we may then do a full run-through. We'll then have three more rehearsals - Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - before the show opens on Thursday, September 21st.