When people think of someone who matters to them, they normally think of a close relative such as their father or sibling. Not me. Jamie Parnell has made a humongous impact on my life. Without theatre I would not have met him. I definitely would consider him part of my family. Family is somebody who matters to you, cares for you, and loves you. Blood relation does not matter; Jamie is family to me.
Jamie is a very wonderful man who I met almost six years ago. When we first met, he seems so tall compared to me. Almost like a giant, I remember stretching my neck to look up at him. At first, I was afraid of him. He looked stubborn, and it seemed like he did not enjoy to be around children. Granted, I would not have wanted to be around my fifth grade self either. After spending summer after summer with each other, I have grown to not need to stretch my neck to look at him. Jamie smiles a lot more than the first year we met. I am not sure what was going on in his life
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I was not fortunate enough to be cast in a regular season show during 2015, but I was asked back to run spotlight for Tarzan. I was filled with joy when saw Jamie at the first dress rehearsal of Tarzan. This year was very excluded in my memories, because I was not cast in a show. The short four weeks of Tarzan zoomed by and theatre camp along with it. Both lined up to happen at the same time. Luckily, Jamie was also involved in theatre camp. It was a very different year for me. I regret not making as many memories as I could with Jamie, so at the spur of the moment, I convinced my mom to let me go watch Steel Magnolias, the last show of the 2015 lineup. Jamie was working as stage manager, and I was sure to make it known that I got to say my goodbye this year. I waited around as the house, or audience, cleared until Jamie came out. We took a picture to last forever and hugged as we said “See ya later” to each