One of the worst possible things for an actor is when after they have spent hours and months working on a show and then finally, it comes to an end. All the hard work, bickering with cast mates and reciting lines in casual conversation comes to an end. Whether it was a show filled with a cast that you've known for years or a brand new company that you joined, the friendship that has been created at the end of the show is like no other. These people have seen you be absolutely ridiculous and sing the most incorrect notes that ever existed and have managed to still like you. From no makeup to absolutely cake-faced, they've seen you through it all.

But once all this comes to a halt and you're taking off that blue eye shadow your director insisted you wear and you're down to your very last make up wipe, it allows you to think about these people that are always going to be there for you. Each of you has taught me something new and has made me a mentally stronger actor. So, to those who I have met through the theater, thank you.

Thank you for making me better than I was when I entered.

Thank you for teaching me how to impersonate various animals and people. It is one of my best party tricks to this day.

Thank you for allowing me to not fear large crowds. Oh I have to dress like a baby and cry with a pacifier in front of 300 people? Okay!

Thank you for creating the person I am today. Who knows who I may have turned into today with out everything that I have overcome.

So although I'll be upset that yet another show is over and that I will never have that exact cast for another show tears me up inside, I have loved every little thing within our show. The jokes that we have made and the bonds that we created I could not be more thankful for. I appreciate every little thing that every person, big or small, I have learned something new from you all and could not be more grateful for you stepping into my life, even if it was only temporary. I never imagined falling in love with doing shows as hard as I did and it is because of all of my theater friends that I did. I love all of your faces.