February 2011
22 posts
“Its like watching a hotter Katy Perry, frozen in stone, trying to act despite...”
– Dan Dorff on Zoey Dechanel heh
"We Shall Rest"
Today I was reminded of a breathtaking performance of Uncle Vanya I saw at the at the Lantern Theatre Company in Philadelphia earlier this year. I was particularly moved by Sonya heartbreakingly portrayed by young up and coming actress Melissa Lynch. Today I looked her up, to see what she is working on, as I do with many of the actors that inspire me and was disturbed to see her headshot next to...
January 2011
17 posts
“Hey, world. Nice to meet you. Sorry I haven’t brushed my hair and I’m still in...”
– Katy, this is me quoting you because this is a fabulous statement. I feel this way most days.
Everything is a Lie but it's all real?
I just read the play, Peer Gynt by Ibsen and for the past week in class we talked about what it ment, what was real, what was a lie, what was intentional. These thoughts of metaphysics have been floating (in limbo, hah) in my mind and then for some reason (perhaps the universes collided) I watched Inception for the first time tonight which is also based on the massive concept of metaphysics. The...
writing a mini musical.
SO EXCITED.
Just when it feels like a cold front is about to...
I just got cast in a really interesting collaborative film using 4 different writers, stories, and genres. I will be playing the character Nina, a struggling young Russian immigrant whom becomes tied into the web of chaos. It seems like it is going to be a really unique project and one of the genre’s…..movie musical! I get to sing! hooray! I’m excited. I might not be able to...
actually I know where I am
stuck. I am looking forward to the first day of class tomorrow because it poses something new. hopefully challenging and stimulating. but I shouldn’t get my hopes up. I just hate that waiting feeling, whether you want it or not. because as cliche as it sounds what is it possible to wait for? Everything is happening now, so I wont wait, nor will I rush but I will just take things as...
somewhere
is where I am. I just saw the movie and I can not get it off my mind and I am not sure why. It was not particularly moving, and it didn’t seem to hit any vital nerves. But it tapped into something that is leaving me unsettled. It got me somewhere, but I don’t know where.
“There is a difference between being in a bra and underpants as an object in a...”
– Natalie Portman on Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture.
“The only way to be perfect is to allow chaos and madness into your life.”
– Darren Aronofsky
Second City
Here I come! This summer I am off to Chicago for 2 weeks to study at the renowned Second City Improv Theatre.
GAHHHHH <3
“shrug off the obvious choice and dare to offend”
– Steve Carell on Improv