THANK YOU!

Dear Friends,

It is hard to imagine that we have just completed our first production of the JTA 2017-18 season.  Time moves so quickly.....didn't we just meet in the choir room in August to start on our journey?

I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to share some thoughts and to tell you how much I appreciate all you have done for the theatre department this fall.

I realize that we all participate in so many other activities, in and outside of school, not to mention keeping up with our school work.  

Time is precious.  

No one can truly understand the time commitment and energy it takes to create such a musical as ours, unless you are thoroughly immersed in it.

But the payoff is so well worth it!!

To watch you all gather last night as "one community" is really what it is all about.  You have embraced each other and, I hope, that you will always support one another, in and out of school.

Crew:

Michael, Aniya, Josh, Siobhan, Jack, Ari, Delene, Reilly, Ada......really, what would we have done without you?

Robert!  You handled light changes with grace and (as always) with laughter and smiles!  It was a pleasure to work with you.

Hannah and Mattie, thank you so much for sharing your furry friends with us.  They really did a beautiful job!

Cast.....WOW!!!!  From our very newest and youngest members to our seniors...you created something so beautiful, so special, that the audiences kept returning to share in the experience.

Yes...I know that the talk-back may not have been a highlight of the journey.....but how wonderful it was to hear you share your thougths; to let the audience understand that the themes of the show are prevalent within our society and must be talked about open and freely.

To our Set Design Committee.   I was thrilled to see your vision come to fruition.  Do you remember way back-trying to figure out what we really wanted?  I beleive that was last June?  

To watch how the crew moved the set with ease, and to see all the props being moved without hesitation (or panic) was really quite something.

Lastly....you must always trust in the process. 

It can be arduous some of the time and incredibly stressful.  I didn't, for once, doubt that you would have a successful show.  I knew that it would be at the very last moment that everything would finally all come together.

May your love of theater stay with you always.  Being part of such a unique venture is something to cherish.

Much Love,

Lys