tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48431368568964078132024-03-14T01:07:09.392-04:00The House of Ash"The poet who is not in trouble with the king is in trouble with her work." - UnknownAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-2809554235024343722012-09-11T19:26:00.000-04:002012-09-11T19:27:04.450-04:009/11 Monologue <!--StartFragment-->
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This is a monologue from Co-Op Theatre East's workshop of <i>What to Do In Case You Miss the Rapture, </i>last May. </div>
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Too Old for Fairy Tales</div>
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By Ashley Marinaccio</div>
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I’ll never forget the image of those people jumping from
Tower 1 – the falling man, the couple that held hands as they made their final
descent. I was 11 and went to school five blocks north of the towers. During
the evacuation the lunch lady covered by eyes – but even from a mile north – I
swore I saw my parents falling. I yelled “That’s Daddy!” and started running
toward the burning towers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything
went blurry and I thought of Ms. Stocky, my Sunday school teacher – who told me
all the Rapture at Sunday school only two days before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I swore this was it – those people jumping
were on their way to being raptured. I broke away from the rest of the shaken sobbing
sixth graders and prayed “Now! Jesus! Now! Rapture them now so they won’t hit
the ground and die.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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This was it. I was experiencing The Rapture because a truly
loving God would have never let all those innocent people hit the ground. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ms. Luck grabbed me by the wrist covered my face with her
hand and yelled “Don’t look back”. “But Ms. Luck, I have to” I cried, “If I
don’t look now, I may miss mum and dad being raptured. They’ve been waiting for
this moment their entire lives.” I had never seen anyone turn so pale. At the
time I thought it was because we had just run from Chambers to Canal street in
under ten minutes, and that kind of workout would turn anyone pale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe this wasn’t the Rapture after all. Maybe
it was Sodom and Gomorrah and if I look back, I will turn to salt. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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My parents were obliterated in the towers. Dad worked in Tower 1 and mum worked in Tower 2. When I imagine their last moments it
involves a surprise trip that lead to Dad being in Tower 2 bringing my mother
roses as an early gift for their anniversary. After 20 years of marriage, I
imagined them grabbing hands and running to the window of 104 to spend eternity
together. By eternity – I don’t mean to suggest that my parents jumped. No,
Jesus grabbed them. He raptured them up. While we watched all those people falling,
my parents were part of the lucky few that were spared the jet fuel, the fire,
the heat, and the collapse. They were taken up… in the rapture that happened on
September 11<sup>th</sup>, 2001. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For years my sister I would visit ground zero to see the
lights. I dreamt of being sucked up into them – like a vacuum, and taken up
through the clouds to see my parents. I imagined the lights were a vortex that
could teleport me…. No, wait, rapture me up to where mum and dad were waiting.
The lights were the gateway, and if I didn’t get inside them, I’d have to wait
an entire year for my next chance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In 2004, workers recovered a piece of femur which DNA tests later
connected to my father. It was found amongst dust and stone on the roof of the
Duetshe Bank building a few blocks south. For my family, this 3 ounce piece of
bone provided the closure that they need to move on. For me, it opened the
office door to various psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and an
extended stay at Bellevue after the NYPD pulled me off a ledge. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To this day my mother is listed officially as “missing”. On
those days where the pills don’t have complete control I imagine her in a
business suit and fancy shoes, being raptured up out of tower 2 before anything
could happen. I can see her face and how excited she must have been, knowing
that she was finally going to see Jesus. I think about how happy she would feel
that her husband was with her, by her side always. I dream that one day all of
us will be together again. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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But the pills are there to remind me that I’m too old to
believe in fairy tales. <o:p></o:p></div>
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"Actors
are some of the most driven, courageous people on the face of the
earth. They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year than most
people do in a lifetime. Every day, actors face the financial challenge
of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who think they
should get "real" jobs, and their own fear that
they'll never work again. Every day, they have to ignore the
possibility that the vision they have dedicated their lives to is a pipe
dream. With every role, they stretch themselves, emotionally and
physically, risking criticism and judgment. With every passing year,
many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable
milestones of normal life-the car, the family, the house, the nest egg.<br />
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But they stay true to their dream, in spite of the sacrifices. Why?<br />
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Because actors are willing to give their entire lives to a moment-to
that line, that laugh, that gesture, or that interpretation that will
stir the audience's soul. Actors are beings who have tasted life's
nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit
and touched another's heart. In that instant, they were as close to
magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever be. And in their own
hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a
thousand lifetimes."<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="text_exposed_show">~David Ackert</span></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-23898776573201126382012-01-27T09:26:00.001-05:002012-01-27T09:26:52.523-05:00Why Children's Theater Matters...<a href="http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Why_Childrens_Theater_Matters/">http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Why_Childrens_Theater_Matters/</a><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script><div><br /></div><div>Great article. </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-9874565516587779392012-01-12T11:50:00.007-05:002012-01-12T14:37:54.385-05:00Building the all inclusive movement (and theatre company)As we continue to grow and gain more visibility, here's what's been on my mind the last week and I have no answer for what needs to be done so I want to throw it out to the artists out there. <div><br /></div><div>PGPC (and COTE) receive tons of submissions from artists of all types, anywhere from visual artists and photographers to directors, musicians, filmmakers, etc. I believe there is a place for everyone in the movement we're trying to build but because of the large volume of submissions we get and how stretched thin the companies are, it's often impossible to utilize everyones talents and skills in the way they want to be utilized (isn't this the age old problem?). We LOVE meeting new people and continue striving to build our community of like minded artists. We are always in need of people who want to help with data entry, social media, outreach, administrative and organizational work but have a harder time finding a place for those who<i> only</i> want to do the creative stuff. Lately, I've been bringing artists in for meetings, "getting to know you" type things (because that's the least I can do) and have been finishing meetings with "where do you see yourself fitting in to this company and the work we do?", "How do you propose we move forward?" Often times we wait until the right opportunity comes up to ask them to work with us, which could be months. However, I would love to come up with something that engages everybody right away if they have the burning desire to work with us.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, my question(s):</div><div><br /></div><div>- How do we continue to move forward utilizing everyones talents to their fullest immediately so that artists feel included, welcomed and part of a community? </div><div><br /></div><div>- What are sustainable models for this? </div><div><br /></div><div>Interested in hearing ideas. </div><div><br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-2597247707148536682012-01-12T11:47:00.002-05:002012-01-12T11:50:23.037-05:00Opening Night of Lady MacbethStill Needed: <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script><div><br /></div><div>- Eye Lashes</div><div>- Large Hair Pins</div><div>- Tan Character Shoes </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Opening to Macbeth at ATA!</div><div><br /></div><div>Photos on the way. