New School

First day at a new school is hard, kids. You have new friends—or no friends. Who are you going to eat lunch with? Who will you hang with on the playground? Will you like the teacher? Will the teacher like you? What are we studying? Will I capisce? What are the rules and regulations? Do I have to raise my hand to go to the bathroom? Will I need a hall pass? Where are my crayons? Mommy!

And what if I have to ride the short bus?

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

And why doesn’t this get any easier EVER?

After 19 days as the nicest lady in the musical theatre canon—Grace Farrell in Annie—and with one…(okay…too funny…I walked away to do some yoga. I have no clue what “and with one” was leading up to)…oh…now I remember—and with one overlap day, I am now the alchiest lady in the musical theatre canon—Drowsy of the Chaperone show. It's a bit of bi-polar culture vulture shock AND a little daunting as I just worked with the broad (rhymes with God) who won a well-deserved Tony for her portrayal on the BroadWAY. But heck…she won’t be in town to see it, will she?

Will she?

This is definitely a short bus kinda show.

And I haven’t had a day off in 24 days…never mind an eponymous and elusive “alone day.” I'll soon be riding the shortest bus of all.

But the kids are nice. As are the teachers. Maybe if I share my box of crayolas, everyone will like me…even if I’m not the Tony lady.

I hope so.