Urinetown

I attended a pre-professional production and SDMT in Urinetown, and it was absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately, my experience of being back at the theater wasn't quite as good. With my mom being the volunteer coordinator and me no longer working there, I felt uncomfortable and out of place. Shirley, whom I thought was a friend but who didn’t acknowledge me when she walked past me, eventually gave me a distant hug. Erin, one of the theater owners, commented on my hair color, to which I replied that I had had to go to a professional after multiple attempts at dying it myself. I had wanted to meet with them in person since they hadn't responded to any of my messages, but I was thrown off by the whole situation. The other owner Gary passed me three times without saying anything. It was like all of the hard work I put into the job meant nothing, just let me go without discussing it.

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