Welp, I closed our Circus show in San Mateo, CA and it was so much fun to be doing another fun show! I got to put my clown work to the test when I was PW-ing and really develop a fun character even when I was not on mic. I also really started to love the power that my Ringmaster had going for her! She was super fun and hopefully I will get to play and work on her some more when I head to Arapahoe County Fair in Colorado later in July!
In other news, I am now at the 100th Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, CA for the next three weeks! We are again doing the Wild West Show and I am excited about getting back into my Wild Jill boots today. It is a cute fair and I am meeting more of the "fair family" and getting to know some really great people.
I have truly started to realize the impact of what I am doing and the fun and light I bring to these kids when they get up in front of parents and strangers and SUCCEED. It is a great feeling and I hope to continue to make the great impact I am making in these families fair experience and I continue to get the same satisfaction out of this job.
Don't get me wrong though, this is by far the hardest job I have ever had. It is as though we are the entire production team and actors, as well as sometimes being viewed as babysitters to the fair children (which we are not). But at the end of the day I am doing something I love to do and I am introducing theatre to these young kids. Even when children do not want to participate, I tend to reinforce the true ideal that a good audience member is JUST, if not MORE important. Without an audience....what is it?
I am blessed to be doing what I am doing.
I have truly started to realize the impact of what I am doing and the fun and light I bring to these kids when they get up in front of parents and strangers and SUCCEED. It is a great feeling and I hope to continue to make the great impact I am making in these families fair experience and I continue to get the same satisfaction out of this job.
Don't get me wrong though, this is by far the hardest job I have ever had. It is as though we are the entire production team and actors, as well as sometimes being viewed as babysitters to the fair children (which we are not). But at the end of the day I am doing something I love to do and I am introducing theatre to these young kids. Even when children do not want to participate, I tend to reinforce the true ideal that a good audience member is JUST, if not MORE important. Without an audience....what is it?
I am blessed to be doing what I am doing.
My heart is homesick for my Timber Lake family. This was the first day of camp 2011 and I miss all these cute babies that will now be Sophs! They are precious and there is not a day that goes by that I do not think about them and the spirit they had. They got me through an extremely hard summer last year and I am so thankful for each one of them. I hope they stay the great kids I know they are and stay true to themselves in every aspect of their lives.
I also miss my many great friends that are back up on Saddle Mountain for the last few days of orientation and the start of camp. It is going to be a great summer there, as usual, but it is so strange to think that I am not there. It will always be a part of my life and some of the BEST memories and friendships I have ever had. Every kid deserves a sleep-away camp experience even if it is only as a counselor. :)
Live and love,
Reagan
I also miss my many great friends that are back up on Saddle Mountain for the last few days of orientation and the start of camp. It is going to be a great summer there, as usual, but it is so strange to think that I am not there. It will always be a part of my life and some of the BEST memories and friendships I have ever had. Every kid deserves a sleep-away camp experience even if it is only as a counselor. :)
Live and love,
Reagan
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