Rising to the challenge...

So in Black Company we are trying to pull off 3 pieces of Children’s theatre in a very short time to perform in three different venues at three different events…it seemed like such a good idea when I said we would and in a way it still is as the pieces are delightful and we’ll really be able to showcase the youth theatre’s talents…however it’s a much more demanding process than I envisioned. It is, however, at times like this you notice how brilliant people are. As we were trying to piece together Lost Happy Endings together again with a number of new cast members and a number of gaps the outgoing cast started this brilliant thing…it started with things grinding to a halt and having to call on their expertise, as the process went on they started not to need to be asked but instead were automatically demonstrating, guiding and problem solving and then they anticipated where there would be problems and were ready to fix them in advance. It was the nicest thing to witness, whenever I go on about company…that’s what I’m talking about…that attitude where the work and the creativity and the unified endeavour is the most important thing…and the result was in 3 hours we achieved so much…we still have quite the challenge ahead but with a company like ours I have no doubt we’ll achieve it… On a related note we have lost and are about to lose some people who have carved themselves exceptionally important places in Yew Tree…this final sentence is to say to them, be happy and successful and please come back when you can…we’ll always be here for you…