...and I was really pleased at the overall outcome. I had a chance to perform my first role in two years; I left a good impression with an established theater company (that’s invited me back, incidentally); I made a ton of new friends and professional contacts. A win-win-win situation, all things considered.

I just wish I hadn’t been double-cast (even though I really adored my counterpart—fortunately, we got along well and were mutually supportive). Given that I was the new kid on the block, it was probably a good decision on the part of the director and producer (casting a new person can be a real risk), but it also meant I had half the rehearsal time and half the repetitions that my single-cast colleagues did. I had to nail things a LOT faster, since I knew I wouldn’t have as many opportunities to get things right. That was most definitely tricky.

With the baby coming at the end of the year, I’m not sure how long it will be before I can attempt another role again. I hope it won’t be too long—I miss it already!