A common refrain I hear from people more and more is, “You know, it’s just a busy time of year.” Pardon me while I toss a yellow flag on the field and call bu—well you know what. (Hey I made a sports reference!)

We are all busy all the time regardless of time of year. We make things work. If you’re like me you use tools like task management apps to try and keep you and the rest of the team on target. Maybe even sometimes putting something on the list right before or right after you completed it, just to have the satisfaction of checking it off. It’s the simple pleasures. It takes working together to move things forward and support the impact we make.

Do I always succeed in meeting every deadline and checking every project off the ever-growing list of priorities? Heck now! Just look at the fact that his little rant about not having time is about four days late!

If something matters and is important you make time for it. During the pandemic when we couldn’t be pulled in a hundred directions at once – I’ll admit it was kind of nice. But then you begin missing all those things and need to go out and experience life.

No matter how “busy” you think you are, participating and supporting those big important things matter. Trust me you can find time to relax and see a show, or build new friendships by auditioning or volunteering. Now pardon me while I go check one thing off my list and add four more.

Jamie Ulmer

Managing Artistic Director