Lately, I have felt truly blessed by my experiences from Into the Woods. It's excited me more than any other show I've done before, and I hope it's the best show I'll ever do (up to this point at least).

• It challenges me - it's the hardest music I've ever studied, and I literally am treating it like a class, I look at the music nightly to prepare. It's not coming as natural as usual, but in the end, when it comes together, it will pay off.
• It lets me escape - I always forget how much I love getting lost in a good role, but I've never portrayed someone as complex as the Baker. It's nice taking a break from my problems, and living out an others.
• It brings me prospects - every time I'm at rehearsal I truly am in awe at the potential of the production and of the relationships available to build, we'll just have too see.

Update: The show has now been over for over two months and I think my after thoughts are necessary.

• My will power is beyond impressive - I hate to be egotistical or exagerate, but I literally performed the first weekend with over 100 degree fevers every night. I pushed my body, mind, and voice to the limit and it's because when it actually comes time to test what I can do, I ace it. I'm so proud of myself for this feat.

My will power almost killed me - The week after the show I didn't attend school. Not once. I tried time and time again to wake up and go, but my body physically would not let me. Although I will never really know, I was clinically exhausted (and when I say that I mean if I was actually examined I would have been diagnosed as so). It took weeks to recover fully.

I have become lazy in ways - such as finishing this post.