Well it's done. All cast. Everyone seems to have been kind enough to accept their parts. Christelle, matriarch of the group, has sanctioned my choices. And even gone so far as to say that she thinks we should spend as much money on this production as it takes to get it right. A compliment indeed.

I have what I anticipate will be a very good general manager on board. So it's all systems go. Farcically, although it seems to have been a long long time in coming, it's now only four and a half months til show time...