Reflections for a final performance

My dearest Prep Players,
Opening night! Have that anxious, excited feeling in the pit of your stomach yet? Well I first want to commend you on all your hard work and determination for it is quite a feat putting together a show. Over the past few months working together I’m sure you’ve had the opportunity to discover much about one another as well as yourselves and your own capabilities. What a wonderful accomplishment. Looking back, I feel as if I were just sitting where you are tonight, only moments ago. I thought back to my time as a prep player and wanted to share a little of what I learned from my days on the Iona stage.
I learned that friends aren’t the ones who you can talk to, but those who will listen, there is a difference. I learned that patience is the strongest virtue. I learned that a laugh can make the world a brighter place and that when given a chance, we may find with in ourselves talents we never knew existed. I learned how much other people can effect ...