Well, I’m Back
I am back in San Francisco. The last week was filled with a lot of activity. You may have noticed that I haven’t been updating my blog as much, because, honestly, there was no time while I was gone. The final day of the workshop was scene day, and 22 scenes were performed. Amazing work from everyone, particularly from my kick-ass scene partner, Ayla Stephen. The long path to getting the scene up was informed by work with many faculty members. They all infused us with actions, status, relationship…what better way to work. Along the way, I realized that I had to learn to trust...
Read MoreFarewell, Lenox
I’m back in Brooklyn after emerging from a month with Shakespeare & Co. It’s not going to be easy to articulate exactly what I’m feeling. Driving away from the artistic community that I’ve been enveloped in was hard enough. So, I won’t analyze it all now, but there is a very clear thing that I’m feeling: There is unlimited potential and energy within. And living in failure and self-denial does not serve me. This work that I feel so passionately about: it makes me do my best, and I feel truly alive. Now I can spend a week unwinding and preparing for my...
Read MoreBack in the Berkshires
It’s been two weeks since I arrived in Lenox, and as expected, the workshop is shaking things up inside. Flying into JFK on a red-eye, the timing couldn’t have been better; clear weather out of SFO and rain upon landing, I avoided the big winter storm that was forecast, and was well into Brooklyn by 6:15a. With 24 hours to spend in New York, I spent the day with a friend well into the evening, and by early morning, was driving northward to Lenox, MA on a beautiful, yet frigid day. I had perfect weather on my drive north. Once I arrived in the Berkshires, the weather was...
Read MoreClosing Night
It’s all come to an end. How do you handle withdrawal from a show, especially when the ensemble has worked so closely and tirelessly together? I’m very proud of the work in this show; very proud to go through blood, sweat and literal tears over this production. The hardest part was perhaps dealing with a lot of physical pain from our nightly rehearsals and performances. My role practically has me on my feet for the entire length of the performance. It put a lot of stress on my knees and feet – so, I’ve been working hard on trying to stay as comfortable as...
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