I know that on Veterans Day, I should post about how grateful I am for all the men and women who have served our country. I am definitely grateful for the sacrifices made. But I'd already kind of formulated my post for this day...
November 11th, this last Friday, was closing night for Sleepy Hollow. So I decided that for Day 11, it should be my post. (I'm a little behind because it's been such a crazy weekend) Being in Sleepy Hollow wasn't really easy for me. As many of you know, I played Daemon, or the Headless Horseman's Horse. In the show, part of the legend involves Deitrich and Sabine, two of the townspeople. They ran off to get marriend and were turned into the Headless Horseman and his Horse, Daemon, by a witch from their village. But yep, I played a horse. The costume was really cool(though really difficult to dance in) and in the end, when the curse is lifted, I transform back into a human. Just a little back story.
For this role, I was onstage for a grand total of 3 minutes. I put a lot of work into this role. The dancing wasn't hard...except I had a big leather horse head strapped on. And it was an amazing opportunity to work with Jim Christian(who incidentally wrote the musical and directed). I feel very fortunate. I did my share(okay maybe more than my share) of whining because it was more than a little difficult to be in a show for only 3 minutes.
But I am absolutely grateful for this show for so many reasons. First, I haven't done a show in about 3 1/2 years. It was great to get back into the theater circle. I know that "theater people" can be a lot to handle, but, well, I'm a theater person. What can I say? I actually love it. I'm not a super social person, but I loved hanging out with my cast every night! We enjoyed one another's company so much that we often hung out after the show as well. (I'm old and can not stay up as late as I used to...at least not without serious repercussions) Second, it gave me something to do. The divorce was initiated just a couple days after we opened the show. I can't tell you how great it was to have the show as a distraction. It was something I could always look forward to. I knew what I was doing in the evenings and didn't have to worry about being lonely. Which leads me to number Three.... I made some great friends doing this show! As I find myself gearing up for the single life once again, I wondered where I was going to meet people and make new friends. And the theater is an easy answer. I already had something in common with these people. Now don't get me wrong, I didn't get along with everyone there. But there are definitely some friends I made that I plan to keep in touch with. They were a great strength to me during the last few rough weeks. I'm not much of a hugger(yes, I know, I have issues...it's something I'm working on), but even I need/want them sometimes. And I never had to look far at the theater. There was always someone ready to put their arm around me and ask how things were going or tell me how great they thought I was. It really lifted my spirits and I'm forever grateful for all the love and kindness that I was shown by these awesome people.
Now that it's over, I'm not really sure what to do with myself. I have about 3 weeks before my next audition. (I'll keep you posted, not to worry) I'm trying to keep myself busy. And while I don't love huge groups of people, I do like to be with people and be social. (someone plan a party before I go crazy) Good thing I have my friends from before the show and my friends from the show to keep me entertained! (Right guys? Right?!)
Seriously I'm so grateful for Sleepy Hollow!
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