The bits of Godspell I’ll remember

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Godspell closed last night, and while I’m glad to have life slow down again for a while, I know there are certain moments that will forever stir nostalgia within me:

• Tom’s GW Bush impression, culminating in that sure-to-be-classic line, “But Daddy!” (Texas accent and all)
• Carlos whimpering when Tom goes to hug him after beating him with that smelly shoe
• Being the good soil with Rachel C, from Miss Mary Mack to 2001 Space Odyssey to flexing muscles, the last of which actually stopped the show one night as the audience applauded for a few seconds
• Keeping ditzy Rachel S. out of trouble with Charades and secrets
• Hannah clapping her cymbals and cheerily calling, “Thank you, come again!”
• Tess tap-dancing with as much ease and grace as you please
• Chris desperately trying to hang onto his glasses as Rachel was desperately trying to remove them
• Louis gamely attempting various dances, all the while being incorrigibly positive even when things were tough
• Singing “By My Side” with Melissa and the rest of the cast, with that sense of being carried upward by the sound and spirit surrounding me. It was the most beautiful musical moment i’ve had in many years.

I’ll post pictures and hopefully some smuggled video clips soon.

Obviously, none of this could have happened without the vision, wisdom and experience of the director peoples. I hope Bob, Gaby and Tim are proud of the show they’ve created. And I must admit, at first i was a little bit afraid our stage manager, Regina, because she clearly runs a tight ship with no nonsense. I had met her only once before at the Final Respects cast party, where she brought her fabulous and famous fudge brownies. She should copyright and market those things. I should have known that I have nothing to fear from someone who makes brownies like that.

This is only my second musical and third show, so I don’t have much of a perspective, but I have a funny feeling that I’ve been blessed to work with this cast and team. For that, I am grateful.

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