An old man is teaching his grandson about life.
"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old man replied simply, "The one you feed."
- From JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE by Wendy Mass
20 June, 2009
15 June, 2009
AN ACHE FOR AKRON
You grow up in Akron, you grow up attuned to a particular frequency of drone - not helicopter nor plane, but blimp - with it's own specialized thrill. It happens all the time. The drone. People know when one is coming. They know this without looking up...
but they always look up.
- David Giffels -
A DAY TO CATCH UP
How lovely it is to have a whole day to myself. Alone in my apartment, just to catch up on the little things that fall by the wayside during the crazy weeks of tech: laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, watering plants, playing piano, reading, paying bills, filing papers. And then to have a nice walk in Central Park with my roommate to look forward to this evening. So simple. And yet so very satisfying.
13 June, 2009
1st PREVIEW
After two long weeks of tech, a few challenging meetings about money, a last minute injury to a favorite crew member, an even more last minute rehearsal to train someone to take the place of said favorite crew member, and a miraculously smooth run through on Friday morning (all things considered)... we finally began previews for THE TIN PAN ALLEY RAG last night - to an almost full house and a very responsive crowd.
I was so proud of the show - the first musical at my theatre (and a huge one at that!). I was proud of the cast and how well they performed, even without the benefit of having a final dress rehearsal and really focusing on their story instead of the audience. I was proud of the crew and how well they ran the extremely complicated backstage tracks, even while having a new person back there who'd only ran it for the first time only hours before the show. I was proud of the director and the designers and the author for their positive outlook, even in light of the stressful past few days. I was proud of the music director and the second piano player who seemed to play those rags with ease and enjoyment, even while being removed from the stage in a dressing room / pit and watching the show via video monitors. And I was particularly proud of our management team - stage managers who work quickly and efficiently under great deals of pressure; and a company manager who is truly a godsend, keeping a smile on his face in all kinds of complicated situations and always thinking of ways to make things better.
When the final, swelling, beautiful song was sung - I found myself smiling and tearing up - my heart bursting with all those wonderful emotions. Or perhaps all the exhaustion! Either way - it was a lovely first preview.
I was so proud of the show - the first musical at my theatre (and a huge one at that!). I was proud of the cast and how well they performed, even without the benefit of having a final dress rehearsal and really focusing on their story instead of the audience. I was proud of the crew and how well they ran the extremely complicated backstage tracks, even while having a new person back there who'd only ran it for the first time only hours before the show. I was proud of the director and the designers and the author for their positive outlook, even in light of the stressful past few days. I was proud of the music director and the second piano player who seemed to play those rags with ease and enjoyment, even while being removed from the stage in a dressing room / pit and watching the show via video monitors. And I was particularly proud of our management team - stage managers who work quickly and efficiently under great deals of pressure; and a company manager who is truly a godsend, keeping a smile on his face in all kinds of complicated situations and always thinking of ways to make things better.
When the final, swelling, beautiful song was sung - I found myself smiling and tearing up - my heart bursting with all those wonderful emotions. Or perhaps all the exhaustion! Either way - it was a lovely first preview.
12 June, 2009
MADNESS
There is always some madness in love.
But there is also always some reason in madness.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
But there is also always some reason in madness.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
09 June, 2009
DMB
I've always liked Dave Matthews Band... thanks, particularly, to my beautiful & very dear friend who has been a long-time-die-hard-drive-miles-to-the-beach-just-to-see-a-great-concert fan. But after having spent some time (and a brief time at that!) with the new album, I now think it's safe to say that I love Dave Matthews Band... particularly because of the song YOU & ME. And also because of the love and the joy and the heartache and the respect that I see in them when I watch this video. It's a 1/2 hour but it's well worth it. Especially if you're a Dave fan.
"What kept us together over these years is the love of this band, the love of this music."
"What kept us together over these years is the love of this band, the love of this music."
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