We've had some dogs at rehearsals recently. Two specifically.

You know how they say animals are really great in hospitals to calm the patients? This is the same principle. 

So we've had Woody (the wee guy) and Memo at the last few rehearsals and I'm certain it's added a certain something - a dramatic poignancy perhaps - to the quality and calibre of the acting. 

I need to decide whether or not to make them more permanent cast members.