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Always have a PENCIL with you so you can mark up your part (and erase your marks later).
Study the part and notate, in a similar way to classical guitar music (e.g., fret position), any areas that you find a particular way to play. For example, say a section is in the key of Bb Major and you find it lays conveniently starting with the index finger at the 5th fret, mark that on the score.
Practice.
Practice tip: for a particular section, divide it into phrases. Learn the last phrase first. When you've got that down, learn the penultimate phrase, and so on until you get to the beginning. That way, you're always moving from material that is less familiar into material that is more familiar, and your playing will sound stronger. (If you start practicing at the beginning, you'll always be going into less familiar material and the end of the section often will sound tentative.)
Recognise that the guitar can be viewed as a series of boxes that contain repeatable fingering patterns for various keys. This can be helpful for sections of notation that are in single keys. There are about five fingering patterns that cover all the major keys in all modes.
Most of us learn best when we have an immediate application for what we learn. Use the charts as your opportunity to learn to read better - i.e., concentrate your reading studies on them. If you have time and you're having trouble, maybe engage a teacher to work on it with you until the time of the show.
You said, "I'm doing a few deps in a pit-band". What's a "dep"?
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