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Yesterday we started into our second week of shows with our matinee for schools, the most kids we've had in a single audience. You could tell they were really enjoying it. It's too bad that was the only school matinee we have, there's a whole different energy performing for mostly kids that's a lot of fun. We had another performance tonight (went well with a small yet responsive crowd) and are in the final stretch, ending Sunday. I feel like one more week of shows would be just about right, but we still have five performances left. The final performance of a show is for me always bittersweet, as it's hard to escape the knowledge that it is the last time we will all be putting that particular show on together. And then strike and then... we are all just ourselves again, and it will be time to say goodbye to our characters as well. Then a rest and time to move on to other endeavors. I am fortunate to have a break from work over Christmas and New Year's and so I will turn my attention back to the one-man show and perhaps think about new ideas as well. As much as part of me is tempted to jump back into things and into another show (I was very tempted to audition for Lakeshore's next show, The Murder Room) I know I will need a bit of a rest. Resting is sometimes difficult for me, I am one of those people who always feels they must be doing something, but I have learned the importance of it, of needing to refresh myself before launching into something new. We filmed yesterday's performance, and took photos, so there will always be something to look back on and remember the fun we had.