This Could Possibly Be the Worst Day Ever

Remember that blog I wrote about the show I do, and how I once had the crazy notion I’d stay with it through its entire run? Well...it turns out that notion wasn’t so crazy after all.

Early this week, management came to us with the thoroughly heartbreaking news that our show will soon be closing. I went into enough detail in my last entry for you to know exactly why this is such a crushing blow. What’s worse, though, is that the news seemed to affect the cast in a pretty negative way. Instead of unanimously supporting, celebrating and comforting one another, some people seemed in a rush to take every little comment very personally. In the past few days, rivalry and bad feelings that had been bottled up for a very long time suddenly came exploding to the surface, people were ready to jump on the attack at the slightest offense, a few people showed their long-dormant true colors, and our beloved Phamily seemed to be on the brink of a nasty storm.

Fortunately, it seems to have cooled down since the initial announcement, but there’s still a little bit of tension. I want us to be able to end this show on a good note. I want our Phamily to still be a Phamily even if we don’t see one another as much at work. I just pray I can help to encourage honest communication before we start losing Phamily members to simple misunderstandings.

The most common response I get to me breaking the news is people asking, “Why?” Indeed, why close a show that’s still relevant, popular, and generally better than several of the other shows at the resort? (No offense, friends who do those shows. I’m including one of my own in that group as well.) Theories abound, most of them budgetary, but even if the theories are correct, it doesn’t make much sense. But alas, it’s not my decision to make. The best we can do is make the most of what little time we have left.

Our last show will be at 3:30 PM on Sunday, November 2nd. If you don’t already know, it’s a tradition for people to flash mob the last number. I know many friends, fans and former cast will be joining us, some even from out of town, to dance with us one last time. I’m sincerely hoping so many people show up that there is no room on the dance floor and we have to take over the entire street. If we’re lucky and I succeed in my current mission, we might even have a special surprise. Either way, I would love very much to see as many people there as possible. We may be on our way out, but we can still make one hell of an exit.


CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: "When We Didn't Get Along" - Danny Jacob (Phineas and Ferb)