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A Thank You To My Theatre Family

"Rivers belong where they can ramble, eagles belong where they can fly. I've got to be where my spirit can run free, gotta find my corner, of the sky."

Monique Lopez
Apr 24, 2017
Youngstown State University
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A Thank You To My Theatre Family
Monique Lopez

There is a great song that goes with this. It kinda goes like:

"Rivers belong where they can ramble, eagles belong where they can fly. I've got to be where my spirit can run free, gotta find my corner, of the sky."

This song is called "Corner of The Sky" and it's from a musical called Pippin! Now the thing about Pippin is, he's an outcast and it doesn't seem to fit perfectly, and even if fitting perfectly isn't what he wants, he can't find where his spirit can really run free and he can be himself. But, I've found that with one specific group of people, and I'd like to take the opportunity to thank them: THANK YOU to my theatre family!

1. Thank you for giving me a home to run too!

There is always a time that you need a home to run away to, a place where you can feel safe, and the stage and those I share it with are my home. Thank you for giving me that safe place!

2. Thank you for helping my find my corner of the sky!

I looked left and right, up and down, in the rivers, in the skies, but my souls never ran more free then when I shared a stage with my theatre family. Thank you for helping me find that corner of the sky

3. Thank you for being an outcast with me!

There are times where I feel alone, not welcomed and like an outcast by a lot of people, and when those feelings come, you have sat right next to me and became that outcast with me. Thank you for breaking that status quo with me!

4. Thank you for making me fit in, just perfectly

I'm weird, over the top, dramatic and really just weird... Thank you for being this all with me and making me fit in perfectly with all your weirdness as well!

5. Thank you for being a family away from my family!

I have a family that I love dearly, but I can't always be around them. You're the family away from my family. You treat me like I'm a member and always give me a place.



So here's to my theatre family. I am who I am because of you. I grow as a person because of you. I reach more for the stars because you give me a reason to, and I work hard and believe in myself more, because you give me a reason too! Thank you for letting me be me!

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