Friends are family

I have long been meaning to talk about how much fun I have been having on The Odd Couple, and since I am finally moved in with Dr. Dexter and Catpants, I have the time.

This show has been....well, its everything I wanted it to be. A whole lot of fun, and something I could do that really made me feel confident as an actor. Oh, I dont plan on not being terrified of an audition anytime soon, and I hope to say that I wont go bragging about my "chops" at any point. But I can honestly say that Ive worked hard for this show, and I feel, for the first time, like it shows.

We had a terrific opening weekend, and every performance was fun. My buddy David J. (linked to the left) and I have decided that we are the only two people who can make each other crack up onstage. Going out, after the show, I really felt like we are a comedy team. Not only did people come up to us after the show to ask when we got from Spain (Im not making this up), one person (who had apparently not preused the program) asked me how lucky I felt to be working with my brother, playing brothers. Very lucky, I told her. In fact...

• I feel very lucky to be working with such a talented cast and crew. They truly make every performance POP, and they make backstage as much fun.
• I feel very lucky to be excited about every performance, and sad that I wont see these people again until Thursday.
• I feel lucky to be into theatre at all, because this show is why people STAY in theatre.

The only way I DONT feel lucky is that this show is closing after Saturday.

I could go into a long diatribe about my friends in the show, but I will keep it short and say that they are my family. When I am down (and boy, I have been) they have picked me up and shown me the way. I can't...there are not enough words yet.

Come see the show. Its funny, its smart, and its the best thing I have had a part of in the past year.