A curtain call...

The Cast of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (TOP ROW): Rob (Young Collector/Sailor), Mark (Doctor), Jenny (Stella!), Dustin (Stanley), Eric (Steve). And ME, on the end there.
(BOTTOM ROW: Diedra (Nurse), Linda (Eunice), Kyle (Pablo), Leticia (Mexican Woman), & Mollie as Blanche.

So, it ended, yesterday afternoon. I can't tell you how happy I am that I had the oppurtunity to perform at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, with such a talented cast and crew. It was a great experience, but as it is, it doesn't look like I'm going to return there until next season, unfortunately. I felt like I grew alot as an actor. Being only in musicals is crippling, and I think tha showed alot during rehearsals when I would bust out laughing the middle of an awkward scene like when Blanche and I were preparing to kiss. Jeremy really helped me get deep into my character and bring out Mitch's emotional pitch, which is something I daresay I've never really tried before. For it, I feel a blossoming performer, and I don't think I could picked a better piece of drama and cast to explore that talent.

STREETCAR was my curtain call for '05. I'm taking a break for the Holidays. I'll be back in Feb. to stage manage Beehive the Musical for TADA, followed by the encore of Forbidden Broadway, followed by Sweeney Todd in Concert, where I'll be in the ensemble.

FOR THE RECORD: NOTHING PISSES ME OFF IN THE ART/THEATRE WORLD MORE THAN:

1. CENSORSHIP of any kind.
2. HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAYS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST.

Saw Harry Potter IV last night, too... I really enjoyed it. I loved Azkaban. Cuaron did a great job in bringing out the emotional layers of those characters, but Newell does something magical with the series, too. While there are more special effects, they do not seem to overwhelm the characters, nor do they take the forefront. Overall, it was enchanting, thrilling, and suspesful. Not seeing Voldemort is still just as creepy as seeing Voldemort, but I think Ralph Fiennes does a fine job in fleshing out the character. As far as the adaptation goes, it took the best parts of a very big book, and without detracting from the story, or shaving too much off, maintained the whole Voldemort/Harry, Goblet of Fire, Crouch/Crouch, Jr. story line. Great, wonderful! I loved it, and can't wait until Order of the Pheonix comes out!

One thing that bothered me was after the Death Eaters attack the Quidditch World Cup encampment, why does nobody bother to pick up Harry of the ground, nor come to look for him, even after the camp is decimated and nothing or nobody remains but the smoldering skeletons of the camp? Weren't the Death Eaters after the family of half-bloods anyway? That seemed a little lost in the movie, and for a movie with no Quidditch, they should have taken a little time to show the Ireland/Bavaria match. That cut seemed a little abrupt to me. But that's just being nit-picky. I loved the Death Eaters, and Voldemort looked pretty much how I imagined him in the book.

Leaving Wed. after work for Thanksgiving. Be back Fri. for work on Sat. Hey-ho! The wind and the rain!