2 of 5

I had a great weekend this weekend, for a lot of reasons, here are two.

1. Batman Begins. I dont care how retarded I get over this movie. It's good.

2. We opened Seussical, to great success. We had problems, sure, but nothing that turned off the audience tremendously. (Even a fire alarm that went off REPEATEDLY did not dissuage our audiences from having a good time. And, jack, that's what Im here for.

I got more worried about this show than I normally do about any show, mostly because I came in two days before we had an audience and, all respect to the stage manager directly before me, I had to basically set all of the stage manager crap in those two days. Saturday night was the first night I didnt have to take home the (HUGE) score and rewrite my entire book of cues and crap. I was ready for Miller Time come Friday, I can tell you (as I know everyone involved with the show was).

Last week, when I was coming home from the theatre at 11:45 or so, Mom asked me if I was having fun. "OF COURSE NOT!" She then asked me a question that I feel a lot of non theatre people have: If it isn't always fun, then why do it? Its a simple answer, that we all know. We do it because it isn't our hobby, it isn't our job, it isn't even always fun. We do it because it is our PASSION. I can't see myself NOT doing it.

As far as this show goes, Im doing it because they need me, and because if I can do this, I will have a personal high note to leave town on. I dont mean to say Im a big hero, and I have no huge ego about theatre (I dont really think I know much at all), but its a big deal, being able to do a show in two days. Even wrong. Im proud. And the chicks (mostly taken though they are), are hot. By the way, if anyone in the show hasn't heard, I WILL be back for the second weekend.