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Playing in the Friendzone

24 Friday Jan 2014

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My first love has always been musical theatre. I remember being seven years old, at home with the chicken pox and my mother producing a copy of Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring James Cagney.

“No, MOM, I don’t want to watch that, it’s in black and white! That means it’s booo-ring!!”

“Just watch 10 minutes of it. If you don’t like it after that, you can watch cartoons.”

And so, Yankee Doodle Dandy became my entry point for all things musical theatre. I grew up watching all the MGM musicals of the 30s and 40s, falling in love with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye…There was something distinctly romantic and magical about the emotions of the characters becoming so strong that the only option was to break out into song.

The picture that accompanies this post is a meme from Les Misérables. Eponine is in love with Marius, who falls in love with Cosette. Even though she can see that he’s falling in love with someone else, Eponine risks her life to help him deliver a message to her. For those who are unfamiliar with the phrase “friendzone,” it refers to a situation where someone has romantic feelings for another that are not reciprocated.

In The Language Archive, I play Emma. Emma has romantic feelings for her boss, George, which may or may not be reciprocated (you’ll have to come see the play to find out!) Coming from a background that is strong in musical theatre, I find I have to switch gears when approaching contemporary pieces without music. The Language Archive is not about spectacle—none of the characters suddenly break out into song. This play centers on how we communicate with other humans, in both what say and what we choose not to say.

I find that acting in straight plays is as satisfying as performing in musicals. It is a quieter satisfaction that comes from listening to your scene partners, staying in the moment and striving for authenticity. All of which happens, whether or not your character is relegated to the friendzone.

Season tickets are available until January 31, 2014! Purchase yours today! 

This piece was originally posted on the OutCast Productions blog.

For Hollie

04 Saturday Jan 2014

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cooking, dogs, friendship, Whidbey

Our friendship
means more
than most
things
to me.

Happiness
is piling
two eager
dogs into
the back
of the car,
letting them
run while we
walk in the
ionized air.

On the crest
of Greenbank
Farm, we are
reminded that
we are on
an island,
water on both
sides of us.

This day is

all dog barks
& tennis balls

laughter &
conversation

kale & apple salad,
cauliflower mac & cheese,
topped off with slices
of rich flourless chocolate cake,
embellished with fresh
whipped cream, delivered
by your husband.

We two women,
royalty on the sofa,
sipping our beers
with pinkies up.

A day like today,
a friendship like ours:
this is why good poetry exists.

(Also, gratitude.)

 

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