Into the Twilight

We’re T minus two and counting … what I mean is there are two Into the Light shows down and two more to go.

I sit this morning at the Toyota dealer waiting for service to be done on the Sequoia because I awoke early and couldn’t go back to sleep. Besides, I thought, it would be best for the Sequoia to be up-to-date on its maintenance before Vickey, her dad, the kids and Tank make the trip Monday to Utah to spend the week.

Yes, today’s a busy day, with my two shows, a Pampered Chef show for Vickey and my dad flying to SLC this morning. Thank goodness we’ve got Vickey’s folks and my mom to help us keep track of Eliana and Dominic.

I’ve had a great time performing in the stake musical. At least it’s been fun. Yes, it has been a lot of work, since mid-November, but it has been a good experience and I’ve made many new friends. Vickey commented that she has received some special treatment the past two nights as she’s come to the show (i.e., reserved seats, being told to come to the front of the line because she’s my wife) and can relate somewhat to my earlier comments about being a sort of celebrity at church. It’s funny how people’s perceptions affect how they treat others.

I’ve been so impressed with all the people involved in the production. Everyone has been so kind. It has been nice to be part of a team and be involved in the performing arts again. It has been a while since I was in a production and I’m reminded of my affinity for being on stage.

It will also be nice to have time to tend to some other things that have been undone for a while, like yard work, home maintenance, being a husband and father, Elders Quorum church service, and building my business.

There will be a few residual Into the Light activities though, like striking the set, a cast party, and putting together a cast album. The cast album is something they’ve just decided to do. It’ll be interesting to see how that goes together. I’m sure it’s going to be difficult to get everyone together in the same place.

Vickey did a Pampered Chef show for a lady who works at The Venetian a few weeks ago and she was kind enough to get four tickets to Blue Man Group for us. Vickey’s going to go with her dad, my mom and Melanie, a friend of Vickey’s who worked with her in young womens. I volunteered to stay home with the kids since I’ve seen the show a couple times and am not fond enough of it to see it a third time.

That same contact at The Venetian is supposed to be checking into auditions for the new show at the property, Phantom of the Opera. It would be fun to audition, just for kicks.

Gladys Knight, her husband and daughter’s family came to the show Thursday night, on their way out they all commented at how much they enjoyed the show. Gladys commented at what a great job I did, a remark she reiterated several times as they walked by. Her grandson won the award for being the cutest that night. He came up to me holding his mom’s hand and said, “You were my favorite!” He was a cute kid. I shook his hand and asked his name and said thanks.

The thing I noticed last night as we were meeting and greeting after the show is that different cast members are complimented by different audience members. It’s cool that each of us is able to reach different audience members.

That’s an observation I took away from my Young Ambassadors experience as well. It seemed there was always someone who would be very complimentary of one of the cast members. You never know who’s watching and whether or not you’re someone’s favorite person on stage.