Hey Friends! I'll do a real quick summary of the day and then an overall reflection so let us get going. My mother and I spent a final morning in Starbucks. In the morning my class had a tech rehearsal. Then we all got pizza for lunch, hooray food! Then we had our show. It went super duper well and I am really proud of how it turned out.
These past three weeks have been truly incredible, and easily the best days of my life. Second City is the happiest place on earth (sorry not sorry Disney). The loving and supportive environment is unparalleled to anywhere else. This has helped me dive even further into comedy in order to pursue my passion for it. Comedy has been a life changing thing for me and these past three summers have meant the world to me. This is what I want to do. I want to work weird long hours. I want to do shows with my friends. I want to work odd jobs in order to make a living while I am creating. I want to do comedy and laugh. Forever. This next year will be really hard for me, there is no hiding that. I so badly want to be able to go off to college and start pursuing theatre and comedy. It is also hard that I don't have anywhere to exercise my comedy muscles (but you can count on me hitting up some open mics hopefully). On top of that next year my closest friends will be leaving for college (this is not related but important to mention, love you Emma and Olivia). Luckily, I do have some things to fall back on. I have a lot of people who support me and want me to succeed. I also plan on busying myself with student senate activities whilst serving as the secretary. I also plan on continuing my cookie business and of course do some theatre.
Next come the thanks. Thanks to Anthony, Jeff, Bryan, Brad, Scott, Jess, and all the other Second City staff members/ teachers who helped make this experience awesome. I learned from the best and had a great time doing it. Thanks to my ensemble, you guys were all amazingly talented. We were able to grow and learn all while creating an unbreakable bond. Thanks to Ann, for putting up with me for three years and always supporting me. Thanks to everyone who bought cookies, every little part helped. I am so happy so many people supported me through cookie purchases along with encouraging thoughts. Thanks to all those who have supported me throughout this journey and throughout other parts of my life. Thanks to Linnea and Terry for being my other mothers and always pushing me to pursue my dreams. Thanks to my grandparents, and dad for making this journey possible. Last but not least, thanks to my mom. She gave up three weeks of her life to come up and live with me. On top of that she is endlessly supportive and will always go along with anything I do (even if it is using her in my standup routine). I don't care how lame I look but my mother is one of my best friends. Thanks mom, for being you.
This experience was above and beyond any expectations I had. I got to perform on the Second City mainstage, see 10 live shows, meet one of my comedy idols, eat amazing food, learn from the best of the best, and spend time in the city I love. To quote the Broadway musical Wicked, "So I'll be back for good someday. make my life and make my way. But for today, we'll wander and enjoy". I will be back Chicago, and I cannot wait. It was a great time these three weeks and I hope my writing has made it clear how much I loved it. I don't have anymore words and will never have the right words to describe this amazing experience. Thanks again to everyone.
Yes And,
Grace
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