"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.
But they stay true to their dream, in spite of the sacrifices. Why?
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."
~David Ackert
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Why_Childrens_Theater_Matters/
Building 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.
Still Needed:
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Directed and Produced by Tony White
Featuring
Ian Richard Barnes
Jacqueline Chambers
Jennifer Desmarais
Lawrence Frank
John Freeman
Laura Grayson
Will Harmon
Yan Kirichenko
Sam Lopresti
Ashley Marinaccio
David Nash
Bradley J Sumner
Tony Travostino
Dylan Digel
Shakespeare's classic tale of prophecy, murder, and madness comes alive again in New York City
The Beckman at the American Theater of Actors
314 W 54 St, 2nd Floor
Wednesday, January 11 8 PM
Thursday, January 12 8 PM
Friday January 13 8 PM
Saturday, January 14 8 PM
Sunday, January 15 2 PM
Tickets $18
Bold means it’s complete
Orange means I no longer care or want it
Blue means it’s started and in process
Purple means it just didn’t happen
listen more/see more/write more
continue to watch COTE take on a life of its own and flourish
continue to watch PGPC take on a life of its own and flourish
get smart(er) about finances
start learning an instrument (piano and guitar)
exhibit photography
read the classics
read more fiction
read EVEN more nonfiction
voice lessons
book Law and Order: SVU
do an arts and theatre rehabilitation program with incarcerated people
create work that encourages thoughtful dialogue
get back in touch with good friends from yonder years
rid myself of unhealthy and dead relationships
create my own "1000 places to see before you die"- blog it
finish a collection of short plays
once and for all - do something with this blog
work off broadway and regionally
stop being afraid to ask for more $$$
attempt to see all of the work and shows my friends are doing
workshop new pieces
study psychoanalysis
finish all my sentences
challenge myself
associate with people who challenge me
work with the Culture Project
finish reading all of the books in my current library
host a "dinner party" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party)
do my part to see more women empowered and more positively represented in the theatre world
have a vegetable garden
study Arabic and Italian
be more present
post 1 blog entry per week
Stop cussing... use more colorful vocabulary (though the occasional "fuck" is totally fine)
find and join political group that's actually doing something - be active
work on my relationship with food and my body
assign specific times in the day to do e-mail and phone business so it doesn't take over my life
be more physically active
let her go
let them go
lose iphone addiction
be more present
learn about astronomy
learn about astrology and what the hell "birth signs" actually mean
travel to 3 new places I've never been before
and the longer reaching stuff:
own a feminist-progressive book store and cupcake shop
direct and-or write a play that starts a revolution (or at least a riot)
get a cedar tree tattoo
run a groundbreaking cultural organization
have an art or photography installation at a gallery or museum
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)
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
foster cats
adopt a child
be part of the movement that ends violence against women
"We're dead as a species if we don't tell stories, because then we don't know who we are." - Alan Rickman
Labels: inspiration, random quotes