So, you might not believe this but today was the very first time I got to watch Reckless from the audience. I never did last year when we did at the school or this summer when we restaged it at McCallum in preparation. After being with the show from the beginning of the season selection to this point and through the entire nomination, application, and fundraising process I have never seen what it was we were selling. Bits and pieces of course...so since February 2006 when we started this whole thing this was the first.

In short, I was truly moved. I, of course, love watching the students perform on stage. They are always having so much fun, working so hard, problem solving left and right, and making the story come alive for the audience. But today, at our 10 am performance at Church Hill Theatre, it really hit me nicely. By the end of the show Rachel's story arc in all its insanities really proved that the past is something we wake up to every day..but it's not a nightmare. Things happen, we meet people, we know people, we lose people, we move on, we rekindle, we champion ourselves, we protect each other. etc etc etc.

The show that we started as a fun little romp with American craziness ended with a heart bigger than anyone expected. It took three directors, loads of students, many parents and all of our friends to get us where we are. I am so proud to have been a part of it...and I hope your students share with you their experiences with the show and the trip when they get back to the states.