How I Got my Start

i am not a big picture guy. most of the pictures i take are because i do interviews, headshots, spreads and etc. but i keep on going back to this picture. in some ways, i feel like i am looking at a different person - someone who was ambitious, excited, and brimming with naive optimism about starting a new career. i remember reading stanislavski's theory on acting and experimenting with his ideas during rehearsals and the show. that was a total adventure in itself. I also met my ex through this experience. we didn't want anybody to know that we were dating so before every show, we would have coffee at a nearby jazz club and watch other cast members enter the theater followed by her, then me. there was also this one scene in the beginning of the second act  when we enter center stage together. we would both go backstage 5 minutes before our entrance and wait in the dark holding hands. it was a major distraction in terms of staying in character, but i didn't give a shit. it remains to this day, as one of the most nostalgic times of my life.