When Howard asked me to work on summer stock again this year, of course I was eager to say yes. What has arguably been the best summer of my life happened *because* of summer stock, so an opportunity to even attempt to outdo summer 2006 sounded ideal.
Looking back on the past few weeks, however, it's obvious that though fun, this summer has been nowhere near as life-changing as Summer '06. Sure I got to see Nick and Mike almost every day, a well as a slew of wonderful friends, but everything was just...different. For the first time in a long time, I was outside the ring of Central theatre kids. Sure, I got hugs and smiles, but that was about it. The odd thing? It never felt particularly awkward. It probably should have felt weird, going home at lunch every day instead of out with friends and returning back to the FAC for an afternoon of rehearsals. But to be honest, I was okay with being outside the loop.
I did, however, miss being onstage. A lot. It would have been fun to be in such a big production, and I'll admit that it was hard to sit in the audience and feel so distant from the show. It wasn't even the show itself - it was most definitely the people. Watching certain people onstage singing their hearts out brought out a painful longing to be onstage with them again. Last summer, the show might have been sort of corny and some people might have been a pain to put up with, but simply being onstage with people like Nate made me feel like not only a better performer, but a better person. I really do regret that aspect of this summer. Hopefully these next few semesters at school I will make some new theatrical friends as well as keeping the old.
Which brings up how amazing next year is going to be. Me, Nick and Nate all in the same building? It should be a hell of a lot of fun. As much as I adore my Snyder girls, it will be wonderful to have a solid core of high school friends, especially ones as good as Nate and Nick. That being said, it will also be interesting not having Kyrsten around. Every day, I think of more things I love about her and how much I will miss them next year. Maybe I'll have my boys to fill that gap of fabulosity in my life.
I'm loving the way I spend my time nowadays. Granted, I wouldn't mind spending more time sleeping, but I've been doing a lot of writing and I absolutely adore it. I feel so free when I'm brainstorming, like there's no one to judge me. My characters have become my best friends and I can't think of any other way I'd rather spend my free time. I felt the same way last summer, though. The months before I left for school, I would have given anything for a few more weeks to spend sitting on the sofa and writing. So in order to make a smoother transition from home to MSU, I've been reading. A lot. I'm trying to substitute my time on the computer with time reading mostly Young Adult fiction, trying to get a better grip on my writing skills.
This will be an interesting last few weeks of the summer. We leave for New York on Monday, and when we get back, I'll be spending my time packing, reading, and saying my final goodbyes for the summer.
Good times.
For the record, I love my HSM cast and I am so proud of them all. <3
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