I work with some pretty incredible people. I do various things I work with various groups of people and plenty of them are incredible too, but right now I’m speaking about the theater ensemble.
The kind of art we make at the Neo-Futurarium is highly personal. We don’t play characters, so what we say onstage is true to our lives in some way and that makes some of what we say — most of it, really — intense. Make no mistake: we have a lot of fun up there. Just because we’re speaking honestly about our lives, that doesn’t mean we only talk about the sad or achingly poignant. First of all, that’s boring and lame. Second of all, much of our lives happens to be hilarious (remember the guy who got de-pantsed on the treadmill?) and that is certainly reflected in the show.
But when we’re talking about ourselves without the net of a character, it can be terrifying. And before a piece goes into the show, it has to be pitched to the cast that week. We don’t just put anything in, you know. So you come on Tuesday night with these pieces that you’ve written and every single time, at least for me, it’s a risk to launch into the pitch. Everyone fails at some point. Everyone is victorious, too. It’s a weekly adventure. I’ve just ended a six-week run in the show and the six weeks were wonderful because the people in the show were so wonderful. There’s a delicate balance that has been struck over the past year or so that feels particularly sweet; we have the freedom to seriously, honestly critique each other without losing a supportive foundation.
It’s like a good bra. Sexy and pretty, with firm cups and a strong underwire. I have never been sure what an 18-hour bra is — I mean, what happens after 18 hours? — but I think that the cast of Too Much Light recently has been one.
Word, bra. Word.
Wanted to let you know I am enjoying your performances on youtube! Loved ‘The Chef’, as I am a chef, and the humor and performance is wonderful.
YMMD with that aenswr! TX
YMMD with that anwesr! TX