An End of an Era

Bernarda is over. Over. Good grief. This has been such a fantastic journey that cannot even describe my experience in a mere post. The cast has become such a family. Every single senior is like my older sister and role model.  I cannot bear to let the go. I love them so much. As we saw after the show I turned into a blubbering emotional pile o' mush, but hey, it's show biz. I guess that's what you do. Pretty much, I cannot express my gratefulness towards the cast nor my love. Sigh. To hopefully go out with a bang (and yes, the gun did shoot today) here are a few words about each member of the cast and crew from the bottom of my heart. I love you all!

Mr. C-Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I cannot express my joy for this oppurtunity nor my love for you and the cast. Thanks for pushing me as an actor and allowing me to reach new hieghts. This was been such an amazing journey that I cannot trade anything for it.

Aileen & Gabe-You both are amazing! The set is incredible. I swear one of the best our school has ever seen.  Aileen you are so sweet and were always so kind to me...it really touched me.

Ms. T-I dunno if you will see this but the costumes are pretty much, for lack of a more educated word, beautiful. I loved my costume and your dedication for our mantillas and skirts and hair was incredible.

Maliaka & Caroline-The bell was amazing. You both are so kind and so encouraging and always can cheer anyone up.  Caroline it was so much fun painting with you on set day. :)

Becky-The lights for the stage. WOW. You are so dedicated and so sweet, how can we ever thank you enough? 

Sam-One word. Fraîche. Period. Love you girlie.

Sherri-Hey mom. Thanks for always telling me when my diction was down the gutter, and constantly reminding me to go slower, it really paid off. And searching through kitchen stores is always fun. Love you lots.

Molly-I doubt you will see this also, but you are so sweet.  You always brighten my day and lessen my nerves when you give me the thumbs up before going onstage or complimenting my most recent scene. You probably kept me sane.

LoL0-So basically you are so pretty and so kind to me. I just love working with you. I cannot wait for next year. You are so willing to jump into anything and be anybody and I really admire in a person, let alone actor. 

Shreya-Dear Heavenly latte I hope I spelled your name right, and if I didn't forgive me please. You are so kind and were so sweet to me. You always offer an encouraging note before going onstage and I hope I can get to know you more in the years to come.

Ana-Johnny Depp. Jack Davenport. Where do we begin? I have loved working with you. You always pump people up, you are so supportive of everyones' achievements, that it's incredible. WOW. 

Anna-You are so much fun. Your accent makes me smile and I always love performing Act III with you. Christmas music is also really fun to listen to. :)

Julie-Shmello! This was quite a change since Childrens' Crusade this summer, but hey, still a sad show. But hey, we are like soul sisters in tragedy baby. SOUL SISTAS. That's enough. Well, basically, you're amazing and you always laugh at me, which is nice.

Sophie-I wish we had more stage time together. THANK YOU for braiding my hair every...single...night. It means a lot to me. I'm so glad we got to do this show together and then converse about it in Spanish. It was so much fun. I mean it.

Nicola-You are so kind. All the hugs and encouraging and supportive thoughts...I really take them to heart. You always make me smile and cheer me up whether talking politics or theater. 

Parisa-Hey. Our scenes together were so much fun. Esp. when Mr. C made us do it like the Sex and the City girls. That was fun. You are so dedicated to everything you do, and I am so honored to be one of your scene partners. And btw, the scream was FABULOUS today. I literally jumped out of my skin.

Julia-You are so pretty and so sweet. Really. I loved having you as a daughter and you always explain everything to me, and really helped me choose to continue Spanish this year. Thank you. Thanks for being such a wonderful actress and joy to work with.

Xanthia-I love you. You are so supportive and helped me reach new limits on my beating and violence skills. I thank you for that. You are so strong (physically and mentally) and I cannot imagine school without you. I am going to miss you both as a daughter and good friend next year.

Laura Sc.-You are so sweet. I'm so glad we've become closer during these last few weeks together. You are so thoughtful about your character and how you present yourself. I am really going to miss you. Kudos on your last performance. You did it!

Laura Si.-No, I will not obsess over you like Frankie (ahem), but I will say just this. You so articulate and careful with your words and opinions that it's fascinating to watch and listen to you speak. I always feel so incompetent next to you, you are basically brilliant. I have loved working with you, you are so kind and caring...please keep in touch!

Frankie-Good Lord where do I begin? Sophomore sista and darling daughter. Well rebellious daughter. I have loved working with you. As always. Car-rides home, chats before rehearsals, hugs and stories. DIE BISCUIT. I am so honored as always to be in your presence and you just keep acting darhling, you will go far no matter what. 

Dasha-Dasha, Dasha. Your Facebook note was so sweet, I almost started balling again. I must agree with Nicola that M&M are fabulous for post-show syndrome. This has been incredible. You are a little ball of fun and energy, I love talking, laughing, singing, and being with you. I cannot imagine theater without you. I value and respect anything you say and you are so much fun to be with. Thanks for the memories darling.

Angie-Wow. You are my soul sister, my role model, my mom, besides Sherri I mean. You scene is always so touching and sweet and cuts me deep in the gut. And that's a good thing. I love working with you, and this experience has been so much fun. Grease tangoing was fun too. You are so amazing and I will love you forever and ever.

Dearest cast and crew...I have two words for you, they're kinda small and maybe not that important in daily life, but here goes:

Thank you.

© Natalie S. 2008