Sweet Disposition

Kelsi, Chris, and Brianne have heard me drone on about this, but I have never really articulated my feelings about Deep Love for anyone else. It wasn't until a week or so ago that I realized why it means so much to me.

My experience with Deep Love started in the fall of 2011, when Brianne and I were both doing things for I-Comm at school. Brianne was photographing for the Scroll newspaper, and was assigned to shoot this rehearsal of a show in Idaho Falls. She came back that night just overflowing with praise, telling me that we had to go see it the next day. So we did. 

I was looking around for the place to buy tickets, and the stage manager came up to me and asked if I wanted to be an usher. I said of course, and from that moment on, Deep Love had my heart. 

(Fall 2011)     

We even went out to eat with the cast afterward. That was a lot of fun.

I've ushered with Kelsi and Brianne every year since then. They do so much to improve it and make it memorable for the audience, and I keep telling all of my friends to go see it because it is fantastic. Each year I find myself looking forward to Deep Love season like it is some sort of twisted holiday.

Deep Love had a domino affect on my life though. The following spring, one of the co-authors, Garrett Sherwood, started up the Rexburg poetry slam. We decided to try our hand at it. I doubt I'm any good, but it's really exhilarating, standing up and baring your soul to some strange crowd. Kelsi even won 2nd place one time. 

We made friends with people who played in the orchestra; many have left or graduated by now, but there are a few left, and I still keep in touch with them. 

And of course, I freaked when I saw that Jon and Ryan had made it on The Voice as Midas Whale. I went to their show at the tabernacle last semester, and it was really really fun - really entertaining. 

In addition to all this, is the fact that it's made me think about all things music related. Now that I've finally gotten Chris excited about Deep Love, we were just sitting in awe, critiquing everything. "Did you hear that vocal slide-um, WOW!" "Listen to the trumpet in that section there!" The show inspires us to write music and to push ourselves vocally, to try new things.

The point is: this is a sappy post. This is because sometimes I am a sappy person. But how can I help but be emotional when I think about the impact that a friend's photo assignment had on my life?
Everything changed; I made some friends, got involved with some out-of-the-ordinary extracurricular activities, and it helped me realize different parts of myself. This is the experience I've had with it, and I've only been an usher. Like, I am so far removed from this show, but still, it has been an incredible ride.