Goodbye, Greece

I'm sad to be done with the Greeks. I'd love to do more and to do other plays. Some comedies, too. I mostly wish I hadn't been sick for such a big chunk of our Greek time - my voice was frequently not up to the immense challenge. But all in all, I was very satisfied with our performance. Despite costume malfunctions (Electra XXX!) I was very in-the-moment, made a real connection with Alex and felt pretty empowered. To copy Bess --->

Alex: It was a pleasure to be your partner and I appreciated your work ethic. I felt you growing in the scene the more we worked together, and I felt we had some really special moments especially on performance day.

Katherine: You broke through some emotional boundaries in yourself with this scene, I think. I can always count on you to be in control and prepared when you are on stage - this time you needed to let go of some of that control, and you did.

Justin: I saw major evolutions in your monologue between each of the times we saw it. You were masterful with your garment, and found a great balance between using it and breaking free of it. You painted wonderful visual images, picked your moments for emotional connection, and looked fierce.

Michelle: You made wonderful progress since the beginning of your work. You got much more grounded and less conscious of your audience. You made me see new sides of Clytemnestra and found a great strength in your physical movements - your arms moved deliberately and you made some fantastic stage pictures.

Katie: I've never seen you do anything so dramatic before and you rocked it. I was very impressed by your unleased emotion and strong physical choices. Your voice was powerful and your breath engaged. (On a side note - your player at Friday's run through made some great progress! Very confident and delightfully sleazy!)

Bess: You did it! I know a monologue wasn't your first choice, but you did the work and it paid off. There were some big aha! moments where your body, your voice and your emotion clicked in and really resonated. Congratulations.

Love you guys! Hope you have great spring breaks (I'll see some of you for our trip to the big apple tomorrow) and come back relaxed and refreshed!