You Can Go Anywhere From Page

Wow it has been forever...

I've been here in Page, Arizona for 2 months now (hard to believe)and it has been quite a journey and learning experience. 

When I first got here, we had an "opening social" so to speak, and read through each of the shows and just talked briefly about each one and what we thought and OH!! I guess I should say: we are doing Oklahoma!  and Heart of the West (an original short musical written by Nate about some of the people around during the time of the discovery and exploration of the Colorado river and John Wesley Powell). Anyhow, we got talking with Nate Marble(the director)'s father and he said something that I thought was very profound. He said, "You can go anywhere from Page". Let me give you context. 

He was telling us how Page is sort of on the edge of trying to decide what it wants to be: a rural-ish town or a touristy town. But it's in such a unique place because it is surrounded by the beauty of the world and things to do. Like raft down the river or drive to Bryce or Zions or the Coral Pink Sand Dunes: it's just surrounded by adventures. 

And to add to that, Nate was telling us how he wants the Playhouse to be a jumping off point for people. He wants it to be a place where people can learn more and grow more and then carry on to bigger and better things. 

So if you put the two together, that's what hit me so hard: I can go anywhere from Page. 

Page is surrounded by opportunity on all sides and this is my jumping off point. There are incredible things ahead of me. Incredible opportunities and who even knows what the future brings? WHO EVEN KNOWS! =] But this is how it starts isn't it? I may not have constant and consistent work, and it's a rough road full of mostly set backs and disappointments, but these experiences are the ones I have to hold on to. Aren't they? 

YES! They are.

So hold on to them I will. 

<3: CourtneyRae<3