Douglas versus the TSA

So I thought I'd direct again..... it went s much smoother this time! I was blessed with an incredibly talented and understanding playwright and actors. We set our rehearsal schedule in stone immediately (and scheduled twice as many hours as we really needed so I never felt bad about canceling rehearsal). The piece was short, and cute, and funny. As it stood within the larger piece it was fine....but when we got t do it on its own last night, the audience was right there with us the whole time, and it felt miraculous. I remembered the long dormant feeling of "always having notes" ...as a designer I am able to get most of my notes done before a show opens, but as a director, at some point I have to admit to myself that they will never do it EXACTLY as it is in my head.....more human error I suppose... But I guess I just had my first 3 week run as a director in NYC. Not bad...for a scenic designer.