Whoa, It's Acceptable.

In February, we had our first table read of the script.

I hope "table read" is the right term. I've found another reason to question my professionalism.

The cast minus one and all three directors crowded around the back of a coffeehouse.

It took all of us 20 minutes total to get our coffee, but it gave everyone time to talk.

The Directors were entirely on edge during the read.

Emily made a joking comment that we should cut the obscenities, and I took it seriously. Afterward, I felt bad about myself.

The overwhelming reaction to the script: the Cast laughed.

And I don't think they were mocking it.

Parts that were funny got laughs.

Parts that weren't funny got laughs.

And we walked away from the event feeling like we'd achieved a new level of acceptance in the high school artistic community.