These past 12 months have been an absolute adventure.
Just a year ago, I was returning from a semester of studying in London and traveling Europe. After returning home and visiting Ithaca for a few days, I road-tripped across the US to Sun Valley, Idaho, to spend the summer working at an outdoor venue. I had a great time in Sun Valley, working on some cool events, spending time with new friends, and making memories. From there, I drove directly back to Ithaca to complete my fall semester. During that semester, I was the production electrician on 3 shows, 2 main stage productions in the Center for Theatre and Dance, as well as the inauguration of Ithaca College's new president. On top of that, my classmates and I presented our senior exhibit. Over winter break, after spending a few weeks at home, I traveled to Israel on a birthright trip, where I once again spent lots of time with new friends and created life-long memories. From Israel, I traveled to Athens, Greece, with Molly, where we spent a few days exploring before returning to Israel and then returning home. I quickly returned to Ithaca to complete my final semester at Ithaca College, during which I was the mixing engineer for our main stage musical and the production electrician for the commencement eve concert and commencement ceremonies.
Just a few weeks ago, I graduated from Ithaca College magna cum laude and with departmental honors with a B.F.A. in Theatre Production and Design, with a Technology Concentration and a minor in Live Event Design and Management.
Yesterday I left my home in Acton, MA, not knowing when I will return. I've begun an extended road trip to DeKalb, IL, where I will be living and working full-time. I accepted a full-time salaried position at Upstaging, Inc., an Illinois-based international event and concert lighting touring company.
I could not be more excited to be moving on to this next step in life, but it’s not without sadness as I look back on everything I have done and everybody that I have met in these past few years.
I look forward to the days when I can see my family and friends again in person and learn about all the adventures that they have been on.
“Go out and try something new, you might find something that you love more than what you are doing now”
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P.S. Go to abdrama.org, buy tickets for Peter and the Star Catcher, use code CMURPHY, earn a free high-five from me and $2 off!