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; ">Double Down Productions presents:<br /><br />Macbeth<br />By William Shakespeare<br />Directed and Produced by Tony White<br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><br />Featuring<br />Ian Richard Barnes<br />Jacqueline Chambers<br />Jennifer Desmarais<br />Lawrence Frank<br />John Freeman<br />Laura Grayson<br />Will Harmon<br />Yan Kirichenko<br />Sam Lopresti<br />Ashley Marinaccio<br />David Nash<br />Bradley J Sumner<br />Tony Travostino<br />Dylan Digel<br /><br />Shakespeare's classic tale of prophecy, murder, and madness comes alive again in New York City<br /><br />The Beckman at the American Theater of Actors<br />314 W 54 St, 2nd Floor<br /><br />Wednesday, January 11 8 PM<br />Thursday, January 12 8 PM<br />Friday January 13 8 PM<br />Saturday, January 14 8 PM<br />Sunday, January 15 2 PM<br /><br />Tickets $18</span></span></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-12010142838245063272012-01-03T10:31:00.001-05:002012-01-03T10:31:53.740-05:002011 Resolution Tally<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">Bold means it’s complete<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#FF6600">Orange means I no longer care or want it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:blue">Blue means it’s started and in process<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066">Purple means it just didn’t happen </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#660066"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> ********************************</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">listen more/see more/write more<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">continue to watch COTE take on a life of its own and flourish<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">continue to watch PGPC take on a life of its own and flourish<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">get smart(er) about finances<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">start learning an instrument (piano and guitar)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">exhibit photography<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">read the classics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">read more fiction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">read EVEN more nonfiction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">voice lessons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#FF6600">book Law and Order: SVU<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">do an arts and theatre rehabilitation program with incarcerated people<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">create work that encourages thoughtful dialogue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">get back in touch with good friends from yonder years<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">rid myself of unhealthy and dead relationships<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; 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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">work off broadway and regionally<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">stop being afraid to ask for more $$$<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">attempt to see all of the work and shows my friends are doing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">workshop new pieces<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">study psychoanalysis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">finish all my sentences<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">challenge myself<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">associate with people who challenge me<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">work with the Culture Project<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">finish reading all of the books in my current library<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">host a "dinner party" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party"><span style="color:#660066; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">do my part to see more women empowered and more positively represented in the theatre</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">world</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">have a vegetable garden<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">study Arabic and Italian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">be more present<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">post 1 blog entry per week<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#FF6600">Stop cussing... use more colorful vocabulary (though the occasional "fuck" is totally fine)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#FF6600">find and join political group that's actually doing something - be active<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#3366FF">work on my relationship with food and my body<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">assign specific times in the day to do e-mail and phone business so it doesn't take over my life<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">be more physically active <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">let her go<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">let them go<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#FF6600">lose iphone addiction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">be more present<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#660066">learn about astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:blue">learn about astrology and what the hell "birth signs" actually mean<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">travel to 3 new places I've never been before </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">and the longer reaching stuff: </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066">own a feminist-progressive book store and cupcake shop</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#660066"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:blue">direct and-or write a play that starts a revolution (or <i>at least</i> a riot)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066">get a cedar tree tattoo</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#660066"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:blue">run a groundbreaking cultural organization</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066">have an art or photography installation at a gallery or museum</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#660066"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#FF6600">visit the "1000 places to see before you die" (according to the 2007 edition of the book...apparently there is a new edition every few years)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#FF6600"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066">grow my hair super long and then shave it all off and allow it to grow back in its natural color without ever dying it again</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#660066"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:blue">foster cats</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#660066">adopt a child</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#660066"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:blue">be part of the movement that ends violence against women</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-49511919189271707672011-12-26T20:39:00.000-05:002011-12-26T20:40:25.907-05:00Quote of the Day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 26px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"We're dead as a species if we don't tell stories, because then we don't know who we are." - Alan Rickman</span></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-48877864449519004552011-12-22T09:41:00.003-05:002011-12-22T09:48:19.437-05:00Life with Ryan<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nJHpg5x24G4/TvNCtJ6mfNI/AAAAAAAABIE/hVvz3l59kRQ/s1600/IMG_5195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nJHpg5x24G4/TvNCtJ6mfNI/AAAAAAAABIE/hVvz3l59kRQ/s400/IMG_5195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688964097822325970" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZfHqRtxL4UA/TvNCsUBCN9I/AAAAAAAABH8/SpzV5bAuHA8/s1600/IMG_5186.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZfHqRtxL4UA/TvNCsUBCN9I/AAAAAAAABH8/SpzV5bAuHA8/s400/IMG_5186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688964083353794514" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkouq1J6CpA/TvNCsG_r6jI/AAAAAAAABHs/ky_4xyukOEw/s1600/IMG_5184.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkouq1J6CpA/TvNCsG_r6jI/AAAAAAAABHs/ky_4xyukOEw/s400/IMG_5184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688964079858477618" /></a><br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-18812433870346016722011-12-12T23:50:00.002-05:002011-12-13T00:33:45.906-05:00As winter approaches, Occupy can use theater to maintain protest<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This was forwarded to me from Melissa at The Anthropologists (http://www.theanthropologists.org/). Check out their amazing theatre and join their mailing list so you can receive awesome e-mails that contain passages such as what you will read below. