Memory: It’s not really one specific memory, but an entire series of memories, I guess, regarding my time on stage. I think for me the most exhilarating thing is performing onstage and hearing the applause of the audience. If I had to pick one specific show, it would definitely have to be when I was Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee simply because of how much fun that show was. It was a small cast and Ioved each and every person in it, from the cast to the crew. I also loved how that we had some freedom with it, that we could make some things up here and there, and that we had audience volunteers up there who didn’t know what was going on. I also liked that we were really giving our area something new in terms of theatre. I live in an area in the south that is pretty conservative and religious. I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way, but a lot of what people consider “acceptable theatre” is more along the line of The Sound of Music and Annie and the such. So it was fun to stage a show that is a little edgier in terms of subject matter and characters. I know some people disapproved, but we really were able to show our audience that great shows exist beyond the classics and more mainstream ones.

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