Everyone had to audition. From the auditions, Oppenheim would cast all the shows on a complicated chart he had. I sat beside him through the auditions...writing down his casting choices. By the end of the first week, all the shows had been cast and scripts were handed out. Rehearsals for the first show started the next week. After two weeks, rehearsals for the second show commenced. I noticed he had cleverly alternated complicated and simple shows. Big casts and small casts. He was opening small. Tears slipped from under her closed eyelids as her head continued to pound, "can I help you with that headache?" Laurel said softly as she sat down on the side of the pool, Lexi sat up with a startled splash "I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you, I just came in quietly because I thought you had had enough loud noises for one day." Lexi nodded "how do you manage to listen to everyone talking at once, it's so confusing" she said as she swam over to the side of the pool, Laurel smiled "you will. ”Nice people at church say that. I hope you go to church with us again tomorrow.“My ‘parents’ had bad experiences in church. I think they liked your church but I don’t know if they want to make a habit of it. That preacher needs to get over himself. I like the people and the worship though. I like being with you and God at the same time. Maybe you can pick me up, if they don’t go.”“Sounds like a plan, Jeff. Now let me massage your stomach.”“Hey, nobody got on our case. That’s way cool.”“We kept. We'd intended for my wife to be there, but at the last minute she'd had to cancel because of her job. But she told me I should go on my own, anyway. Knowing how much I needed a break. As I sat there I was people watching. Vacationers walked up and down in front of me in a continuous stream. Some families, some groups of young guys, some groups of young girls. The warm weather, even so early in the day, prompting some very skimpy clothing. Girls in tiny swimsuits were attracting my attention. I.