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>Related reading via You've Cott Mail:</span><br /><u style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; "><b><br />Commentary: As winter approaches, Occupy can use theater to maintain protest</b></u><br /><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; ">Benjamin Kabialis, The Berkeley Beacon [Emerson College newspaper] 11/10/11</b><br /><span style=" ;font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">During the Great Depression, a burgeoning population of workers' theater groups stamped on posters and playbills a common and empowering phrase: "Theater is a weapon." Theater welcomed the exuberance of material forged from the passions of deeply personal battles for workers' rights, and workers cultivated theater as a tool to raise class-consciousness. As American theater looks for the spark of revolution and Occupy Wall Street receives criticism for lack of direction, participants in both camps must take hold of this powerful partnership. Why does American theater dissolve while Occupy Wall Street bolsters its ranks? The latter is held together by a shared and deeply personal connection to the cause, while the former has become an institution completely out of touch with reality. Rather than an exploration of humanity, theater has become an exploration of theater. In colleges and universities actors study the craft of acting and playwrights study the writing of plays. The art form has become a sort of members-only party with no guiding principles outside those of economics. In several ways, Broadway's grandiose theaters, movie star performers, and steep ticket prices mirror the 1% of America's Wall Street. The Worker's Laboratory Theater, the Group Theater, and the Labor Stage were only a few of hundreds of troupes during the 1930s that proved theater could thrive without the resources or splendor of Broadway. Throughout the 1930s workers' movement, theater proved strongest when used as a tool for holding protest groups together. With winter approaching and harsh media criticism growing, Occupy Wall Street can use theater as a way of building community and maintaining a sense of passion in their own ranks.</span></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-54290010358073453902011-12-06T21:37:00.008-05:002011-12-06T22:47:21.817-05:00Favorite Photos of 2011 (Part 1)<div>Each year I sift through my collection of photos (I take a lot) and pull out my favorites. I posted 2010's album on facebook. This year I'm throwing them up on here. Special thanks to the people who appear in many of these photos: Project Girl Performance Collective, Co-Op Theatre East, Robert A. K. Gonyo, Ryan Victor Pierce, Dominique Fishback, Karen Vigo, Danielle Walker, Mariah MacCarthy, Michael Rehse, Anna Savant, Hannah Rose Barfoot, Lillian Rodriguez and many many more. I am aiming to get some more paid photo gigs in 2012, so if you like what you see here (or on my site) drop me a line. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check out my photography website here: <a href="http://ashley-marinaccio.com/photographer/">http://ashley-marinaccio.com/photographer/ </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVqRAtwnsNo/Tt7VKgVJ3AI/AAAAAAAABHc/YxiGYmFcrKU/s1600/300649_766755354157_19601418_37522879_2094221322_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVqRAtwnsNo/Tt7VKgVJ3AI/AAAAAAAABHc/YxiGYmFcrKU/s320/300649_766755354157_19601418_37522879_2094221322_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683214156242213890" /></a><b>OCTOBER</b>: Peace Builders event at the United Nations where Project Girl performed. project Girls led conference participants in creating a banner where everybody wrote what they were going to do to be the "change" we wish to see in the world. <div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t_FJIufp2JE/Tt7VKrU4hvI/AAAAAAAABHU/pfg4qsnh6KE/s1600/298112_766755838187_1039612345_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t_FJIufp2JE/Tt7VKrU4hvI/AAAAAAAABHU/pfg4qsnh6KE/s320/298112_766755838187_1039612345_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683214159193868018" /></a><br /></div><div><b>JULY:</b> Summer flower.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NSC4J861tK4/Tt7VJ-5GpDI/AAAAAAAABHM/qPbEpLV6fqo/s1600/292053_766756382097_19601418_37522905_1871432334_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NSC4J861tK4/Tt7VJ-5GpDI/AAAAAAAABHM/qPbEpLV6fqo/s320/292053_766756382097_19601418_37522905_1871432334_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683214147266192434" /></a><br /></div><div><b>SEPTEMBER:</b> Fall flowers.</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIvHboZq3K8/Tt7VJsjNUYI/AAAAAAAABG4/EDr14cpF69k/s1600/291910_761589586397_19601418_37474201_325870206_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIvHboZq3K8/Tt7VJsjNUYI/AAAAAAAABG4/EDr14cpF69k/s320/291910_761589586397_19601418_37474201_325870206_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683214142342517122" /></a><br /></div><div><b>MAY</b>: Written on an abandoned restaurant in the West Village of NYC. I identified with this statement. </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2jQBIUr4gDk/Tt7VJuInS6I/AAAAAAAABGw/e9vHuBBUymU/s1600/283876_735536452087_19601418_37120035_4421794_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2jQBIUr4gDk/Tt7VJuInS6I/AAAAAAAABGw/e9vHuBBUymU/s320/283876_735536452087_19601418_37120035_4421794_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683214142767844258" /></a><br /></div><div><b>JULY: </b>Ryan (who you'll meet in Part 2) took me to the Bronx Zoo on the hottest day of the year. It was 104 degrees and we only got halfway through the zoo until we couldn't take the heat anymore. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yYN1iYwFQao/Tt7T9SmtmkI/AAAAAAAABGk/Dsl2FuqQgxU/s1600/263722_10150228627511434_151749126433_7896828_8117342_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yYN1iYwFQao/Tt7T9SmtmkI/AAAAAAAABGk/Dsl2FuqQgxU/s320/263722_10150228627511434_151749126433_7896828_8117342_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212829707835970" /></a><br /></div><div><b>JULY: </b>I took a site specific directing class in Central Park with ESPA (highly recommended all around). Here is a still shot from a scene I did with Dominique Fishback and Karen Vigo from Mariah MacCarthy's "Ampersand: Romeo and Juliet", which was one of the hottest shows in the 2011 Fringe Festival. I made a post about it over the summer. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbag819rXdA/Tt7T9WnXtVI/AAAAAAAABGU/zJFxVzttTck/s1600/262751_10150228624571434_151749126433_7896751_335517_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbag819rXdA/Tt7T9WnXtVI/AAAAAAAABGU/zJFxVzttTck/s320/262751_10150228624571434_151749126433_7896751_335517_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212830784337234" /></a><b>JULY: </b>Another Ampersand shot. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aRVhrWTW3FE/Tt7T9KTjRYI/AAAAAAAABGM/enSX2PxYyx4/s1600/IMG_4741.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aRVhrWTW3FE/Tt7T9KTjRYI/AAAAAAAABGM/enSX2PxYyx4/s320/IMG_4741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212827479983490" /></a><br /></div><div><b>DECEMBER:</b> Occupy Broadway. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C9WdOcTqUZs/Tt7T76PFNAI/AAAAAAAABGA/RbEbTjgyAOs/s1600/IMG_4730.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C9WdOcTqUZs/Tt7T76PFNAI/AAAAAAAABGA/RbEbTjgyAOs/s320/IMG_4730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212805986399234" /></a><b>DECEMBER:</b> Occupy Broadway. Danielle Walker performs as she's watched by members of the NYPD. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e4lpDCrp1Yo/Tt7T7gzwacI/AAAAAAAABF0/xSAfxh1sSBg/s1600/IMG_4688.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e4lpDCrp1Yo/Tt7T7gzwacI/AAAAAAAABF0/xSAfxh1sSBg/s320/IMG_4688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212799160904130" /></a><b>NOVEMBER:</b> From Project Girl Performance Collective's fall photo shoot. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P8mtnh72aDI/Tt7TWNd4poI/AAAAAAAABFk/DTzpv7dMaAM/s1600/IMG_4687.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P8mtnh72aDI/Tt7TWNd4poI/AAAAAAAABFk/DTzpv7dMaAM/s320/IMG_4687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212158313735810" /></a><br /></div><div><b>NOVEMBER: </b>Another from Project Girl's fall photo shoot. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nBDrdShk4pU/Tt7TUlDN4NI/AAAAAAAABFc/Qt062BBAm4o/s1600/IMG_4656.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nBDrdShk4pU/Tt7TUlDN4NI/AAAAAAAABFc/Qt062BBAm4o/s320/IMG_4656.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212130284593362" /></a><br /></div><div><b>NOVEMBER</b>: My all time favorite Project Girl photo. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B0qCzbz3Cfs/Tt7TT1CZKeI/AAAAAAAABFM/ejhXP0ljAjs/s1600/IMG_4406.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B0qCzbz3Cfs/Tt7TT1CZKeI/AAAAAAAABFM/ejhXP0ljAjs/s320/IMG_4406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212117396236770" /></a><br /></div><div><b>SEPTEMBER:</b> Central Park. </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g38i_z-zVvQ/Tt7TTfOkhgI/AAAAAAAABFA/M_eCJZsVE50/s1600/IMG_4634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g38i_z-zVvQ/Tt7TTfOkhgI/AAAAAAAABFA/M_eCJZsVE50/s320/IMG_4634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212111541732866" /></a><br /></div><div><b>NOVEMBER:</b> My "other" all time favorite Project Girl shot. I think I say this a lot. This was a good photo day. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wEH5oMRvBzk/Tt7TTLIU4XI/AAAAAAAABE0/Ng2aiovDq_w/s1600/IMG_4403.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wEH5oMRvBzk/Tt7TTLIU4XI/AAAAAAAABE0/Ng2aiovDq_w/s320/IMG_4403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683212106146832754" /></a><b>AUGUST:</b> Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, NY. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-APSzntu4Ukg/Tt7SXppwq1I/AAAAAAAABEo/z2-LkTlXSPY/s1600/IMG_4328.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-APSzntu4Ukg/Tt7SXppwq1I/AAAAAAAABEo/z2-LkTlXSPY/s320/IMG_4328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683211083547978578" /></a><br /></div><div><b>OCTOBER: </b>Production shot from Muzungu by David Myers at the Fourth Street Theatre. