To Adrienne, but also to All

I originally intended this to be a comment, but it got too long.

Adrienne and others-You can always pull chairs out of the bbox to use - as long as they put them back in at the end of the day. Once the weather improves, it should be easier. Use the gallery as a secondary location. For now, the floor space in there is clear, so you can possibly stage some shows in there. Also, you can have them do some sort of exercise where they improv, or even script the entire night at the movies for each small group - like, what is being said when they are supposed to be frozen, etc. Or just run lines, ask them for costume ideas, make a props list with their help. Run lines with them for other shows. Another idea would be to do what you can, have them work silently on homework, and you and Tess work on highlighting a script for Amanda.
For all regarding Hallway time:Use this time wisely in the hallway. Have a plan. I have about 20 books of games and exercises. The shows I have directed when we did fun games and improvy things, are the strongest shows. So, go through the books and play games with the kids in the hallway. I always have most of my classes (except for Darby) begging to do improv games and theatre games. Make it fun and purposeful. I would prefer that you keep people around and have them do school work, rather than letting them roam free and mistakenly overlook that other directors might need them.