Charlotte's Web - Recap

"So, what have you learned, Dorothy?"

In a nutshell, my experience with Conejo Players' production of Charlottes' Web was wonderful. My primary goal was to work with Erin Fagundes, Shawn Lanz, Arryck Adams, Celeste & Aaron van Etten and the rest of the Conejo Kids and build those relationships. That, I did in spades. And I also got to work with a lot of other great people like the Shaver family, Mike McCauley, Jeff Raum (and his family), the Parmenters, the Grodmans, the McCabes, and many others.

I wanted to work at a venue closer to my home. CPT is much closer to my home, but deceptively so: it's still twenty miles away, beyond the half-way point to ETC, so I really only save 10-15 minutes in travel time. Still, closer it is.

And finally, I wanted to perform in something my kids would enjoy. They did, and so did folks at work. I'm fortunate here in my current job to have a group of folks who, despite the craziness of the job, truly appreciate each other. At my previous job, it was rare to have folks within my business unit come to see my shows. Other friends I'd made came out to support me (Rayna, Liz, Sue, Sam, Brad, thanks!), but the core coworkers in my group just didn't. I guess I made the right choice after all!

And what great resources this group has at it's disposal. There is a huge potential for achieving greatness with Conejo, but I don't want to sap resources from our own productions.

Either way, it was time well invested, with a big, fun, happy dividend to boot.

- Sean