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bHKFew6FsKE/Tt7SXbnWCDI/AAAAAAAABEc/PImy_YxhQCA/s1600/IMG_4068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bHKFew6FsKE/Tt7SXbnWCDI/AAAAAAAABEc/PImy_YxhQCA/s320/IMG_4068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683211079779747890" /></a><b>OCTOBER:</b> Catskills in New York. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8efxbZsvTEc/Tt7SW0jhX-I/AAAAAAAABEQ/4H_Ea-JC7V4/s1600/IMG_4067.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8efxbZsvTEc/Tt7SW0jhX-I/AAAAAAAABEQ/4H_Ea-JC7V4/s320/IMG_4067.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683211069294731234" /></a><br /></div><div><b>OCTOBER:</b> Pumpkins in the Catskills, New York.</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dVv7-R9_HEc/Tt7SWq-uyxI/AAAAAAAABEE/moz7-hyujNE/s1600/IMG_3632.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dVv7-R9_HEc/Tt7SWq-uyxI/AAAAAAAABEE/moz7-hyujNE/s320/IMG_3632.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683211066724502290" /></a><b>SEPTEMBER:</b> Project Girl photo shoot. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PWa2xsg9p7U/Tt7SWSpCTxI/AAAAAAAABD4/evY5u0I6ljk/s1600/IMG_3714.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PWa2xsg9p7U/Tt7SWSpCTxI/AAAAAAAABD4/evY5u0I6ljk/s320/IMG_3714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683211060191055634" /></a><b>SEPTEMBER:</b> Project Girls are active 24 hours a day! <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-20522543497319627292011-12-06T20:55:00.008-05:002011-12-06T21:37:21.962-05:00Year in Review - Favorite Photos of 2011 (Part 2)<div>Here's Part 2: </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8u0f8cuAkfw/Tt7JJWTMfBI/AAAAAAAABDw/s2PvEwHOxqA/s1600/IMG_3704.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8u0f8cuAkfw/Tt7JJWTMfBI/AAAAAAAABDw/s2PvEwHOxqA/s320/IMG_3704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200942230240274" /></a><br /><div><b>OCTOBER:</b> Project Girl Performance Collective's photo shoot. Project Girls are active 24 hours a day.</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GDCCigK_QV8/Tt7JJLwWRSI/AAAAAAAABDg/VZsWfzQUI8A/s1600/IMG_3699.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GDCCigK_QV8/Tt7JJLwWRSI/AAAAAAAABDg/VZsWfzQUI8A/s320/IMG_3699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200939399726370" /></a><br /></div><div><b>OCTOBER:</b> My personal favorite from the Project Girl photo shoot. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--oW38_9_3_k/Tt7JIXTX5hI/AAAAAAAABDU/BfFYMhUsBKk/s1600/IMG_3631.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--oW38_9_3_k/Tt7JIXTX5hI/AAAAAAAABDU/BfFYMhUsBKk/s320/IMG_3631.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200925319554578" /></a><b>OCTOBER:</b> Yet another Project Girl shot. This was a good day. DUMBO is a great place to shoot. We got a ton of interesting photos. The rain had us sort of bummed out but it didn't stop us from having a good time.</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSd_uiFoHXA/Tt7JIG2cQcI/AAAAAAAABDI/b3yC8AALowk/s1600/IMG_3556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSd_uiFoHXA/Tt7JIG2cQcI/AAAAAAAABDI/b3yC8AALowk/s320/IMG_3556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200920903238082" /></a><b>SEPTEMBER</b>: Ryan Victor Pierce. Focused. Hardworking. and Talented. I shot this during a rehearsal for Co-Op Theatre East (COTE) and Mixed Phoenix Theatre Group's production of "Muzungu". This night also happened to be a good photo night (some are better than others). I got some great shots of the actors and production crew but my favorite photos all just happened to be of Ryan. Coincidence? Methinks not. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bqc_O0izLmk/Tt7JH_v_amI/AAAAAAAABC8/nZQEJ4OX_zo/s1600/IMG_3503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bqc_O0izLmk/Tt7JH_v_amI/AAAAAAAABC8/nZQEJ4OX_zo/s320/IMG_3503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200918997133922" /></a><b>SEPTEMBER</b>: Ryan also has a goofy side. See above. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SAmj-iUZQfo/Tt7ItnrNWEI/AAAAAAAABCw/wF1xFcyqFg4/s1600/IMG_3447.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SAmj-iUZQfo/Tt7ItnrNWEI/AAAAAAAABCw/wF1xFcyqFg4/s320/IMG_3447.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200465858025538" /></a><b>SEPTEMBER:</b> Robert A. K. Gonyo - my fearless COTE partner in crime. Here he is directing the NY Premiere of "Muzungu" by David Myers. </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iOErPGa3tdM/Tt7ItCXpWBI/AAAAAAAABCk/bgamx0PgWko/s1600/IMG_3059.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iOErPGa3tdM/Tt7ItCXpWBI/AAAAAAAABCk/bgamx0PgWko/s320/IMG_3059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200455843862546" /></a><br /></div><div><b>AUGUST:</b> Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuBJxxUrvsI/Tt7Is65BX0I/AAAAAAAABCY/1Qc0jAQvSP4/s1600/IMG_2982.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuBJxxUrvsI/Tt7Is65BX0I/AAAAAAAABCY/1Qc0jAQvSP4/s320/IMG_2982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200453836365634" /></a><b>AUGUST:</b> Dominique Fishback. Hands down one of the most brilliant writers and spoken word artists I know. She is a Project Girl and proud to be one of the original collective members. Dominique has been with Project Girl since 2008. She is currently a student at Pace University and getting ready to graduate next year. She will be taking the world by storm. I'll always be proud to say "I took her headshots way back when..." </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2cwzn8RDfQ/Tt7IscT69iI/AAAAAAAABCM/N01Cch3OE2U/s1600/IMG_2942.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2cwzn8RDfQ/Tt7IscT69iI/AAAAAAAABCM/N01Cch3OE2U/s320/IMG_2942.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200445627692578" /></a><br /></div><div><b>AUGUST:</b> More Dominique. We took these in East New York (Dom's hood). </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qr-e749Mvow/Tt7IsCqNS4I/AAAAAAAABCA/V6Usz505Qb0/s1600/IMG_2888.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qr-e749Mvow/Tt7IsCqNS4I/AAAAAAAABCA/V6Usz505Qb0/s320/IMG_2888.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683200438741846914" /></a><br /></div><div><b>AUGUST:</b> Is she photogenic or what? </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nndU1MFHVyw/Tt7IL6IfsAI/AAAAAAAABB0/5b-Ca_XapyM/s1600/IMG_2885.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nndU1MFHVyw/Tt7IL6IfsAI/AAAAAAAABB0/5b-Ca_XapyM/s320/IMG_2885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199886697148418" /></a><br /></div><div><b>AUGUST:</b> Book this girl for print work right now!</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIMIrNSp0Qk/Tt7ILm2WdPI/AAAAAAAABBo/5BwoscPE5dE/s1600/IMG_2840.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIMIrNSp0Qk/Tt7ILm2WdPI/AAAAAAAABBo/5BwoscPE5dE/s320/IMG_2840.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199881520772338" /></a><br /></div><div><b>AUGUST:</b> Hurricane Irene comes (and goes). I walked through Harlem trying to get some interesting "hurricane" shots and came up with a more iconic image. </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_62eIsNLnw/Tt7ILB8k2KI/AAAAAAAABBc/6gT3BZqzKjo/s1600/IMG_2837.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_62eIsNLnw/Tt7ILB8k2KI/AAAAAAAABBc/6gT3BZqzKjo/s320/IMG_2837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199871614769314" /></a><b>AUGUST: </b>That's my street! </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FEgz3AyHbEc/Tt7IKiuTy2I/AAAAAAAABBQ/rg5Qyun4vu4/s1600/IMG_2707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FEgz3AyHbEc/Tt7IKiuTy2I/AAAAAAAABBQ/rg5Qyun4vu4/s320/IMG_2707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199863233432418" /></a><b>SEPTEMBER: </b>Co-Op Theatre East debuts a performance workshop series at the Looking Glass Theatre free of charge for participants as part of our mission to make theatre training accessible.</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--PBhCcmOAE0/Tt7IKovAYgI/AAAAAAAABBE/EHeDGjzGkxk/s1600/IMG_2830.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--PBhCcmOAE0/Tt7IKovAYgI/AAAAAAAABBE/EHeDGjzGkxk/s320/IMG_2830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199864846967298" /></a><b> AUGUST:</b> Eve of Irene. Two fishermen in Battery Park City attempt to catch fish before the mandatory evacuation of the area due to storm surge. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UCiNquayJWc/Tt7H5L5C5iI/AAAAAAAABA4/vtFUrfKIU_4/s1600/78907-1310131512-6-l.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UCiNquayJWc/Tt7H5L5C5iI/AAAAAAAABA4/vtFUrfKIU_4/s320/78907-1310131512-6-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199565046670882" /></a><br /></div><div><b>OCTOBER:</b> "Muzungu" poster art. This was the "money shot" from COTE and MPTG's production of "Muzungu" by David Myers. This was reproduced on hundreds of posters and thousands of postcards. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmP8LoqgLQI/Tt7H4d_2vxI/AAAAAAAABAo/TIAsZOGDoXo/s1600/78907-1296230745-20-l.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmP8LoqgLQI/Tt7H4d_2vxI/AAAAAAAABAo/TIAsZOGDoXo/s320/78907-1296230745-20-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199552727203602" /></a><b>FEBRUARY: </b>Co-Op Theatre East's production of Trojan Women Redux at Looking Glass Theatre, adapted and directed by Casey Cleverly. This features another brilliant talent, Lillian Rodriguez. Should I mention she is also Project Girl alum? </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAzrSGNdRio/Tt7H4J1DGyI/AAAAAAAABAc/-1PWMZfOcPQ/s1600/78907-1296230745-7-l.