Kaylene (Brown) `98 and Thomas Williams `04
My husband, Tom, had recently gotten kicked off the
basketball team. (That's a story for another contest) Since he had some free
time, he wandered over to audition for Malone Theatre's upcoming
Shakespearean play, Much Ado About Nothing.
Even though Tom had zero theatre experience, and knew even
less about Shakespeare, he still nailed his audition and was cast in the lead
romantic role opposite me. After practicing the stage kiss in my car in the
parking lot outside Heritage Hall, I realized I would never kiss another man
again. A year later, he asked me to marry him on the Malone Theatre's
stage. (To which my response was "Are you sure?") We
will be married 23 years this year and we have two beautiful daughters.
The picture is of Tom and me in the dressing
room before the show.
He was still in
the "friend-zone" during that time, but I would soon change my mind
on his relationship status with me.
