My final farewell...

This day marks the beginning of the end. We have three more performances left and then Grease will go away. I have loved playing Doody and I have loved being a part of this tremendous cast. Thanks to everyone who came to see the show and signed our yearbook. Thanks for really getting in the spirit and wearing your name tags to the "reunion", but most of all, thanks for the applause and the appreciation of what Grease was meant to be. Stay tuned... I'm sure I'll be blogging about another show soon (wink wink).

Once again, thank you to my fellow cast members for making this such a wonderful experience. Let's face it... none of us do this for the money (if we did, we'd be eating the contaminated IAMS dog food that they just recalled) and most of us have day jobs. We do it for the joy and if you're really lucky, you make some friends (and get some crushes... and maybe more [shout out to Izzy on that last one]) along the way. I know how hard it is to show up on a Thursday, after a really crappy work week and muster the energy and enthusiasm it takes to get up there and do such a rambunctious show. To be honest, if you all weren't such great people, I'm not sure I could have done it. Doing this show has given me tremendous joy and I owe it all to the other 15 or so of you that made this one one of my truly favorite shows I have ever done. I took a long break from doing this (some of you know why and some don't) but I credit Newline and the people I have met there with the feeling that I have now... the feeling that no one will ever prevent me from doing what I love again; and for that I am truly grateful.

I need to go take my anti-depressant medicine now. Signing off.

Sincerely,
Doody