Oh Right, That

As I’ve mentioned, N will soon be taking a leave of absence for medical reasons, as well as the birth of his baby. His replacement, who conveniently shares the same first name, has just arrived to get into show shape.

It should be noted that N the second will be taking N the first’s place in the show in one week. For the most part, N the second will only be replacing N the first as a musician. With one or two exceptions, most of the major character moments have been distributed to other cast members. There are, mind you, all the back stage cues and manipulations to learn, the order of the show, and of course, the pesky little detail of his costume.

Our N and his replacement have completely different body types. N the second tried wearing N the first’s costume today and wow… I mean… poor guy. It doesn’t suit him at all, which can be overlooked for a run of six shows. But the sleeves of the jacket are much too short for him, and the pants not only make him look like he’s wearing a diaper, but they keep falling off of him.

Of course no one thought to check out the costume situation when N the second was here a month ago. Today the director, in his infuriating way, just stated matter-of-factually that the costume designer would have to be contacted. I’m sure she’ll be thrilled to learn that she has one week to make a costume for a man who was hired well over a month ago. So what if she’s never even laid eyes on him?

Considering the number of replacements we’ve had on this show, you’d think there’d be enough random bits of costume kicking around to cobble something together. I’m not entirely sure if I’m joking or not…

Sigh…

UPDATE! Turns out he would not have a costume made for him. N wore a pair of his own pants. But he did get a bow tie so, you know. Bow tie.