There are certain rare moments in life where you are experiencing something so great, and are fully realizing it in the moment. Last night was one of those moments, the last and final show to A Few Good Men; my first production and play ever. These moments are absolutely brilliant and extraordinary, the things which dreams are made of. They are so precious, twinklings of stars, there for a moment and then gone forever. I have been incredibly blessed to be a part of something so great.
The greater these moments the harder it is when they are gone, but that is the truth and beauty of our art. We capture and encompass those fleeting moments in life, holding up a mirror to nature, and they can only exist for that brief estimate of time. Their brevity and intensity is what makes them so valuable. So while I am doleful that it has all come to an end, I am so ecstatic with what was achieved. We created art, together in a collaborative fashion. Not with an individual battle of egos but a coalescence of egos to create something bigger than ourselves or anything we could do alone.
It wasn’t presented on a grand Broadway stage in front of 500 plus people, but in a humble building that was originally built for a different purpose. It wasn’t enjoyed by artistic elites or global names but local friends and families, old and young, those new to art and those well involved in art. For art is not a mistress of vanity even though it might seem that way. She is inside us all, waiting for us to be brave and bold enough to show it. I am truly humbled by the art of my peers in this show.
And while that art is done, with only the memories to play on, these new relationships will continue on. As well there will always be more art in the future. May we never cease to be brave and bold. I have to thank everyone who was involved, from those of my fellow actors in the lights, to the glorious crew out in the shadows. I have learned so much from all of you and this was the best first production I could have ever asked for, with the best group of people I could ever imagine. And of course to a Director who took a chance on a new face allowing me to grow to a new occasion and level.
As always I am terrible with goodbyes. So I don’t write goodbye but so long. May there always be great art pouring forth from within ourselves and may these friendships and connections never die.