Greetings, my friends.
As I’m sure is true for most of us, the last two years have taught me many lessons. Not the least of which is how critical a creative outlet is to the integrity of my overall wellness.
My love affair with acting started in grade school and my involvement with theatre has ebbed and flowed over the years. But, when I returned to the Upper Valley in 2017, I pretty firmly found my way back to it. I remained very involved in the local theatre scene for several years until the virus that will not be named showed up on our doorstep.
For the first year of the pandemic, it was pretty tough to stay involved in any theatrical endeavors because there just weren’t very many to be involved in. But then, even as variations of live theatre started to resurface, I sunk into a kind of dark place of thinking that maybe my acting career was just over forever. I had spent so much time self-reflecting and experiencing personal growth during those days of isolation that I wasn’t sure it felt safe for me to get on a stage and pretend to be someone else.
But, swamped by grad school, yoga teacher training, and various other stressors, I started to yearn for a creative outlet.
Somewhat serendipitously, I reconnected with some very good (and very persuasive) friends that encouraged me to audition and be involved in this show. I hemmed and hawed quite a bit, but ultimately, Streetcar and the cast and crew involved were too opportunistic a combination to pass up.
And the sustained joy I feel to be back in a rehearsal space creating art with people I love has served as a welcome and validating reminder of how important it is to keep the creative fires burning and carve out space in our lives for the things that do bring us that joy.
Sometimes, I think we have to lose ourselves a little to find ourselves again.
Please come see the show!
Tickets are on sale here.
