Joyland is OVER.

Sorry I haven't kept up daily, but here's the latest news. We did three shows this weekend and all of them went relatively seamlessly. I think Saturday night's performance was the most enjoyable. Some of my friends came, and it was overall the most relaxed of the three audiences we entertained. Plus, we had already done a show the night before and were able to get a few more ideas of what may move the crowd more.

The play is over, and it's bittersweet. I don't think too many of us could stand to hear the songs again... but it was a lot of fun to be able to hang out with friends every night. Oh well, there will be another opportunity. A DVD is in the works, and I can't wait to see the final product.

One of the things I learn was that I am not a theatre actor. I might have just had a difficult part. It was just hard for me to figure out how to act my part out. I was supposed to be a younger boy, and our family was supposed to be down on the luck and unable to afford Christmas. True, we pulled everything together in less than a month, and all of the acting in less than two weeks at least... how good could we have really made it? Good acting takes a lot of thought and strategy. I don't think we ever got to that part.

Another thing I found out is that I like singing a WHOLE LOT more than I like acting. Fortunately, I got a solo and everything so I didn't end up COMPLETELY BORED with the play.

Well, I've got family in town and everything, but to tell the truth, I can't wait for the holidays to be done and over with. Everyone really loves Christmas (and I really do too), but things seem to always get apathetic around this time of year. Things kinda fall apart. Then there's New Year's where everyone gets drunk as pigs and then they make their resolutions to quit getting drunk...

Okay, maybe not THAT harsh. It just sucks when people go out of town, and things get canceled because of holidays... It's one of those times when things end up falling through, and collapse is a hard thing for me to watch. Or to bear. But God is faithful, so should I be!