It’s time. After almost five months of hard work and long rehearsals, it’s time to show everyone what you can do.

Welcome to the longest, sorest, most stressful and yet most fun week of your life.

Welcome to Theater Week.

One wouldn’t think that moving into the theater would be that difficult, but it really is the one of the most challenging parts of working on a show. Reworking steps to fit within the new space, adding in lights and stage effects, and rehearsing with the orchestra are just some of the things we have to accomplish in the three days we have in the theater. We’re there for four to five hours a night, and our director and some set crews are usually there hours before hand as well. Even so, we often run out of time to do certain things.

All of this leads to high tension among most people involved. The dancers can usually manage to deal with the stress pretty well, because we’re so excited for the show anyways. However, other people, like our director, quickly become irritable under the pressure. The older dancers have learned over the years to always be on time and be helping the younger girls so as to prevent any more stress or a possible explosion.

Another problem with Theater Week is that it’s usually the week before finals, and I can say from experience that studying backstage is neither easy nor enjoyable.

However, most of Theater Week is full of excitement. There’s something about being in the theater that really brings it home that the show is just around the corner. Also, getting to practice in costumes and with full stage effects makes the show, which we’ve already put so much into, even better and all the more magical.

There is simply so much going on during Theater Week that I can’t put it all here. Therefore, I will be updating throughout the week on the best and worst of each day, from spacing all the way up to the show.