The Drowsy: A Short Story

Oh yeah, there's just something about singing with a huge chorus, you know? I've been very fortunate to be in things like The Producers, The Drowsy Chaperone, Urinetown--quite a number of stuff, I guess. It's just great to be on stage singing with a bunch of other people.

I've not had the opportunity to actually be in a musical, but I was a music teacher, and I have gotten to direct musicals, and be the choreographer, and teach the music.

Oh my gosh, you're never sleeping. Definitely a tough gig.

Yeah, it was tough, but they needed someone, and I kind of gotten thrown into it. But I enjoyed it.

Well, you were doing a wonderful thing especially for these people who haven't found a place to be yet in school, and you find out they find their place in the arts, and it's awesome. It's such an important thing. They're continually trying to cut back in schools on music and on acting and all the culture and stuff like that. It's such a mistake. Luckily, when I was young, I picked up a guitar and started singing because it stopped me from hanging around the 7-11.
I have a daughter who just turned thirteen. She is a good kid, very bright, but she is also invovled in music. I believe very strongly that music is very powerful--exactly what you were talking about. And as a music teacher, I remember finding those students who weren't good at anything else, but they would find their niche in music, and it gave them confidence in the other areas of their