I've been in the whirlwind of a semester this spring. I absolutely loved every waking moment of my time in the same vicinity of some of the greatest people that I have encountered thus far. I just wanted to attribute this entry to acknowledging the individuals who I immediately worked with in Reasons to be Pretty at Rider University. Let it be known that even though these are relatively short, I have so many things I wish I could say that you all would understand how much I adore and appreciate every single one of you without being completely redundant. Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience, I'm so honored and humbled by the talent and such a kind environment wherein I never felt that my learning experience was a downfall to anyone.
Greg - It's been such an honor to be your understudy ( and even though I definitely haven't been the best one, ) it's taught me so much and being in the same environment as you has taught me so many things. I really admire your talent and how things seem to come so easily to you. I wish you well in the future and you're definitely going places. Hopefully I can take what I've learned and instill the level of passion and talent that I've observed and taken note of into everything I do. Thank you so much for this opportunity, Greg. You're amazing.
Dan - Danny boy oh boy~ Thanks so much for this awesome experience. As many times I had to go on for Greg and had conniptions, I appreciate you talking me through them. I wish I had more opportunities to work with you guys so that I would be able to learn a lot more than I already have from both you and Greg. I'm really happy for you doing so well at Rider and I know you're gonna get far. Take care of yourself and I hope you're happy with everything that you do.
Melissa - Melissaaaaaaa! I'm so honored to have been in this show with you. This experience definitely was one of the most interesting parts of my life to date and I'm so happy that I got to spend time with you. You're so amazing and talented and gorgeous and such a kind and genuine person that it makes me envious that you're my ( and Igor's ) favorite Steph that there ever was and ever will be. Thank you so much for all of your kind words and your good vibes. At first I was afraid of Abigail, but I learned to admire and respect the Stephanie I now know.
Allie - Ugh. You're so amazing. From Chorus Line to Reasons, you've always been a gem in my eye and I'm so happy that we got to share the space and stage at times. Sorry I was basically stumbling all over the place. Thank you for being such a wonderful person. You are literally the best, and I'm so happy that we're gonna get to spend more years together at Rider. I really hope we get to work on more shows together. Thank you so much.
Angelica - I love you, my fellow understudy. Thank you so much. You are beautiful and I could not have asked for a better secret-asshole to always flounder around with. There are so many things I could say but I do not have the words nor do you have the time to bear with all of them. Hahah. Carry on with your amazing life. Herp a derp.
Emma - I am so happy to have been in both of the shows you worked on this semester. It's always lovely to spend time with you and it's even better that I got the chance to better myself with you in the learning environment. It makes me feel very happy to know that even the Venezuelan doesn't get some of the references to reasons, and that he'll have to spend his time deciphering things. Mwahahah. Thank you very much for everything, Emma!
Frankie - Sorry, I'm busy that day.
Braden - Ah! I'm so glad that we got to work on this show together. You're such a professional and your demeanor in rehearsals definitely inspired me to strive to be better in my craft and be professional about things. Thanks, Brandon. Brenden. Braydon. Brennan. ( Sorry. I promise I know your name. It's there. See? )
Courtney - Me love me some Courtney! Thank you so much. I'm so glad that you're a part of my life. Point blank. Thank you so much.
Milika - I love you. One of my greatest friends to work on such a great show with me. You know me inside out and I'm so happy and so privileged to have had this opportunity with you. Thank you for everything and I'm still working at repaying you for everything you've every given me in my life. Forever.
Miriam - Miriam, I don't know where to begin. I'm so honored that you invested in me and saw whatever growth I had from my acting class with you to the audition room. Thank for creating such an educating and nurturing space for me to participate in my first legitimate straight play as an understudy, with such talented and amazing individuals. There are never enough hours in the day that I can devote to my passion and craft and whenever there's a fault in my dedication or my focus in what I need to take care of, I really, truly appreciate you giving me a reality check and reinstalling the latent courage I've developed to keep going. I aspire to be the great performer that you'll permit me to be, and I will do my damndest to strive to become better every single day. Arigatou gozaimasu. ( Thank you very much. )
<3 ~ Monty.
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