Tate Russell

And we even choreographed our own dance to the song Marian the Librarian, which turned out really well. It was one of my favorite parts of the entire show. And throughout this whole process, I was just really grateful that we seemed to be getting past this animosity that we once had.

And so shortly before one of our performances, I went up to her and I said, like, hey, I've been having a really great time working with you on this show, and I really hope that after this we can continue to be on good terms and maybe even be friends. And she basically said, I don't think that's a good idea. And I couldn't handle that.

And so shortly before one of our performances, I went up to her and I said, like, hey, I've been having a really great time working with you on this show, and I really hope that after this we can continue to be on good terms and maybe even be friends. And she basically said, I don't think that's a good idea. And I couldn't handle that.

And so shortly before one of our performances, I went up to her and I said, like, hey, I've been having a really great time working with you on this show, and I really hope that after this we can continue to be on good terms and maybe even be friends. And she basically said, I don't think that's a good idea. And I couldn't handle that.

I broke down crying minutes before our show was scheduled to go up And I just sort of hunkered down in a corner backstage. And my mom, who was still a director on the show at this time, sees me having a really rough time and she comes over to me. And my mom has always been really kind and supporting of all of my performances. And she sees me crying and she says,

I broke down crying minutes before our show was scheduled to go up And I just sort of hunkered down in a corner backstage. And my mom, who was still a director on the show at this time, sees me having a really rough time and she comes over to me. And my mom has always been really kind and supporting of all of my performances. And she sees me crying and she says,

I broke down crying minutes before our show was scheduled to go up And I just sort of hunkered down in a corner backstage. And my mom, who was still a director on the show at this time, sees me having a really rough time and she comes over to me. And my mom has always been really kind and supporting of all of my performances. And she sees me crying and she says,

You need to pull yourself together, okay? The show goes up in five minutes and you cannot be crying when you are on that stage. And so I heed my mother's advice. I go up on stage. And the curtain is just about to go up. And one of my fellow castmates turns to me and is like, are you OK? And I'm like, no. And the curtain goes up.

You need to pull yourself together, okay? The show goes up in five minutes and you cannot be crying when you are on that stage. And so I heed my mother's advice. I go up on stage. And the curtain is just about to go up. And one of my fellow castmates turns to me and is like, are you OK? And I'm like, no. And the curtain goes up.

You need to pull yourself together, okay? The show goes up in five minutes and you cannot be crying when you are on that stage. And so I heed my mother's advice. I go up on stage. And the curtain is just about to go up. And one of my fellow castmates turns to me and is like, are you OK? And I'm like, no. And the curtain goes up.

And so begins one of the most surreal experiences I've had performing, because I am fuming and upset on the inside. But on the outside, I've got to sell trombones to the people of River City, Iowa. gotta inspire a barbershop quartet, and I have to seduce the town librarian who just so happens to be my ex-girlfriend. And I struggled through that production. I barely looked her in the eye.

And so begins one of the most surreal experiences I've had performing, because I am fuming and upset on the inside. But on the outside, I've got to sell trombones to the people of River City, Iowa. gotta inspire a barbershop quartet, and I have to seduce the town librarian who just so happens to be my ex-girlfriend. And I struggled through that production. I barely looked her in the eye.

And so begins one of the most surreal experiences I've had performing, because I am fuming and upset on the inside. But on the outside, I've got to sell trombones to the people of River City, Iowa. gotta inspire a barbershop quartet, and I have to seduce the town librarian who just so happens to be my ex-girlfriend. And I struggled through that production. I barely looked her in the eye.

The irony of this situation isn't lost on me. My character, Harold Hill, was a con man who only survives by deceiving his audience into believing what he has to say. And in that performance, I tricked two groups of Midwesterners, the people of River City, Iowa, standing on stage with me, and the people of Colfax, Wisconsin, sitting in their seats, watching.

The irony of this situation isn't lost on me. My character, Harold Hill, was a con man who only survives by deceiving his audience into believing what he has to say. And in that performance, I tricked two groups of Midwesterners, the people of River City, Iowa, standing on stage with me, and the people of Colfax, Wisconsin, sitting in their seats, watching.

The irony of this situation isn't lost on me. My character, Harold Hill, was a con man who only survives by deceiving his audience into believing what he has to say. And in that performance, I tricked two groups of Midwesterners, the people of River City, Iowa, standing on stage with me, and the people of Colfax, Wisconsin, sitting in their seats, watching.

The run of our shows ended, and she and I went back to not talking, not hanging out, not running lines, not rehearsing together. And I slowly realized that no matter how well we worked together in that show, we were really never going to be close again after that. We were better actors than we were friends. Thank you.

The run of our shows ended, and she and I went back to not talking, not hanging out, not running lines, not rehearsing together. And I slowly realized that no matter how well we worked together in that show, we were really never going to be close again after that. We were better actors than we were friends. Thank you.

The run of our shows ended, and she and I went back to not talking, not hanging out, not running lines, not rehearsing together. And I slowly realized that no matter how well we worked together in that show, we were really never going to be close again after that. We were better actors than we were friends. Thank you.