Dear Children's Cast of Nutcracker 2011~
I want to let you know that I won't be able to be at the Friday evening or Saturday matinee performances. I'm going to the east coast to be with my family for the holiday, and need to leave a little earlier than I had planned. I will miss seeing your last two performances very much, but I'm completely confident that you'll dance beautifully!
I also want to take this opportunity to thank you all, each and every one of you, for your hard work, dedication, commitment, enthusiasm, and discipline. We've all worked hard together-- you, myself, my student assistants (Olivia, Elle, Julia Rose, Ian, Hannah, Jenny, Caroline, Mackenzie, Elizabeth), Shari, and the parent volunteers-- to make this Nutcracker season come together. I'm proud of our efforts, and especially proud of your performances onstage. You've become young professionals, and I hope you carry everything you have learned about the experience of performing with you as you move on through your ballet training and life.
Keep the energy (and precision!) going for these last three performances. Remember, it's not over until the very last curtain comes down, and every audience needs to see as good a performance as the one before!
With love,
Gavin
