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Yes, yes, I know it has been forever since my last post, but this is the first time I've been able to come up for a breath in quite some time. Update: things are crazy.

Bare opened this past weekend and it has seriously turned into a really beautiful show. The cast has been a dream to work with and since it has been so long since I've been onstage, this experience has reminded me why I started doing theater in the first place. I'm currently on a three day break from that, but these three days have been dedicated to getting Godspell and Millie on their feet. Millie opens in ten days and Godspell in two and a half weeks. Both are in decent shape, but both also have a long way to go before they are ready for an audience.

One upside to both shows is the age of the cast. I never realized how much I enjoy working with high school age actors. They have this energy about them that really inspires me every time we rehearse. They are like sponges. They are so willing to learn and try new things....I love it. I hope that I can continue learning and growing as well. I was worried that since I have stepped away from "formal education" for a year, that I would find myself hitting a plateau in my quest of learning new things, but I've actually found it to be just the opposite. College protected me from a lot of things that I am now having to deal with every day....both professionally and personally. Now that I've been working for almost a year, I've come up against some pretty difficult challenges, some of which are still present, but I'm really beginning to realize that if I don't do something about them myself, no one will.

As some of you know, I'd been looking at relocation for the summer....either to Arizona, Colorado, New York or London. Well, I have pushed that off a few more months and have decided to stay in the cities. There are some really fantastic opportunities in the coming months and I couldn't be more excited. The big one this summer will be Footloose. This was one of the first shows I did onstage, and so I'm very excited to revisit it as a music director. I'll also be music advising/directing for a workshop of a new musical and the new stuff is always exciting!

As far as the fall goes, who knows? I sure don't. Still waiting on some phone calls, but I won't be holding my breath. Perhaps by next week I'll know something. This entry has been SO random and jumbled. Hopefully I'll get my act together and be able to write something cohesive and coherent by the end of the week. I have a long of things I want to share!

One thing I learned this week: Life gets better if you remember to smile. =]

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