I can relate to the “Delaware County Summer Showtime!” chapter in more ways than I’d like to admit. Growing up in a very close-knit theatre group, I can relate to just about all of Tina Fey’s experiences. While most people may think that her antidotes may seem outrageous and exaggerated, they are very true to real life in the the theatre world, at least my theatre world. She describes her relationships with theatre friends and school friends as very separate and independent from each other. This reigns very very true in my life. With my theatre group, I have a deeper connection with most the people and it is easier to relate with them. However, at school, I am quieter and tend to try to keep to myself. Tina Fey describes this odd, two-sided life exactly how it is.
I love that her book is like a conversation. You can keep reading and feel included in everything that she says. I think that any reader from any walk of life could agree with the things that she says on some level.
I agree 100% with what you're saying in terms of acting differently around theatre friends and school friends. I find that I am more energetic and outgoing as well, when I am with my theatre friends, or even at work at the theatre company I teach at. I also find myself more reserved at school. I think that this is partially because we are kind of weird, and Tina Fey is kind of weird, and theatre people are kind of weird in general, so it's a lot easier to relate to one another's weird-ness.
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