Bittersweet symphony

Arsenic and Old Lace is done. The set is desconstructed and now resides in the Sumter Players warehouse in pieces. The Rylander Theater looks like we've never even been there (if you don't count a few paint smudges on the stage deck).

The end of a show is always bittersweet - on the one hand, I have my evenings back and a lot more free time; but on the other hand, the project that we have been working for two months is over and done with, and only a few photos exist as proof that it happened at all. Plus, this group of people that I have seen almost every day for weeks has lost our connection - the play is over; even when we see each other again, it's not the same, something is lost.

Or maybe I'm being overly-dramatic...though, as an actress, that would be very out-of-character for me (please note sarcasm).

In any event, another run has come and gone. We made a lot of people laugh, met new friends and had an awesome time. Thanks so much to the cast, crew and the rest of the team that made Arsenic and Old Lace happen. Now...on to the next show!

Photos by Steffan Hacker