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAzrSGNdRio/Tt7H4J1DGyI/AAAAAAAABAc/-1PWMZfOcPQ/s320/78907-1296230745-7-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199547313167138" /></a><b>FEBRUARY:</b> Anna and Hannah (as Hecuba and Cassandra). I seem to think I have another photo of them in a similar hold from another COTE show a year back...</div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X9AzrS4MR8k/Tt7H3wH-WAI/AAAAAAAABAU/f5hVey6vu5M/s1600/78907-1296230745-5-l.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X9AzrS4MR8k/Tt7H3wH-WAI/AAAAAAAABAU/f5hVey6vu5M/s320/78907-1296230745-5-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683199540413224962" /></a>FEBRUARY: Anna and Hannah in Trojan Women Redux. One of my favorite elements of this show was the use of the video projections on the broken brick wall screen (you can see it in the back). <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-13679033093733015212011-12-06T20:54:00.002-05:002011-12-06T20:55:31.526-05:00TIME Magazine<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EU8wDuIC_Kk/Tt7HX0VzWpI/AAAAAAAABAI/Pz3YP2F3jG0/s1600/316254_785794040477_19605188_37659672_2055915430_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EU8wDuIC_Kk/Tt7HX0VzWpI/AAAAAAAABAI/Pz3YP2F3jG0/s400/316254_785794040477_19605188_37659672_2055915430_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683198991789152914" /></a><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-36541357537045837812011-11-25T10:13:00.000-05:002011-11-25T10:14:34.183-05:00Buy Nothing Day!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YqoXpNJ3988/Ts-wsehWQtI/AAAAAAAAA_8/-3L67dL41gI/s1600/313069_264749556906573_246310432083819_710650_2129397606_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YqoXpNJ3988/Ts-wsehWQtI/AAAAAAAAA_8/-3L67dL41gI/s400/313069_264749556906573_246310432083819_710650_2129397606_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678951933291152082" /></a><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script><div>Shame on the folks who are camped out in front of Target... </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-85408546070566648522011-11-16T17:13:00.002-05:002011-11-16T17:14:19.549-05:00Top 10 George Carlin Quotes<a href="http://http://www.alternativereel.com/includes/top-ten/display_review.php?id=00106">http://www.alternativereel.com/includes/top-ten/display_review.php?id=00106</a><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-87228825931898755282011-11-16T17:12:00.000-05:002011-11-16T17:13:16.532-05:007 Reasons Why Theatre Makes Our Lives Better<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; 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padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Why Theatre Matters</strong> owes its inspiration to<a href="http://theatrewashington.org/user/84/contact" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Howard Shalwitz</a>, the Artistic Director at <a href="http://theatrewashington.org/content/woolly-mammoth-theatre-company-0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company</a>, and remarks<br />(a portion of which appear below) that he so eloquently delivered on September 17, 2011 at Woolly’s Dinner on Stage event. These words so perfectly capture the core of why we at theatreWashington are inspired by Washington area theatres, artists, and audiences of all ages. In future pieces, we will share many other perspectives on this important topic. We also would love to hear why theatre matters to you!</p><p class="right" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: right; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Manny Strauss, Managing Editor<br />mstrauss@theatrewashington.org</em></p><hr style="height: 1px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: gray; border-right-color: gray; border-bottom-color: gray; border-left-color: gray; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">As someone who came from a family of doctors, started out pre-med in college, detoured to philosophy, then teaching, and finally to theatre — not only did my career choices slide steadily downhill from my mother's perspective, but I was left with a moral conundrum: does my chosen profession, theatre, make a valuable contribution to the world when compared with the other professions I left behind? I guess this conundrum has stuck with me, because as recently as this past winter I made a list of seven reasons why theatre matters and I'd like to share them with you briefly tonight.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">First, theatre does no harm. </strong>Theatre is one of those human activities that doesn't really hurt anyone or anything (except for its carbon footprint -- but let's ignore that for now). While we're engaged in making or attending theatre, or any of the arts for that matter, we are not engaged in war, persecution, crime, wife-beating, drinking, pornography, or any of the social or personal vices we could be engaged in instead. For this reason alone, the more time and energy we as a society devote to theatre and the arts, the better off we will be.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Second, theatre is a sophisticated expression of a basic human need -- one might call it an instinct -- to mimic, to project stories onto ourselves and others, and to create meaning through narrative and metaphor.</strong>. We see this instinct expressed in children when they act out real or imagined characters and events. We have evidence of theatre-like rituals in some of the oldest human societies, long before the foundations of Western theatre in Ancient Greece. So theatre matters, in essence, because we can't help it. It's part of what makes us human.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Third, theatre brings people together.</strong> For a performance to happen, anywhere from a hundred to a thousand or more people need to gather in one place for a couple of hours, and share together in witnessing and contemplating an event that may be beautiful, funny, moving, thought-provoking, or hopefully at least diverting. And in an age when most of our communication happens in front of a screen, I think that this gathering function of theatre is, in and of itself, something that matters.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Fourth, theatre models for us a kind of public discourse that lies at the heart of democratic life, and builds our skills for listening to different sides of a conversation or argument, and empathizing with the struggles of our fellow human beings whatever their views may be.</strong> When we watch a play, we learn what happens when conflicts don't get resolved, and what happens when they do. We develop our faculty for imagining the outcomes of various choices we might make in our personal lives and our political lives. It's not surprising that, in repressive societies, theatre has often been aligned with the movement toward openness and freedom. In South Africa theatre played a role in the struggle against apartheid; in Czechoslovakia, a playwright became the leader of a new democracy. If our own representatives and senators in Washington went to the theatre more often, I suspect we'd all be better off.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Fifth, both the making of theatre and attending of theatre contribute to education and literacy. Watching the characters talk back and forth in the theatre is tricky; it requires sharp attention, quick mental shifts, and nimble language skills.</strong> It teaches us about human motivation and psychology. In historical plays we get lessons in leadership and government. In contemporary plays, we learn about people and cultures in different parts or our own country or in other countries. Studies have shown that students who participate in theatre do better in school. Making plays together also draws kids out of their shells and helps them learn to socialize in a productive and healthy way.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sixth, theatre as an industry contributes to our economy and plays a special role in the revitalization of neglected neighborhoods. We've seen this quite clearly in our own city.</strong> You can look at the role that the Studio Theatre played along the 14th Street corridor, or Shakespeare Theatre along Seventh Street, or Woolly in both these neighborhoods, or Gala Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights, the Atlas along H Street, or the new Arena Stage along the waterfront. As each of these theatres opened, new audiences started flooding in, new restaurants opened, jobs were created, the city improved the sidewalks, and neighborhoods that were once grim and forbidding became vibrant hubs of activity. And this pattern has been repeated in cities across the United States and around the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Finally, the seventh way that theatre matters -- and this one applies to some kinds of theatre more than others -- is that it influences the way we think and feel about our own lives and encourages us to take a hard look at ourselves, our values, and our behavior.</strong> The most vivid example of this I've ever experienced was during a post-show discussion at Woolly Mammoth when a woman said that one of our plays made her and her husband decide that they had a serious problem in their marriage and needed to go for counseling; and she was pleased to report that they were still together and much happier as a result. Now, I'll admit, I don't hear things like this every day. But speaking more generally isn't this one of the things we go to the theatre for, to measure our own lives against the lives we see depicted on the stage, to imagine what it would be like if we had those lives instead? And isn't it a very short step from there to saying, gee, maybe there's something I should change about my own life? And it may have nothing to do with the message that the playwright wanted to deliver! Maybe the play is about a fierce battle over a family dinner that breaks the family apart over irreconcilable political divisions -- but maybe you watch the play and say, gosh, wouldn't it be nice to at least have a family dinner once in a while, and so you decide to plan one for next month.