My very busy weekend begins with a full dress rehearsal of Arsenic and Old Lace this evening. It’s been a long and bumpy road getting here but I think we’re ready! We’re doing dinner theatre performances tomorrow and Saturday evenings followed by an afternoon matinee on Sunday.

Flagstaff Players is a small community theatre group that puts on one major production a year. A small core group of people are instrumental in seeing that everything that needs to happen happens but it’s definitely a team effort involving the entire cast and a small production crew. This year, in addition to my stint as interim director and taking over a lead role midway through rehearsals, I’ve also provided a few costumes and props, helped paint the set and been in charge of ticket sales!

Putting on a play is a lot of work but it’s worth it all when the lights go up, the play begins and I feel the audience respond. What a rush! I’m essentially a very shy person but when I’m onstage, I get to be someone else and it is so much fun!

Just in case those who saw last year’s performance are wondering, there will be no jungle girl costume this year! I’m playing the role of a little old lady; a very crazy little old lady.