The End of an Era

The opera is over. Ramiro was the last role that I will ever perform on the stage of Byrum Hall. It is strange that after six shows with the Boze Lyric Theatre it is all over. I have learned so much since my first show at Anderson University. It is hard to imagine that I was once a cute freshman in a mop-top scared out of her mind. Since then I conquered  (and fell in love with) Benjamin Britten opera and sang my first pants-role. 

Going to a small college, the actors are required to help with tech. This means that I have gotten really good at hanging, focusing, and taking down lighting instruments. I had to take down the lighting instruments in the bays mostly by myself for this show and it took me almost two hours. When I got to the last instrument I almost wanted to cry because I realized that may be the last time I will ever do that: there is no room for the actors to touch the tech in the professional world. 

Though this part of my life is over, I am excited about what lies ahead. And school is not over yet. I still have my senior recital in April. I am looking to my future this weekend as I have another audition for a graduate school. I am trying to juggle looking ahead and staying in the present. At least I love being busy.