I'm still loving Over the Tavern. I think I laughed more tonight than I have in a long time. The cast is incredibly close. It's funny how a sped-up rehearsal process also speeds up our bonding.

Something great about how fast all of this is going is that I now know that I can memorize lines in about a week. A week ago Tuesday was when we had our table read, and tonight, we were off-book for Act I. Of course, we still called for our line sometimes, but it wasn't often. I am so impressed by this cast's professionalism, and also their willingness to have fun.

When I think of an Equity show, I think of strictness and order, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun, at least in this cast. Today, I heard some of the funniest stories during breaks. I also appreciate that the director lets us have some silliness leeway. While we obviously have to get on with rehearsal and do the scenes seriously, he doesn't sigh and throw up his hands if we get the giggles once in awhile (like we did today). People have also already started to play pranks. The people playing my parents are good friends, so backstage, on the wood by the door, they write things to make fun of each other, which are pretty entertaining to read. I just like that, though we're there to work, we're allowed to have fun, too.