Darwin and Fitzroy had it's reading on Monday night at The Actors Studio.
I could take about the experience of directing at the actors studio, or how great it was to work with a wonderful playwright and actors, but the best moment was in rehearsal with my Mom.
On Monday, for the first time, my Mom got to watch me direct. Sure she has seen my shows, when her or Dad can get up to NYC, but she has never watched me actually do work. It was a very special 90 minutes for us to share, and at the infamous Actors Studio no less. She was very proud. It was the perfect way to end our weekend of fun together. I have to take a moment to say that I have the most supportive family in the world, and not just my immediate family but my aunts, cousins, close friends, family I've had on stage-they are all wonderful, especially my Mom and Dad. They have let me figure it out from the start from horse back riding (when I was in elementary school, I got 2nd place) to figure skating (middle school) to acting (high school) to directing (college) never a negative word or thought. If I was having doubts I could talk to them knowing I would not be critiqued or "I told you so". I can only imagine how funny I looked when I wanted to be a figure skater, I went for it, we are talking coaches, lessons, competitions, skates the whole 9-yards. All the while my parents drove me around, knowing that I had no grace what so ever. So Thank you parents for giving me that go-getter confidence. It was lovely to share my passion with my Mom for a short while. I look forward to my Dad in my rehearsal room, chances are he will want to direct it himself. ha ha.
Alright, so Darwin and Fitzroy happened, and AFTERWARDS there was a Directors Lab 2010 mini-reunion. AMAZING. I love the directors lab alumni more than I can say. From that I may have some exciting news about The Lark, but we will see what happens.
Now its on to Madame Bovary and DirectorFest 2010.
I havent mentioned DirectorFest because I am just the production manager, which is a crazy amount of work but not directing so I don't need to talk about it.
Madame Bovary should have its first rough draft done on Wednesday. Very rough draft.
This weekend is THEATRE CRAZY
Friday-The Devil Boys from Beyond at New World Stages
Saturday-After the Revolution at Playwrights Horizons with Nick
Sunday-Wings at 2nd Stage with Nick, then both of us head over to judge the Harvest One Act Festival
I saw Brief Encounters on Wednesday-what a delightful piece of theatre. Go see it.
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