Everyone is making tough calls during tech week.

The American Ballet Company may be in tech, but Full Dress is the opposite of a dress rehearsal.

The more you dedicate yourself to something, the more lost you are when its gone.

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Paul learned as much when his Achilles tendon gave out.

Trey is out as the lead inRubies.

Ross is back in.

Pause to enjoy black staffer Reggies side eye as Paul pretends to care about equality.

All Paul actually wanted was to manipulate Ross.

All he wants now is for the theatrical rigs to maybe not break.

Tech week clarifies things, and the show is clarifying with it.

in an attempt to convince Daphne to leave the strip club.

She even stands up to Paul when he yells at her for being late to rehearsal.

Paul needs Claire, and she knows it.

It didnt take long for him to figure out that one.

Its a good thing her roommate knows a thing or two about caretaking.

Theyre friends now, everyone.

He wont pull that trigger, but she can if she wants.

Tossing her pointe shoes in the trash, Kiira relinquishes her dressing room to the young star.

Is Claire ready for this?

Now, alone in the dressing room, Claire crawls under the desk and cries.

Thats tech week for you: Its all about figuring out what youre willing to sacrifice.

She cant stop crying.

I half expect her to stab her head with them.

Instead, she decisively cuts off her ponytail.

Trading self-harm for ownership over her appearance: Thats a step in the right direction.