I have just endured a “tech week” that lasted two weeks. Tech week, the final week before performances begin, is always a mix of frustration, sleeplessness and, at the end, accomplishment. It is, for all intents and purposes, a necessary evil. It was not for a show at Colonial Players, but it was certainly every bit the demanding “final stretch” as one can expect to find at any community theatre. It is during this period that I often find myself asking “Why do I keep doing this to myself?” Opening night applause always answers that question.

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