Happy endings, new beginnings

Tonight is kind of a sad night for me.  One of my friends is leaving and heading on to a new journey in life.  How appropriate on New Year's.  She will be greatly missed.  She's actually from the light side of the theater.  She is a bright shining star who will be benefitting a city filled with stars who don't shine nearly as bright as her.  I hope my friends in her new area will have the chance to benefit from her spirit.

There is often the division between performers and technicians.  Heck, I have been one to say "An actor [performer] without technicians try to emote, standing naked in the dark, while a technician without an actor is someone with marketable skills."  Funny as it is, it is just as negative as the nasty performers in our lives.  After all, with our marketable skills, we should be able to make more money than as stagehands.  We don't because we love what we do (or we don't stay in the business). 

While I will be sad that my friend is moving on to new adventures, I am very happy for her.  All of my friends who have left this show have gone on to do massively wonderful things.  I know that she will as well.  After all, we should never be sad about something we don't have, but be happy for what we have.  I am happy that I have had the opportunity of friendship with someone who has done so much for so many. 

Until we meet again.