The visit to the NYPL for the Performing Arts really got me excited for our project, but also truly opened my eyes to a lot of resources I hadn’t previously known were available.  I had visited the library before, but only for the special exhibit downstairs.  Being on the second and third floors made me aware of music and scripts I could use for auditions, recordings I could watch for purposes of a project (or just to become more knowledgeable about theatre), and wonderful archival material for me to sift through.  Seeing Jonathan Larson’s rewrites of Rent and backups to his computer was fascinating for me, especially since I’ll be performing in it, and possibly using Rent as the musical I write my paper around.  Doug was a great guide and seemed truly invested and interested in his work, and made me interested as well! I know that I’ll be coming back to this library much more often in the future, even if the archival material I need to write about Rent may be in D.C.