The Perfect Show

It always unsettled me that in every Hairspray show I made some mistake. It might have been a mistimed verse, a dance in the wrong direction, a missing prop, a dropped line... it ate at me with each passing show right through the end. So with Damn Yankees, I've tried to reach that standard of personal perfection.

Sunday afternoon it finally happened.

Hit all my lines, even helped bail out a fellow cast member on one. Got to all the right places. Nailed every dance movement from the jazz squares, the baseball slides, and ball changes. Sang all the right notes and words. Even improvised a few new gestures that seemed to give the audience a laugh or two. Covered my scene change responsibilities quickly and noiselessly. Refrained from talking disruptively offstage.

These days I'm able to define victory peacefully, in terms of those things which I can control. For those three shining hours, I gave and delivered my best. And next weekend, God willing, the winning streak will continue.

The Raventhorne Chronicles, Episode 1

My professional voice acting debut, with all the fun and flavor of a local upstart production company.

http://pathwaysproductions.org/shows/raventhornechronicles/

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"I was too young to even recognize that God saving my life." - Curtis Martin

http://nfl.cpl.delvenetworks.com/player/yahoo/carousel/embed_code.html?channelId=de89a8aeb3e422bac4eb48567f10ebd0&channelListId&mediaId=38eb524c8ec7436c8375560a64dfa59f

Dana Vollmer Overcomes Heart Condition To Break World Record

The heart of a champion is often flawed... but indomitable.

If You're Going To Do It, See The End Of It

Learning To Let Go: Gabrielle Douglas

"Life is not easy, you have to fight and refuse to quit."

We Shouldn't Stand In Our Children's Way

Yet another parent empowers her child to become a winner...