I want to write something flippant because I'm tired and I have an incredibly long day ahead of me tomorrow.
But I won't. I only have three blog posts on this subject, might as well make it good.
Today's small miracle: Kiley.
Kiley was not the high school intern assigned to me at the beginning of my rehearsal process. Kiley is a highschooler who has been hanging around OCT and asked Kira for something to do, so she came to do line notes for me one night. And then the next. And then the next. She knows more about this show than my ASM does at this point because she is just a quiet, enthusiastic little sponge. During tech she has always been one step behind me as I dash around the set/theater/room, quiet, waiting for me to need her. Which I invariably do, all the time.
"Kiley, give this box to Chris."
"Kiley, hold this tape."
"Kiley, can you tuck Steele's mic in?"
"Kiley, grab me a broom? Actually, Kiley, can you sweep this for me?"
"Kiley..."
"Kiley..."
"Kiley..."
The first day I got to use the page mic she was standing beside me as I called my actors to the set. I was little-girl excited to get to use the page mic but wanted to seem like it wasn't a big deal. But I turned around and there she was, smiling behind her big glasses and she said, "Wow. That is SO cool." I couldn't help myself, "Yeah, huh?!"
She doesn't stop, she doesn't complain, she doesn't ask unnecessary questions or chat too much. She is going to be an amazing stage manager some day - and she's been my small miracle for the past week.
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