Showtime.

It's one of those times of year, when the theater lights up.
Every role in the play seems to say "This is show week,
"by the end I should just move in with all you."
And this song of mine in an eight count on time
Wishes you and yours the same thing, too.

I love theater kids.
You probably don't if you're not one, but just trust me they are wonderful.
Especially christian theater kids.

They are a different breed of people, open, honest, friendly, and very very musical.
So today I have decided to include some lovely and true entries of 'you know you're a theater kid when...' in honor of those who are or soon will be in tech/show week. So, You Know You're a Theater Kid WHEN:

-Your life is empty and meaningless when you don’t have a show.
-There should be a closing night support group.
-The “NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE AUDITORIUM” sign doesn’t apply to you.
-You know the exact location of every fast food restaurant and coffee house within 15 minutes of the theatre.
-If you’re a girl, you’ve been felt up by every other girl in the cast.
-If you're a boy who can act, dance, AND sing, you probably have girls crawling on top of you.
-You belt out songs from whatever show you’re currently obsessed with on the way to class.
-Modesty, personal space, and changing in private have not meant anything to you in years.
-You talk with your hands.
-There are three things in life: Rehearsal, Stress, and Cast Parties.
-You don’t drink or eat dairy.
-You have a program collection.
-You have a face book album for every show.
-You listen to OCRs in the car, and your friends don’t mind.
-You spit out your gum every time you walk into a theatre.
-You know not to bug the stage manager during tech week.
-Febreeze is your friend.
-So help you if you’re the kid who screws up the harmony.
-You know not to touch the headset.
-Or the stage manager’s show bible.
-Or the dance captains choreo notes.
-Or anyone else’s props.
-You’d rather chill at the theatre than at home.
-You get used to not sleeping.
-Or eating.
-You’ve caught yourself accidentally referring to someone in your theatre company as your “sister” or “brother” rather than your friend.
-After the last show you end up with more lipstick on your face then you started with
-You've come to accept that all the eyeliner will never come off your eyelids no matter how hard you scrub.
-You have sticky or hairless places on your neck because the mic tape has pulled it off.
-You know that even rubbing alcohol can't remove the gunk left over from the aforementioned tape.
-You can detect a cold that is days away.
-You know you're a theatre kid when someone says, "Let's start at the very beginning.." and without missing a beat you chime in with "It's a very good place to start."
-As soon as you start rehearsal, you stop putting effort into your appearance. Tech week? Everyone at school asks if your dog died.
-You do not cut or dye your hair, lose weight, gain weight, or change your physical appearance in ANY WAY under penalty of death once cast.
-You are constantly having to explain to your parents that too sick for school and too sick for rehearsal are totally different...the former is "contagious" and the latter is "dead".

The ones in bold are hands down the most true, but they all apply.
Welcome to what some call hell week but I call Love.
Ofcourse, my show week isn't until December but i'm enjoying everyone else's in the mean time.

Today's advice: If you're looking for a substitute family, join a theater company. Because once someone has helped you do a quick change or lent you throat coat and helped you get the mic tape off your hair you may as well just start calling them "my brother/sister."
Just wait until I get to show week.
I will go crazy with love.

I don't really have anything else special to say this time.
Until we meet again.