Well, "Our Town" has ended, and I'm sure the rest of cast is feeling like I am this morning - a little empty inside.
It's hard to face the abrupt end of something that gone so well and brought us all together intensely. I've been in quite a few plays and musicals, and few casts I've known have ever been so devoid of egos and so caring about each other. We all got really close, and it's hard to leave these new friends behind.
I knew nobody ... nobody ... in the cast when we started. I came to enjoy everybody, and I will miss them. For two months, these folks became something of a family - you can't choose your family, and we didn't choose each other. But we all got along, and we all came to know each other and understand each other and tolerate each other and enjoy each other -- much like with family.
So now it's back to everyday life, and for a time, I will feel the absence of "Our Town" with an ache. This morning, as I got up, I found myself replaying scenes -- little snapshots of memory - in my mind. But I will be changed.
Something special happened to all of us who took part. To those who haven't experienced community theater, that may be the answer to the question: Why do you do it?