Have You Ever?

This day started out fairly crappy.  

But I quickly got into my groove.

Cuz I can't hold back the Joy

Have you ever put a mixture of clown makeup and baby powder on fake saddle shoes that got scuffed up or bled on after you spent 3 days painting them?



Have you ever smelled a small dressing room that smells like....

death....

hairspray......

blood......

Qdoba.....

corriander.....

feet 

...........and Boy Sweat.

Seriously.



Have you ever sat in a school theatre while K-4 students watch a musical and LAUGH AND LAUGH AND LAUGH AND LAUGH at Live Theatre????  It is the coolest thing ever.  They buy into every moment.  They talk to the characters.....

Seriously....this young audience ate up every single moment with a spoon.   

I sat in the back of the house and observed.

I saw a kid get a nose bleed.  Spontaneously.  (I saw it handled efficiently. ) 

I saw our Athletic Director riveted to his seat and laughing and clapping.

I saw D-Gang grin at me across a dark theatre.  (I looooove that.)

I saw my favorite actor work every part of her character.

And she doesn't have a single line or solo in this show.

sigh

Have you ever loved what you do and the people you do it with and for?????  

Have you ever realized that you get to get up in 5 hours and do it all over again????

Have you ever wondered if one of those kids in the dark - one of those kids who was laughing and clapping and nose-bleeding......

....might have been inspired?