I could have kissed the director on opening night when, after a seriously awful production week which we only got through due to everyone putting everything they had and then more into the show (the set designer managed to reduce me to tears during the tech, which NEVER happens, I never melt down!), in her opening night speech, after thanking the usual suspects (cast, theatre management, designers) she said "there is one person I really want to single out, and that is Anna, our stage manager. She's the meat in the sandwich; she has me yelling at her, the cast obsessing, Richard (the MD) stressing and all the production staff asking her questions, and she deals with it all efficiently and effectively and makes it all happen." This is the third time I've worked with this particular director, and only now am I feeling like she has any trust in me, so it's nice to know that she does appreciate me! I could also have kissed the MD when, during the tech, he came backstage to find me in tears, hugged me, asked me what the problem was, listened to my garbled and tearful explanation, then proceeded to tell me that I was doing a great job and that it wasn't my fault.