Minutes before the show begins? The show is in my hands and the answer is NO. I was a stage manager for years. I’m happy to change it for the next show but not for the one about to start. That is too disruptive for everyone involved including the audience and especially for the cast and crew.

I will tell the director that we can discuss this topic later, changes are not made this way, and definitely not in the last minute.

If it's a licensed production, reach out to your licensing rep. No changes can be made until you have explicit written approval, which can take time. If written permission is not possible, the organization may not change the text. Doing so violates the organization's licensing agreement. If it's an original work and the author is involved, have a conversation with the director, author, and any other impacted parties to make sure that any changes reflect the author's intent, prioritize cast and crew safety, and are necessary to tell the story.

The impact is, script changes cannot be done minutes before opening night. The entire cast and crew have been rehearsing a specific show for weeks, and while there may sometimes be "last minute" changes in the final weeks of rehearsal, there is absolutely no way to accommodate script changes minutes before opening night. New lines and blocking cannot be memorized in minutes, and new staging and tech cannot be implemented in minutes. These things all take time.

Again, too many reasons to not do script changes on the fly. Flustered cast members can make mistakes on established cues and that throws the tech staff off.

Hay que naturalizar un poco el bloqueo, no hay que temerle. Es añgo inerente a los seres humanos y a cualquiera que enfrente una situación nueva. Es parte inherente del proceso.

comprendre la teneur des changements et leur raison. Si c'est une contrainte incompressible, alors rassemblement de l'ensemble des personnes impliquées pour partager le défi et chercher ensemble les solutions possibles les moins impactantes (par exemple: salle de spectacle avec un risque de chute d'objet suite à dégât des eaux .... nous avons déplacer le décor afin de protéger les acteurs et la scène a pu se réaliser sans changement de scénario et explication au public...)

Enough things can happen during live shows to keep the tech crew busy. Jumping around cues or changing them without enough preparation can be dangerous. The stage is an inherently dangerous place and part of the Stage Manager’s job is to make safety the highest priority.

Una reunión extra curricular puede ayudar a unir más el grupo, como puede ser una comida. Ésto permite lograr un clima más cálido y cercano.

Things happen, either the director changes things in the last minute or a cast member is unable to perform at that moment in time, it is your talent and your cast members that will get you through. That's show business and the show must go on!