The second Marguerite heard Percy call out to Nate, she knew what was coming. She didn't blame him. Of all the scenes, this was the most important. Not just for them, but for the actors. It truly tested the limits as Nate had to express so much without dialogue, express it while Marguerite spoke and having no one to play off of. It was pivotal. And yet, having her husband in the audience for it made it awkward. Because she knew that half the time he wanted to jump up and give his opinions but had restrained himself. Until now.
"Sometimes I swear, it's as if Percy wished he were a director."
Smiling to her husband playfully to make it seem like nothing was off to those in the theatre, Marguerite moved to the wings to get some water and watch the interaction between Percy and Nate, the director coming up to watch and see if she had anything to add to what Percy was saying.
"I knew you said your brother would make jokes on how you two were the Blakeneys, but I didn't really see it until now."
"Sometimes I think Percy likes to play into it for amusement's sake."
It was the only thing Marguerite could come up with. Ever since the first theatre troupe had learned of the coincidence of their names, Marguerite had come up with the story about Armand's joking on the matter, and now it was paying off to make this seem not quite as awkward as it really was.
As for Nate? He was used to Percy and generally liked the man. Besides, getting an audience member's opinion was always good. He knew it wouldn't be something ridiculous like make sure Marguerite got more attention. One, they all knew that she could be in New York with her talent and didn't need to worry about others overshadowing her, and two, well, that wasn't the married couple's style. They genuinely enjoyed theatre and so he knew (or thought he knew) that Percy was just wanting to give an opinion that would heighten the performance. So once he got the okay from the director that it was okay for the advice to be given, Nate nodded.