Alma the Younger: show set for 7pm March 23-25

For those of you loyal blog followers, you’ll remember that a couple weeks ago I posted a story about my role as Alma the Younger in our stake’s upcoming musical production of Into the Light.

This is a sneak peak at the poster that has been created for the production (it may not be the final version). The designer told me I looked silly in all the photos and he did the best he could with the material he had to work with. (He and I go back several years and are good friends.)

Hey, I’m just an actor. Although I did land quite a few paying gigs in my 20s, and enjoyed six months at The Venetian as a gondolier a few years ago, now it’s really more of a hobby than a professional pursuit. You could say I’m just a former wannabe Broadway star.

So as for the poster, I say responsibility for producing the desired photo lies solely on the director of the photo shoot, not the actors pictured.

I will, however, admit that seeing this poster does make me chuckle. How! (That's the Native American expression that comes to mind.)

Like I told my friend Mark the other day, I’m in a weird place right now — where I was just another stake/ward member (those are geographic areas in our church) and now am suddenly set-up like a celebrity … all in a very weird sort of Mormon culture-esq sort of way.

I’m just an average guy who enjoys singing and making a fool of himself on stage.

So, like I said before, be sure to schedule your entertainment fix for March 23, 24 or 25. I’m sure you’ll hear more about it in the weeks ahead.

We’ll see you there. And yes, it’s okay to bring me a red rose — one of those longstanding theater traditions — I’ll just bring it home and convince my wife it’s for her!