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Please do not touch the art–especially when I am the art
Nuit Blanche weekend is over and I am still alive. It was a really great experience, despite the cold (turned into freezing cold bone-shaking trembling caused by exhaustion around 4am after 10 hours of performing outside) and the drunken audience … Continue reading
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I’m Not Naked
Filming the other night through the wee hours of the morning in the pool change room dancing around in vintage nude undergarments for a short film for Bravo, I met a lot of cool people and had a good time … Continue reading
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Fake It or Feel It–The Experience
Yesterday was opening night. And I was sick. I woke up without a voice and medicated massively to be well enough to be on stage. Cough syrup to sooth my throat and give me a voice. And it worked… with … Continue reading
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Agreement from an Unusual Source
From a NY Times article: Musing on the two halves of his Shakespearean career, Mr. Stewart said that acting feels different to him now. He kept himself in check in the early years, he explained, acting with deliberation rather than … Continue reading
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Fake It or Feel It — Two Perspectives
From Another Actor: “Acting is the art of faking, not feeling. But seeing as most actors are emotion-junkies they are inclined to believe otherwise, over-romanticizing their jobs to the point of absurdity.” My response: “That is one perspective. Perhaps the … Continue reading
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The Odyssey Remixed — Penelope’s Playlist
I like to create playlists that I can load up on to my mp3 player to listen to before rehearsal or a show that help me get in the headspace of the character. Here’s my playlist for my role as … Continue reading
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Old Concepts Remembered…
“If you would have me weep, you first must suffer pain.” –Horace “We are ourselves by nature, we are others by imitation.” –Diderot “In life there is no action that does not have a cause, even if that cause is … Continue reading
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