…how fast this past week went. It was just insane, and the coming week promises to be even crazier. Last week I ended being a cast member in our production of Far Away, for which I was the assistant director. It was a very cool experience. The biggest unknown for me during the process was the life of the prisoner in the parade of hats. I just didn’t really know what things were like for them. It is a truly powerful experience if you allow yourself to be vulnerable to the moment that these 30 people created just by walking across the stage in hats. It is so haunting, and sometimes it was difficult to stay focused on the shift change that followed right after the parade because I was still pondering the moment onstage. It was very cool, and I am glad I got to do it. I miss being on stage and working on a character so much! I don’t know if I have ever missed acting as much as I do right now.
The contact search has been going pretty well. I made it my goal to try and spend, on average, at least an hour a day seeking out contacts. I have made a couple, and I am super excited to meet them. I will continue to hopefully make some more as this week progresses. I have been primarily focused on the like individual interview sort of contacts. I think the next step for me is to find the career development kinds of things, such as: voice lessons, acting classes, dance classes, etc.
I think one of the most exciting parts of this process of finding contacts is to watch other people make theirs as well. I get super excited, of course, when I make mine, but to watch my friends and classmates get an email back and do a little victory dance is definitely the best thing ever. You just want to celebrate with everyone.
Well, off to try and plan the week in some way that allows me to get all of the millions of things done I need to do. 
david, i love your view on the work of the prisoners. I totally agree with you. I’m so impressed with their diligence and dedication to the show. sometimes i was really sad i didn’t get to be in the parade- every time i saw them put their hats on… i always wanted to put one on.
it was weird having you backstage…but i liked it. i felt like you were back there as a prisoner and still asst. director. thank you for everything you did for the show, and what you helped me with. you were there for me, and i love ya for it. i’m here for you if you need me…