Berlin! is over! It is kinda funny how much something like that changes you. I loved filming the whole week! after doing it I have finally figured out what I want to do for the rest of my life. I would love to be in front of the camera. The only problem with filming is that it is so anticlimactic. When I left the studio for the last time I left alone. There was no one there to say bye to except for Pippin who was my costume person, there was no final performance to give it all you got, there was no one to thank for coming and experiencing the final show with you. All I had was the director saying, "OK, that's it thank you." All in all it was a really great experience and I hope that I will get to do something of that scale again. I have been preparing for this show since January. The great thing about doing this show is learning everything about the Berlin Airlift. I knew nothing of the struggle the Berliners had to go through. I was also able to meet some of the amazing men of our country who actually helped with the Berlin Airlift of 1948. I met and talked to Gail Halverson who is well known as the Candy Bomber. He came to a reception that we held in between our last performances on Saturday, March 15th. It's amazing to actually talk to a real hero. Someone I look up too. (I even had a picture of him on my desktop at work) It really made me think about what kind of a man I need to start being now. It is awesome to see someone who has refined his life into something magnificent. It was a real testament to me that it is the small and simple things that we do that make us into men we can become. It's amazing that he simply dropped some candy to the kids in Berlin and because of that simple almost insignificant action became one of the greatest ambassadors for the church he is a part of and the United States. So I am really glad for simple reminders that help me focus on what I need to to be doing today.
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I'm sure that's hard to be done with Berlin. It was an amazing play, you're an amazing actor and you would be amazing in front of the camera. You should totally go for it.
Dear Darrick, I have to tell you that I have been so impressed with your stage presence and ability to sing so well. My husband and I saw you in "Fantastics" at Sundance this past summer just before leaving on our mission to Turkey. The other evening we were looking at the performances on KBYU TV and were spellbound by your "Berlin" performance. We loved the history as my husband's father flew the Berlin airlift with Halverson. My father-in-law was killed in a plane crash nine years later. The family has a movie showing the airlift and his father is in it. We are proud of his efforts. My husband lived in Frankfurt while his father was doing the flying.
Anyway, thank you for such a great performance. You touched my heart and brought the tears. You are precious in your acting. So very good! I have always thought of you as one of my favorite students in third grade because you were so kind and good. Bless you. Keep striving to "become" as I can see you have you made great strides in your life.
Love, (Mrs)Marilyn Abney
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