leia131 | (no subject)

So I went to the Encore reunion at Denny's tonight, and it was fun. Awkward, but fun. I mean, it's not like I talked to any of the people that I hadn't seen in years and years, but at least I saw them. It was like being back in high school, when they were there and I was there but we didn't precisely hang out. Though I liked being around them. I don't know if what I'm saying makes sense to you, but it makes sense to me.

Then I talked to Cathy for a little while, and that was nice. It was good to talk to her again, trade new news, be on more of a level with her than as her student. I like Cathy, and I always have. It's not like she's a saint, but she is a good person, and she's devoted her life to theater, her students, and a lot of very ungrateful people (no one specific in mind.) I enjoyed talking to her. That's not something I can say about a lot of my former teachers.

Also, I don't think anyone in Encore knows how profoundly being a part of that group changed my life. Which is mostly because none of them knew me in middle school. It was really one of the defining things in my life. Encore was so much more than just a bunch of kids who happened to like doing theater, and I don't quite know how to convey that to people who weren't there.

Anyways, I had fun tonight.