nearly showtime

tonight my roommates and i were talking about when they were planning on coming to see the show. and i had also been talking to my friends from high school and letting them know about the dates and whatnot. and as much as i am excited to have my roommates and others see me challenge myself as an actor, i keep telling the people i'm inviting to the show that it's not about me, or any of the other actors, essentially. i mean, sure, obviously, this is is a great opportunity for all of us as theatre artists to collaborate and be talented and awesome together (or something) but i'm really focusing on letting everyone know that it's about the message we're trying to spread through this story, which is one about love and compassion and erasing hate. and i've never done that before about shows that i've been in, and it keeps reminding me how honored and blessed and special i feel about being a part of this and being able to spread this message through this beautiful piece of theatre and history.