Sentimentality, anyone? Sometimes I'm a sap.

So, normally I don't get this sentimental.  Okay, that's a moderate lie.  It has been known to happen.  However, it's rare enough that I forget sometimes how much I can miss something, even when it's not long gone.

In case you're unclear, The Bacchae closed this weekend.  (Sidenote:  I've always wondered why in this translation he spells out Bakkhai, Bakkhants, Bakkhic etc. throughout the dialogue, yet he spelled the title Bacchae.  That never made sense to me).

Okay, onto the sap.
This is, without a doubt, the most rewarding show that I've worked on here at Trinity.  Everyone in the cast worked so hard, and with such enthusiasm.  Just being present at rehearsals and watching incredibly collaborative effort unfold inspired me.  I cannot express how grateful I feel to have been a part of it, and I will miss working with this cast and crew.  On other productions I have, for the most part, been ready to let go by the end of the run.  Hours of rehearsals, day after day of sleep deprivation, and of course getting sick.  All of this, I am happy to see go.

Not to indulge in too much soul-searching self analysis here, but I think it comes down to the fact that I'm studying abroad in the fall (barely squeezing it in before I graduate.. thank goodness).  Which means a) This will be my last semester with everyone who is studying abroad next spring;  b) It is very uncertain that I will be stage managing a show again.  This very well might have been my last.  At least here.  Those are tough things for me to wrap my head around.  I guess what I'm saying is that it is more than letting go of The Bacchae.  It's letting go of the theatre department. 

But on the up side, if this ends up having been my last show at Trinity, I can't think of a better note to go out on.

Much love,
Alyssa

The blog: an introduction.

So here we are, the rebirth of the blog.  I seem to be catching this trend as it jumps the shark, but I figure better late than never (and I was officially out of things to help me procrastinate). 

For now I'd like to use this as a place simply for me to ruminate on current events.  In case you haven't yet noticed, I have opinions... so I'll probably mostly address political headlines when they strike my fancy, and anything else worth noting.

Eventually, I'll be using this as a travel blog when I'm abroad next fall, both to keep others in the loop and something for me to look back on (I'm also toying with the idea of doing a video blog, although that would require me to be somewhat technologically competent which is a bit of a stretch) but I figure if I start now, I'll be in the habit come August. 

Much love.
Alyssa