I know a place where dreams are born...
Where do I start when it comes to words? This past month has been one of the best in my life. I feel like too many people often make broad statements like that which may or may not be true but I can honestly say that the time I have spent working on "Peter Pan" doing my first show at Seacoast Rep. and being surrounded by such a hard working cast has been one great memory. Closing chapters of your life sucks for the record!
Living in the tech house with some of my cast members has had its ups and down but once again, I find myself coming away from the experience a better person. I took so many pictures today. It seems like after every show I'm in I find myself laying on my bed followed by a long, hot shower during which I just reflect on it all. Actors really do lose a part of themselves on that stage if they are truly invested and learning from their work and I think that is the part that kills me. Even if you didn't love the final product, you hopefully put a piece of your self out there on the line. This cast truly stepped up to the plate, including one performance where we had six understudies go on. Even though the goodbyes kill me every time because you never end up talking to ALL the people you wanted to keep in touch with, life like everything else has to keep moving. I do have school to go back to and summer stock auditions and all sorts of craziness which will undoubtedly ensue.
Billy and I have been seeing each other for a little over a week. I'm going to miss him so much going back to Los Angeles for a week and then back to school where we will probably be able to see each other once a week on the weekends. Oh! I got to kiss someone on New Year's Eve! Sure it was a little before midnight but oh my fucking god was that incredible. A complete surprise too. Our first kiss. He's so smart and multi-talented and has a work load that is simply out of this world. He makes me giggle, beam, blush and all the sappy stuff you probably don't want to hear. Haha. Although it took a lot of waiting, I have actually found someone whose kisses make me melt on the inside...
So...it's over. This show made me feel like a little kid each night. Every time Kimber (Peter) flew out during bows and threw that fairy dust into the air, the inner child in me just squealed with glee and beamed with pride, especially knowing that each performance we gave some money was going toward sick children in a distant London hospital. I'm truly blessed to do what I do. All the goodbyes in the world won't ever make me lose my love of theatre. They may make me incredibly sad though!
Living in the tech house with some of my cast members has had its ups and down but once again, I find myself coming away from the experience a better person. I took so many pictures today. It seems like after every show I'm in I find myself laying on my bed followed by a long, hot shower during which I just reflect on it all. Actors really do lose a part of themselves on that stage if they are truly invested and learning from their work and I think that is the part that kills me. Even if you didn't love the final product, you hopefully put a piece of your self out there on the line. This cast truly stepped up to the plate, including one performance where we had six understudies go on. Even though the goodbyes kill me every time because you never end up talking to ALL the people you wanted to keep in touch with, life like everything else has to keep moving. I do have school to go back to and summer stock auditions and all sorts of craziness which will undoubtedly ensue.
Billy and I have been seeing each other for a little over a week. I'm going to miss him so much going back to Los Angeles for a week and then back to school where we will probably be able to see each other once a week on the weekends. Oh! I got to kiss someone on New Year's Eve! Sure it was a little before midnight but oh my fucking god was that incredible. A complete surprise too. Our first kiss. He's so smart and multi-talented and has a work load that is simply out of this world. He makes me giggle, beam, blush and all the sappy stuff you probably don't want to hear. Haha. Although it took a lot of waiting, I have actually found someone whose kisses make me melt on the inside...
So...it's over. This show made me feel like a little kid each night. Every time Kimber (Peter) flew out during bows and threw that fairy dust into the air, the inner child in me just squealed with glee and beamed with pride, especially knowing that each performance we gave some money was going toward sick children in a distant London hospital. I'm truly blessed to do what I do. All the goodbyes in the world won't ever make me lose my love of theatre. They may make me incredibly sad though!