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">So, those are my seven ways that theatre matters: it does no harm, expresses a basic human instinct, brings people together, models democratic discourse, contributes to education and literary, sparks economic revitalization, and influences how we think and feel about our own lives.</p></div></div></div></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-8802669386339237132011-11-03T22:03:00.005-04:002011-11-03T22:34:28.322-04:00How Sweet It Is!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qGv91myBku0/TrNIdaCscPI/AAAAAAAAA_w/WPxDs_lslOI/s1600/308221_10150379892988664_520078663_8269883_708482374_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qGv91myBku0/TrNIdaCscPI/AAAAAAAAA_w/WPxDs_lslOI/s400/308221_10150379892988664_520078663_8269883_708482374_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670956025833615602" /></a><br />The People United Will Never Be Defeated. <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-45759659681967169942011-09-22T23:58:00.000-04:002011-09-23T00:00:01.159-04:00A Letter from Troy Davis<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">A letter from Troy Davis:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">To All:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Human Rights and Human Kindness, in the past year I have experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never ending faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look at my sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and of course I worry about her and her health, but as she tells me she is the eldest and she will not back down from this fight to save my life and prove to the world that I am innocent of this terrible crime.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">As I look at my mail from across the globe, from places I have never ever dreamed I would know about and people speaking languages and expressing cultures and religions I could only hope to one day see first hand. I am humbled by the emotion that fills my heart with overwhelming, overflowing Joy. I can’t even explain the insurgence of emotion I feel when I try to express the strength I draw from you all, it compounds my faith and it shows me yet again that this is not a case about the death penalty, this is not a case about Troy Davis, this is a case about Justice and the Human Spirit to see Justice prevail.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">I cannot answer all of your letters but I do read them all, I cannot see you all but I can imagine your faces, I cannot hear you speak but your letters take me to the far reaches of the world, I cannot touch you physically but I feel your warmth everyday I exist.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">So Thank you and remember I am in a place where execution can only destroy your physical form but because of my faith in God, my family and all of you I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more Troy Davis’. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe. We need to dismantle this Unjust system city by city, state by state and country by country.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">I can’t wait to Stand with you, no matter if that is in physical or spiritual form, I will one day be announcing,</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">“I AM TROY DAVIS, and I AM FREE!”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Never Stop Fighting for Justice and We will Win!</p></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-84390015642481539572011-09-22T23:57:00.000-04:002011-09-22T23:58:36.970-04:00Quote of the Day<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCbYTm1x98Q/TnwD0TQEe3I/AAAAAAAAA_o/gIvFCrWRuEE/s1600/312032_10150324091333664_520078663_7950878_128992535_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCbYTm1x98Q/TnwD0TQEe3I/AAAAAAAAA_o/gIvFCrWRuEE/s400/312032_10150324091333664_520078663_7950878_128992535_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655399429126257522" /></a><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-8894039998916376382011-08-28T13:57:00.000-04:002011-08-28T14:00:23.831-04:00Being a Kid After 9/11<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; "><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font: normal normal bold 30px/normal arial, sans-serif; ">Being a Kid After 9/11</h1><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal arial, sans-serif; ">Young performers in New York City explore what it means to grow up after the world changed</h2><div class="by" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/18px arial, sans-serif; ">By <a href="http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3748189" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">Tyrus Cukavac </a>| August 22 , 2011</div><ul id="unav" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; 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<br /></div><p class="firstletter"></p><p>People around the country are preparing to observe the 10th anniversary of the tragedy known as 9/11. On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States and more than 3,000 people died. A group of young people in New York City, where the terrorists destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, are remembering the event in their own way. Together, they wrote a play to explore the impact of Spetember 11 on their lives.</p><p>The final play is called <i>Ten Years Later: Voices from the Post-9/11 Generation Speak</i>. Co-director Ashley Marinaccio told <i>Scholastic News</i>, “It is completely youth driven. It focuses on the cultural aftermath of what it means to be a kid after 9/11.”</p><p>The writers and performers range from 9 to 23 years old. The youngest members of the group were not yet born when the events of 9/11 occurred. Others were children or young teens. Together, they interviewed community members, participated in writing exercises, and wrote songs to create an original play based on their experiences in New York following September 11.</p><p><strong>A DIFFERENT AMERICA</strong></p><p>Heightened security in buildings and airports and U.S. involvement in wars in the Middle East are a few of the ways the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed life in the United States. Many young people growing up in the past 10 years don’t clearly remember what life was like before the tragedy.</p><p>“My first view of the Manhattan skyline was without the towers,” cast member Emily Rupp, now 21, says in the play. “When I first saw it, I just tried to imagine what it could’ve looked like. . . . My Manhattan skyline will always be an unfinished puzzle to me.”</p><p>Shortly after 9/11, the U.S. sent American troops to Afghanistan to try to find those who had planned the attacks. Thousands of troops remain there. Many cast members do not remember a time when the United States was not at war. The play explores this through monologues and scenes. Other themes include the meaning of patriotism and increased security in American life.</p><p>The first performance will take place on September 10 at Pace University in New York City as part of a larger memorial program. This performance is just one way people around the country are preparing for the anniversary. On September 11, a memorial honoring victims will be dedicated at Ground Zero, the site where the Twin Towers once stood.</p><p>Ceremonies of remembrance will also take place at the two other sites where the terrorists crashed hijacked planes—at the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Scores of other services and events will mark the day around the nation as Americans seek to honor the memories of the victims.</p><p><strong><a href="http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=844" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">Read more about how people across the United States are commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11.</a></strong></p></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-11578983398964882082011-08-22T10:59:00.001-04:002011-08-22T11:01:37.048-04:00Ten Years Later - Promo Video<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>
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<br /></span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">TEN YEARS LATER </span><span style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;">OPENS AT PETER JAY SHARP THEATER </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span></p><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Monday, September 12, 2011, 8:00 pm</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Peter Jay Sharp Theater at 416 West 42nd Street - New York</span>
