Today it is back to work, and preparations are in full swing for Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter - with rehearsals starting tonight at 6:30pm.
This is always the moment for me as a director that is a little terrifying.
Not only are you looking for smart, articulate, well-trained actors, you're also looking for the best fit. And sometimes that is an unexpected choice.
It was GREAT. I was so proud of our actors, and so pleased to be represented in front of this incredibly smart, cultured and politically-saavy audience. They got the jokes. They appreciated the work. They celebrated the art.
...today I had my first day off in I don't remember how long.
I'm really excited about this show- because I haven't done a comedy in awhile, AND because this play deals with such an important issue for many couples...and helps bring it to the forefront in a sensitive and really touching way.
...this is the first time we've launched this event since Hope headed off to grad school.
...the playwright has brought new awareness to what are often stigmatized, hidden experiences. And she does this with a gentle touch - allowing the audience to discover that what the play is really about is discovering the family that existed all along.
So, sometimes you feel like you did something right.
For me, Junie B is my generation's "ramona quimby."
Since we cast the show in August, and then did the workshop in NYC in November with several New York actors, it feels like forever since we had all of our people in one room.