Small breakthrough in rehearsal tonight—the kind of moment I make theatre for—after a couple of days of hard ones.

A brief summary: realized that a scene ostensibly about strike-breakers is actually about the relationship between two people. Somehow, lucidly, almost simply, we found some simple, concrete things that each one is looking for in the other. It's exactly what we needed, and the performances will be much more subtle now, because the actors know what to look for in their partners.

For those who were worried, I am eating better now: sandwiches and salads and (nectar of the sweetest fruit) O. J. Thanks for looking out for this ol' schlub.