monday

well, it was fun. we had a small house, about 45 people in an 86-seat black box. but the crowd was appreciative and the kids had fun. a couple of props were forgotten, a couple of lines were flubbed, but i never felt crazy about it, like i have with other plays. somehow this one came easy, and i'm sure it's because i had such a love affair with the material. lynda barry is a goddess.
i get so much love in this job. sometimes i can't believe how fortunate i am to have been dragged into it. it's more of a blessing than i ever bargained for.
we got the terrible news today that one of our drama students who graduated last year, jonathan dolan, died in a car wreck on I-35 on sunday. he was on his way to surprise his mom for mother's day. that put a pall over our morning, a sort of unbelieving stunnedness. hard to process the human condition of now you're here, now you're gone. we are going to dedicate the show to him on friday. jonathan's sister is a freshman in our program and she won't be back for the last two weeks of school. she is in my theatre II class; ironically, she was in a final exam scene that had to do with grieving over a lost family member...