People and Plays

Well, hello there! Welcome to The End of the Semester! A production featuring presentations given without enough preparation, long to-do lists, a serious lack of sleep, high levels of cortisol, and insanity.   

What a week.

Despite the overall craziness of everything, it has been wonderful. A few reasons for the wonderfulness (Ha:)) are outlined below:

-I got to spend time with Chelsea Nay. 'Nuff said.

She’s an angel. Really.

-My friend, Leah, helped me with my Shakespeare project. She was kind and helpful even though I didn’t really deserve it and she wasn’t getting anything out of it. I was amazed. Have you ever met someone that makes you think, “Wow. They’re really good at keeping their baptismal covenants!” Yeah. Leah. (I really thought that.)

-On Wednesday night I got to go to BYU’s production of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Wow. Let’s just talk about this for a bit. 

First of all, the way the play was put together was fantastic! There aren’t a lot of props; most of the play is pantomimed. But! This version incorporated both film and stage acting! A character would be talking on the movie and then walk through the screen and continue talking to you! It was amazing! Ahh! You should probably just go see it!

Second, the story was beautiful. I cried for most of the third act. It was a much needed, therapeutic cry. Don’t you love when things help you feel! Mmm! The play was beautifully simple. It was wonderful.

“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?--every, every minute?”  

-After watching Our Town, Michelle took me to my parents’ house to pick up some things I had left there. She’s the best! (But not just because she drives me places:).) We talked, and I cried some more. 

Aren’t people fantastic?! Aren’t you amazed that people choose to love you even though you have a bazillion faults and don’t really deserve it? Sometimes kindness just blows me away.

President Spencer W. Kimball said, “God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs.” Amen.

Thank you.

P.s. I got Hermione Granger on the Which Harry Potter Student are you? Buzzfeed Quiz. Best day ever.    

P.p.s. (<-is that even right?) I’m sorry these posts are starting to get so long! I just have so much I want to tell you! I’ll try to restrain myself :). Have a great day!