I Keep Rollin' Along

Last night we celebrated (as odd a choice of word as that is for the occasion) the final performance of Mike Doyle in the show. And tonight we officially ushered in Christopher Kromer.

And thus I got to experience something completely new (which this show seems to be heaping onto me in copious amounts). I have done enough shows to get used to the notion of a show ending and a cast departing. And while actors can sometimes be notorious for not keeping in touch, when we do another show together we just pick up where we left off.

However, continuing on in a show with castmates leaving hither and thither (yes, I went there) to put it plainly, SUCKS. Understand this has nothing to do with talent, but basic human relations. I imagine coming in as a replacement or taking over as an understudy must be the oddest feeling because you not only feel like you are crashing a party really late, but also that you don't know a damn person at the party and you decide to stick around anyway. There is aweird sense of loss that I have not felt before. I truly will miss his presence in the dressing room and on the stage, but am ravenously curious about the experience of working with someone new.

So here's to you Doyle - the only person to beat me at Scrabble (he emphasizes twice - I don't count the second time) and an incredible actor and human being who has helped me more than he will probably ever know. I miss you, man.

Shlooooooooooooooooooooooooonak!