Monday Blues

Dear Understanding Travel Troupe,
First:
CONGRATULATIONS! *You did an amazing job on Saturday.*
I am SO impressed by how you handled the late script, the incomplete run-through, the mic issues, the fast changes……you showed great professionalism. TT is so unique – it demands greater creativity and flexibility than any other troupe. While I will always regret the extra stress you went through due to the late scripts, I will always remember how you rose to the challenge.
With 90 mainstage shows and (now) 9 Coffeehouse’s – I don’t remember a lot of specifics about particular shows. However, certain things stick firmly in my mind, and this particular Travel Troupe year will be one of them because you completely knocked it out of the park, despite the challenging situation I put you in. So, *take a moment to savor your accomplishment and be proud of your success.*
Second:
How to handle the Blues when it’s over:
Well, to begin with – it’s NOT over! You have your field trip to Kennedy Center’s Costume wear-house this Friday.
– Please meet at Redland Baptist at 12:15pm. – Drivers are: Mrs. Hoyle, Mrs. Henley, Mrs. Hiller, and Mrs. Haley. – You should be returning to Redland around 3:30pm. You can hang in lobby until 4pm if that’s an easier pick-up time for your parents. – Please wear your regular HST attire. – *If you are NOT planning on going – please let me know. I have a couple tech students who would really like to go on this trip (in addition to yo*ur 2 regular techs) and I need to see if I have enough seats for them.
Second, the best recovery for anytime in your life that you feel “blue” is to make a gratitude list. It is impossible to stay down if you truly think of all the blessings in your life…and there are always blessings. Each day has little consolations that help us get through – if we are just open to noticing them. Some people actually write them down – which isn’t a bad idea when you are done a show. Like me – the details can be forgotten years from now. Jotting down the highlights of your performance experience and stapling it to your show placemat before tucking into your memoriabilia box (if you have one) or take a picture of it so you can have a memory trigger when you are scrolling through your past.
I won’t be able to come with you on Friday as all our other troupes are doing costume runs, but I hope to hear about it when you return. Again – GREAT JOB! Blessings, Mrs. Mullan

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