the show I am currently in rehearsals for has no less than 6 practicals on the stage that are critical to each "location."
Yikes.
Ditto! I loved having to drill that there was no wiggle room for missed cues with those practicals. /sarcasm
We did a show last year that had a practical blow mid-scene. So, because of the nature of our theatre setup at the time, I hit the cue for the scene change, ran down, changed the lamp, ran off, and hit the cue to start the next scene. Really gets the heart pumping!