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Well, welcome back everyone to another episode of Rising 365.

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If this is your first time, this podcast is committed to inspiring and supporting others

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who embrace the opportunity to rise with each new day.

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Because it's such a struggle for so many people, myself included.

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That's why Rising 365 has been created and why we record these episodes to help others

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get up out of bed and meet the new day.

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All right.

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So this is episode 19 and it's called No Small Roles.

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We're continuing the theme from last week because Sunday was the last day of the musical

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I was in here in Kearney, Nebraska with Crane River Theater.

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And we did a production of Beauty and the Beast and it was incredible.

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Last week we talked about the important role that the director has when producing live

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theater, live performing arts on stage in front of a live audience and how important

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it is as actors.

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I'm an actor and singer when we do shows here with Crane River who trust in the vision of

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the director, the person who has the big picture of what the heart of the story is and what

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the truth that we want to convey in presenting whatever piece of live art is being presented

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for the audience and how as an actor we have to trust in that and we have to be willing

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to take direction in order to produce the most authentic and inspiring piece of art

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that we can.

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And to be honest, what we were able to do with the direction of Steve Barth, the director

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of Beauty and the Beast and the director, actually director, operator, the founder of

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Crane River Theater here in Kearney, what he was able to do and inspire and lead us

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actors to do just produce an incredible piece of art, piece of theater.

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And it was the most indoor attended piece of theater that Crane River has ever done.

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Each night we had over 800 people in attendance.

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I think our closing matinee on Sunday was over 950 people.

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It was just incredible to see the reception, the end when we had curtain call and people

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were bowing how they received our performance.

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The story of Beauty and the Beast is well known.

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It's been around for a long time in Disney.

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So people know the story and you ask yourself, why do you go see something you've already

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seen because it's different in live theater, the talent that the actors bring in the set

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and the costumes and the way people portray different characters.

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Yes, there are nuances to a character that needs to be maintained.

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And that's what the director is there to do.

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But as an actor, we get to do something different.

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I'm so honored to be a part of what we did last week.

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But as we wrapped up on Sunday, like the title entails, there's no small role when it comes

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to performing.

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In looking back and seeing the amount of people who don't get to be in the spotlight and take

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a curtain call with people, they're called the crew.

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The crew are everyone else who aren't on the stage from the director, the stage manager,

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who the stage manager, her responsibility or their responsibility is to wrangle all

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the actors and work with the set designers and the light designers and the costume designers

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and the facility and the audience and the people who move the set on and off.

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Those vital individuals, the members of the crew, probably as a performer, looking back

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at all the shows I've done, they are the most pivotal part of the live production when it

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comes to theater.

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They're the ones who are there before the actors get there.

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They're setting up the stage and getting everything in their proper place.

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They're building sets and designing lights and designing costumes and making sure things

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are clean.

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So they're there before we get there.

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They're a part of every transition and any detail from every scene they make happen.

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They change the set so when the light go out and we're going from one scene to the next

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scene, they're the ones moving sets on and off, bringing up the actors to do what they

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need to do.

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They're helping actors change costumes.

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They stay after rehearsals and after shows to clean up and put everything backwards supposed

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to be.

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They repair broken sets and broken prop pieces and fix costumes that actors break.

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They're troubleshooting on and off.

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I know a number of nights during the production, not during the production, but during the

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rehearsals, especially when we moved into the theater that we used, those crew members

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stayed until the sun came up until early or late mornings to make sure things were fixed

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and the set was being built and painting and all this stuff.

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The crew members are so important.

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Sadly, not too many people want to be a part of the crew.

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The reason is it's 2024.

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We all want to be in the spotlight.

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We want to take the bows and have people applaud for us.

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It takes a humble person to be a part of the crew, to do the extra things and the dirty

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work.

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Even what they wear, they don't get the nice, beautiful costumes.

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They're wearing all black during the production, during shows because when they're moving things

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on and off stage, they don't want to be seen.

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Even what they wear is humble.

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The characteristic of the crew member is so important.

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What I took away from this and what we can take away from this, if you're listening,

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don't worry about being in the spotlight.

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So many people give up in the day because the role that they're playing isn't big enough

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for them.

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They want to be in the spotlight.

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They're not getting the applause and the accolades and the pat on the back and the attaboys.

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They don't think it's worth rising for the day they are given.

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That's why I'm encouraging you to understand that there are no small roles in life.

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Wherever your job has you, you may not be the manager or the shift team lead or whatever

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it is, your job needs you.

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You've signed on the dotted line and they're expecting something out of you.

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Can they replace you in a heartbeat if you decide not to come in and you quit?

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Yeah, they can replace you.

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But when you sign up and say, hey, I'm going to be a part of this organization or whatever,

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they're counting on you.

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Somebody is counting on you.

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Your role is not too small.

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Your family is counting on you.

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Your community is counting on you.

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No matter the position you find yourself in, the role you find yourself playing, so what?

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You're not the lead role or you're not the ensemble.

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You're not on the stage.

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Allow the humility and the passion and the desire of the crew member and that person

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who inspire you.

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You can say to yourself, you know what?

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Even though people don't even know I'm here sometimes, I can still make a difference.

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I can open a door for a stranger.

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I can help carry a burden for somebody.

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I can just give a warm smile to a stranger and brighten their day.

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Little things of kindness make the biggest difference in the community and your family's

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lives.

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So remember, there are no small roles in life.

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Everybody is needed.

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We just have to have the humility to play whatever role that is needed in that day.

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Some days you may be the lead actor.

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Some days you may be the person just opening and closing the curtain, part of the crew.

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You're still vital and you're still needed.

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There are no small roles in life.

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And I hope that helps you to see that wherever you find yourself, whatever day presents to

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you, you have a purpose in it, you have a role to play and there's no small roles and

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you're needed.

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Well, thank you for tuning in.

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I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day.

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Until we meet again, I'm Mike Pena reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day.

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Next time.

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Bye.