How House of Caswell is Like Pee-wee Herman

My husband and I were watching a documentary about Pee-wee Herman last night and something in it really resonated with me. Paul Reubens, the creator and actor who played the role of Pee-wee, had an audition at SNL before the character became really popular. Everybody was so sure he was going to get the job, and even he was so sure he’d get it, but then he didn’t. At first, he said, he thought he’d missed his one big chance and his career would be over soon. But he decided to keep trying with the Pee-wee character anyway, that he’d give himself the opportunity to succeed as an actor, even if it wasn’t going to be handed to him by an already established entity. He built something for himself out of nothing. That’s the part that meant so much to me, because that’s what House of Caswell is for me. I didn’t get the job either, but I’m making one for myself.