Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Music Man is now official closed. The streets of River City, Iowa, have disappeared from McLean, Virginia. Harold Hill has checked out of the River City Hotel, and Miss Marian has pulled down her "Piano Lessons" sign.

The week after a show closes is always a roller coaster for me. I'm thrilled to have free time again, to be able to attend to all the little details of life that seem to fall by the wayside until the final curtain drops. On the other hand, I miss my friends in the cast and crew. Some I'll undoubtedly get together with soon, but not soon enough. Some I'll work with again in the months and years to follow. Others I may never see again. Such is the nature of this hobby.

For now, I'm just taking it easy. I took a long, hot bath last night, enjoying a book I got from one of my fellow cast members while I soaked. Today after work I'll get the oil changed in my car (I'm only about three hundred miles overdue for that) and buy a few groceries, since there's virtually nothing to eat at home.

I've got a couple of great things to post, but I'm going to hold off on those until I'm more fully recovered from the end of the play. For now, I'm doing my best to enjoy the simple routines of work, commuting, home life, and sleep.

Posted @ 10:56 AM

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