(EDITOR'S NOTE: Cooper High School fine arts chairman Tim Haynes will make his New York theatrical debut as an actor and a playwright this weekend. He was accepted into a prestigious Horton Foote workshop at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City. While in the Big Apple, he will be blogging about his experiences.)

Crazy night last night - just trying to get to the rehearsal studio for DOMINO rehearsal. This town has everything - and we had a great studio for rehearsal. In fact the whole building was used just for that purpose. So while we were rehearsing in one studio, we could hear someone singing opera in the next. Great singers. I was impressed.

Good rehearsal - just not enough time to get everything done like I wanted. We have a great cast, and Haley is going to play Chester. When push comes to shove, you just have to use what's, available and Haley is available and a wonderful actress. She knows the script and the town and the West Texas mentality. She is going to make a great Chester. She asked, however, if she was going to have to play it without legs because Chester lost both of his legs in an accident. Couldn't help but laugh as she reached for a script and took on the character of Chester. What fun!!! Another window of opportunity???? Who knows, but it works for me.

This morning we are off to a tech rehearsal and then prepare for a performance this evening. Can't wait. I'm nervous. I'm excited. I'm in NYC and my play is going to read off-broadway. What a day.

More later.