2 weeks ago I was in the midst of, and enjoying, an intensive 10 day run of a children's musical. I was getting on stage and singing and dancing and hamming it up in a bubblegum pink world in front of cheering young fans. Backstage we talked Disney and Broadway.
One night I went to the first rehearsal of my next project.
We met in a high ceilinged dance studio in an arts center. The large windows overlooked city buildings in the central business district. We sat in a circle on the floor. Makeup was scarce, serious theatre training cred was high. We read the play. Heard some of the original music. We moved around the room doing exercises that I had learned in a physical theatre intensive years ago in Los Angeles and have had very little opportunity to play with since.
My latest project is new. Raw. Political. Fringe.
It's worlds away from bubblegum pink.
And yet I felt right at home.
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4 comments:
how wonderful for the intellect. All these different things to think about as you prepare for your role.
I hope it's a lot of fun AND challening - you're braver than I am!
Cool.
I love this post, you sound so sure of yourself
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