Moving On And Goodbyes

by showtunediva

This an excerpt from my Tuck Everlasting Fan Fiction Tales From Treegap. As opposed to being a character analysis this reflection of the song The Wheel is meant to be a thank you letter to the Amherst PTA since Tuck Everlasting will be my last production with them. The full character development fan fiction will be posted at the end of April.

Moving On and Goodbyes

Reaction to The Wheel (Finale)

This chapter is not written from the point of view of my original character. It is more of a thank you letter to the PTA. Updated 1/17/2021 to represent future plans for 2023 performance year since Tuck Everlasting was postponed until 2022 due to COVID 19.

"You just keep rowing, growing, changing and moving on."

~The Wheel Tuck Everlasting

No pun intended here but this lyric definitely struck a chord with me, As mentioned in the introduction Tuck Everlasting is going to be my last show with the Amherst PTA and this was a tough decision for me to make. Maybe it's because I have felt at home with this group for the past nine years.. Goodbyes are hard. I first started working with the PTA when Alan Kaplan asked me to help up with the publicity for Children Of Eden in 2010. Since then I have had many hats in these productions actor, publicist, stage hand and assistant sound designer.

Since the beginning of COVID 19 pandemic I have taken on more administrative roles for other local theatres and have really gotten in a groove with it. As much I like acting administrative roles are better a fit for me. and for my skills. Matt and I are also in transitional period at the moment and planning to move to Maine later this year to be closer to our families.

Michelle, I wanted to thank you especially for being such an amazing mentor over the years. You have always been so supportive of me. Alison, Thank you for helping with navigating my anxiety during all this craziness with the caronavirus. It really meant a lot.

Thanks to everyone in the PTA for embracing me and accepting me. Dancing may not be my forte and singing may not be either. Thanks also for all the great memories. There are so many fond ones that I will always cherish.