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<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Tickets on sale now! Contact Ticket Central! </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">August 22, 2011, New York, NY – </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Co-Op Theatre East </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">and </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Project Girl Performance Collective</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> debuts a cutting-edge, ensemble-devised play, created by youth between the ages of 9 and 23, </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Ten Years Later</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> explores the impact of the September 11th terrorist attacks on youth. The young cast explores what it means to be coming of age in a post-9/11 society as a young person living in the shadow of Twin Towers that most of them have never seen. “My first view of the Manhattan skyline was without the towers,” said cast member Emily Rupp. “When I first saw it, I tried to imagine what it could’ve looked like. It was like putting together a puzzle.”</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">The “Ten Years Later” cast may not have seen the World Trade Center but they have been infinitely affected by the disaster as evident from their revealing stories and struggles. Terrorism, fundamentalism, orange alerts, airport security, subway sniffing dogs and tea party patriotism, as you will see in the show, weigh heavily on the minds and hearts of today’s youth. </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Ten Years Later: Voices from the Post 9/11 Generation Speak</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> opens 8:00 pm on September 12th, 2011 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre and then tours the tri-State area. Please contact Casey Cleverly at </span><a href="mailto:casey@cooptheatreeast.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">casey@cooptheatreeast.org</span></a><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> if you have any questions or would like to book the show this Fall.</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">About Co-Op Theatre East:</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> Founded in Spring 2008 by three graduates of the Performance Studies program at Tisch School of the Arts, Co-Op Theatre East produces socially minded performance that deals with the questions of today, the situations we find ourselves immersed in as New Yorkers, Americas, and world citizens at this moment. Co-Op Theatre East believes in the power of art to foster a dialogue for social change. We provide an entertaining performance forum in which to ask evocative, challenging questions of artists and audiences on our way to creating collaborative answers.</span><a href="http://www.cooptheatreeast.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">www.cooptheatreeast.org</span></a><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">.</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">About Project Girl Performance Collective:</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> "It was inspiring to see bright, confident young women holding forth onstage" (</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">The New Yorker</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">, September 3, 2010) was the response to the Collective’s most recent show at The Fringe Festival. Project Girl Performance Collective (PGPC) empowers young women by creating a safe space to address contemporary social, political and cultural issues through the performing arts and written word. The Project Girl Performance Collective is committed to the idea of theatre and performance as a medium for awareness, action and social change.</span><a href="http://www.projectgirlperformancecollective.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112); "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">www.<wbr>projectgirlperformancecollecti<wbr>ve.org</span></a><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">.</span>
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<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">The cast includes</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Kate Bralower (10, Manhattan)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Tiffani-Amber DiGrazia (9, Queens)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Samantha Phillips (15, Westchester)</span>
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<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Arianna Hanson (15, Bronx)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Hank Chen (23, Washington, D. C.)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Nick Wolf (21, New Jersey)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Stacey</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:transparent;"> </span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Oliver (19, Connecticut)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Deanna Alexandra (16, Long Island)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Emily Rupp (21, Brooklyn)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Peter Kendall (20, New Jersey)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Mariah Adkins (23, Brooklyn)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Haleigh Spasjevich (22, Manhattan)</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">Laura Killeen (23, United Kingdom).</span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;"> </span>
<br /><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;color:transparent;">It is directed by Ashley Marinaccio and Robert A. K. Gonyo, Artistic Directors of Co-Op Theatre East, Assistant Directed & Stage Managed by Daniel Mendoza and produced by Jessica Greer Morris, Executive Director of the Project Girl Performance Collective, 9/11 Worker and Chair of the World Trade Center Community Advisory Board (2001-2004).</span>
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<br /><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">Co-Op Theatre East and Project Girl Performance Collective present:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">TEN YEARS LATER: VOICES FROM THE POST-9/11 GENERATION SPEAK</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">Conceived and Directed by Ashley Marinaccio, Robert A. K. Gonyo and Daniel Mendoza</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">Produced by Jessica Greer Morris</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">Monday, September 12, 2011</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">8:00 pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">Peter Jay Sharp Theater </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">416 West 42nd Street - New York</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">Tickets available through Ticket Central </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">$20 General Admission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">$15 Student/Senior Discount</span></p><div><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;color:transparent;">
<br /></span></div></div></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-45946039540737152982011-08-16T15:59:00.005-04:002011-08-16T16:45:17.693-04:005 Reasons to see "Ampersand: A Romeo and Juliet Story" at Fringe this year!Time to celebrate some of the amazing young artists in NYC (and there are many of them). Two in particular that are on my mind this week, Mariah MacCarthy, author of <b>Ampersand: A Romeo and Juliet Story</b> in the NY International Fringe Festival and Robert A. K. Gonyo, Artistic Director of <b>Co-Op Theatre East</b> and creator of <b>Go See a Show</b>, a new Off-Off Broadway podcast. <div><b>
<br /></b></div><div><b>Top Five Reasons to see "Ampersand: A Romeo and Juliet Story" at the NY International Fringe Festival:</b> </div><div>
<br /></div><div>1. Strong female characters. With Mariah behind the script, it's expected and delivered. Playwrights and producers take note, this is a woman that needs to have work produced more often. She is writing strong, challenging roles for women in their 20s that are far more interesting than some of the more traditional parts that have been out there in the past. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>2. Writing that is questioning traditional stereotypes and gender roles but isn't didactic. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>3. Fantastic music and musicians (Emily Rupp from Project Girl Performance Collective is a stand out. Her short vocal performance is hauntingly beautiful.) </div><div>
<br /></div><div>4. A talented young cast of "non union" actors. Eventually many of the cast members will be union and working nonstop in theatre, film and television, but until then, let's take a moment to acknowledge the new and/or underused talent thriving in this city. Fringe is traditionally the place to see "up and coming" performers. This ensemble is strong with many stand outs. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>5. Lauren Hennessy. Her performance as Romeo is stunning. Since we're being honest here, I'd like to come out as an official (and once closeted) Lauren Hennessy fan. She was a standout in the Ampersand workshop in addition to Purple Rep's <i>All American Genderfuck Cabaret</i>. I look forward to seeing what's next for Lauren. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>I've been following Ampersand since it's workshop days at Looking Glass Theatre, and it's come quite far. Part of the fun has been watching the actors (many who were part of the workshop cast at Looking Glass) grow with the script and completely embody their roles. I am looking forward to seeing where Ampersand will go next. I expect big things for this piece. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Info on how to see "Ampersand: A Romeo and Juliet Story":</div><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;">Ampersand: A Romeo & Juliet Story
<br />By Mariah MacCarthy
<br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; ">Music by Brian Kirchner
<br />Directed by Amanda Thompson
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<br />With:
<br />Brigitte Choura, Julie Ek, Nic Grelli, Craig Hanson, Lauren Hennessy, Jeremy Michael Lagunas, Diana Oh, Anna Savant, Jordan Tierney, Lauren Weinberg, and Matthew Welsh, and Emily Rupp on guitar.
