Tonight, a song called The Human Heart has come onto my ipod twice. You may not recognize it but I give you props if you do. It's from a beautiful show called Once on this Island. I did this show first semester sophomore year at Catalina and to this day, it has been my favorite show to work on. I don't know if it was the music, the ensemble nature of the show, or the general atmosphere associated with the process but I absolutely loved being backstage for this show. I made connections with special friends, I was given real responsibility for the first time (I was head of stage right-a HUGE deal for me), and I couldn't remember anything bad about it. It's honestly a pretty twisted story with a not so pleasant ending but I fell in love with it anyway. The cast was extraordinary and I really felt like I belonged in the theater community.
It's shows like that which remind me why I do this. Why I push myself to work 20-30 hours a week on something that I neither pays me nor runs for more than two weekends. Why I adamantly defend the validity of technical theater as a major. Why I will talk for hours about the importance of theater in a community. I've done over 40 shows since I was 14 and every single one has touched me in a unique way. While I have not enjoyed every show nor been pleasant for every moment of the rehearsal process, it is always worth it.
My song! Aw :)
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