Closing Night: Five Minutes to Curtain. We’re all excited for the show, based on the reaction of last night. The green room is filled with commotion.

At the last minute, Carly, Chres and I go to perform a pre-show ritual. Being as I am, I treat stupid things as if they’re the most important thing in the world, so in my haste, I ran through the room — in the dark. I attempted to show off by jumping over a chair. Unfortunately, since it was dark, I couldn’t see the frame of the door I was jumping through … or toward.

This wonderful maneuver caused me to hit my head on said frame, whipping my neck, and falling down on my back. There was a fair amount of blood all over the floor. What’s funny is that it didn’t feel that bad! Everyone was crowded around me, trying to see if I was okay. But seeing as we had about 30 seconds before the show was supposed to start, I told everyone I was fine and rushed them out.

Mrs. Parker sent me to the hospital. Chres drove me. All in all, it wasn’t that bad. I received five stitches as a reward for my exploits and then they sent me on my way.

When we arrived at the cast party, it felt like the room stopped. After answering several questions and joking about this fantastic mishap, things returned to normal. After the cast party, a few of us went to Perkins. What fun. Ha!