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<br />Elizabeth Weitzen - Costume Designer
<br />Liz Elliot - Lighting Designer
<br />Christopher Shepard - Choregrapher
<br />Teddy Lytle - Fight Director
<br />LeeAnn DiCicco - Graphic Design
<br />Kacey Stamats - Photography
<br />Eva Schelbaum - Assistant Director
<br />Tom Meredith - Technical Director
<br />Christopher Diercksen - Assistant Producer
<br />Marina Steinberg - Stage Manager
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<br />Executive Producers:
<br />Larry Kunofsky, Mariah MacCarthy, and Leta Tremblay
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<br />FOR TICKETS and FringeNYC listing: <a href="http://www.fringenyc.org/basic_page.php?ltr=A#Ampers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.fringenyc.org/b<wbr>asic_page.php?ltr=A#Ampers</a>
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<br />The Story:
<br />A prissy Beauty Queen falls in love/hate with a guitar-wielding firebrand. Is there room for this bad romance in Verona, Iowa? Or will Juliet stay in her walk-in closet? An award-winning pop-folk musical, with drag queens.
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<br />Performance Dates:
<br />Friday, August 12 @ 5pm
<br />Sunday, August 14 @ 8:15pm
<br />Thursday, August 18 @ 2pm
<br />Saturday, August 20 @ NOON
<br />Saturday, August 27 @ 7:45pm
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<br /></div><div>Finally, check out Robby's new podcast, a much needed asset to the off off Broadway community, "Go See A Show". His first interview is with Mariah. Info below: </div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><header class="entry-header" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; width: 554px; "><h1 class="entry-title" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 48px; text-decoration: none; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">About “Go See a Show!”</span></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://goseeashowpodcast.com/</span></div></header><div class="entry-content" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 1.625em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 554px; font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;color:initial;"><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The “Go See a Show!” podcast is (as far as I can tell) the only podcast dedicated to the off-off-Broadway scene in New York City. Every week, I interview an artist making theatre in New York City, discussing the ideas and process behind their work.</span></p></div></span></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-18406929817041276852011-08-15T13:32:00.003-04:002011-08-15T14:04:22.905-04:00Arundhati Roy Video<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kbZMUInKDGI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-83382617525811833992011-08-05T23:11:00.001-04:002011-08-05T23:13:09.199-04:00COTE Announces Auditions for two devised pieces<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13.2px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Co-Op Theatre East (COTE) is casting two ensemble devised projects: <strong>"El Otro" </strong>by Miguel de Unamuno, directed by Robert A. K. Gonyo and<strong> "What to Do In Case You Miss the Rapture"</strong>, devised by an ensemble of writers and actors, directed by Ashley Marinaccio . </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Adaptation of Miguel de Unamuno's 1926 play <strong>EL OTRO</strong>, to be performed in both Spanish and English. Actors must have proficiency in both Spanish and English (fluency in one, and at least basic 200s college-level conversational ability in the other); and, must be comfortable developing a performance in an ensemble setting. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Synopsis: One of two twin brothers lies dead in the basement, killed at his brother's hand — but the killer is mad, refusing to reveal his identity. While the housekeeper, the doctor, and the twins' respective wives try to piece together the truth of the crime, they get little help from the living twin, who refers to himself only as "El Otro:" the Other. Working with the text in the original Spanish, in English translation, and something in between, we will use Unamuno's riff on the story of Cain and Abel in an attempt to get at the sense of "other-ness" in our country. Within the context of the American experiment, what does it mean to democracy when one "group" or another is seen as the "other"? Unamuno noted that the play explores "the intimate, profound truth of the drama of the soul;" as such, we will attempt to plumb the American soul.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Rehearsals for this work will begin in early December 2011, to culminate in a workshop performance in April or May 2012.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>What to Do in Case You Miss the Rapture (… and other Apocalyptic Tales) </strong>is an ensemble-devised piece illustrating the obsession with the “End of the World” and impending “Dooms Day”. Writers and Actors will be creating text based on news headlines, interviews, pop culture and/or their own experiences with 'dooms day' enthusiasts. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Seeking 8-10 Performers, all ages and types who are comfortable with writing and contributing to an ensemble devised piece. Must be team players. Writing workshops for “Rapture” will begin in late October, public performance/workshops in May. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">You may submit for <em>EITHER</em> El Otro or Rapture (not both). Auditions will be held on<strong>Thursday, August 18th from 7:00 to 10:00</strong> pm at the <strong>Looking Glass Theatre - 422 West 57th Street, NYC</strong>. Please do not submit if you cannot make the audition time or will not be in town for the performance months. To submit, please send a headshot/resume with the title of the show your submitting for in the subject line and information about yourself, your background and why you want to be part of the particular project to:<strong>cooptheatreeast@gmail.com</strong>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p></span><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843136856896407813.post-41195857238850322492011-05-03T18:58:00.000-04:002011-05-03T18:59:20.897-04:00Oriah Mountain Dreamer<span class="text_exposed_show">"It does not interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.<br /><br />"It does not interest me what planet is squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals, or have become shriveled and closed from fear and further pain.<br /><br />"I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it, fade it or fix it.<br /><br />"I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with the wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.<br /><br />"It does not interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself, if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.<br /><br />"I want to know if you can be faithless and therefore be trustworthy.*<br /><br />"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from God's presence.<br /><br />"I want to know if you can live with failure, yours or mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the moon, "Yes!"<br /><br />"It does not interest me to know here you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.<br /><br />"It does not interest me who you are, how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.<br /><br />"It does not interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.<br /><br />"I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the quiet moments.<br /><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_show">- Oriah Mountain Dreamer </span><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-4282163-2";urchinTracker();</script>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423951201115161943noreply@blogger.com0