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Despite his love for the show, Fratto, who also directed "The Foreigner," "March of the Falsettos," and last year's Lowell House Opera, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," says there have been many trying moments in putting the show together...
When the show began its rehearsals, Fratto says, he felt a lot of pressure to produce a good show. "I knew a lot people would be coming to see the show. And whereas I try not to concern myself with audience response, I realize that it is a factor," he says...
...acclimate his crew to the Loeb's high-tech set-up, Fratto devoted a 12-hour rehearsal just to work through the lighting and technical cues. During the rehearsal, called a "wet-tech," the cast walks through the entire show, stopping every few minutes to allow the lighting and technical crews to mark their cues...
...Fratto describes this rehearsal as frustrating. "During this rehearsal, it was not my rehearsal. I couldn't direct the actors," he says...
...itself, directing a show on the Mainstage is a challenge "because you basically have everything you want at your disposal. It challenges you to be as creative as you can." Fratto says...