attend the tale

the actors in sweeney todd
break the fourth wall several times.

and for good reason.

watch it watch it!

http://repertory.ph/

three maybe four

he sees a bar of soap.
new. clean. harmless.
he is three. maybe four.
and he is curious.

and he takes a bite.
bad. bitter. bread.
his lola said:

bread.
he does not think.
he quickly grabs
the bread. then

bad bitter gone. only
good sweet pan
de sal

the kind lola loves
but
a bar of soap.
new. clean. harmless.
one part gone.
why not two?

and he takes a bite.
then bread. then smile.
lola smiles.

i smile too.

emo with style

one of the things that make me all giddy and proud
of this craft they call theater performance
is seeing growth.

seeing others grow.
seeing yourself grow.
seeing characters grow.
seeing stories grow.

and glow.
spring awakening had their final performance last night
and i was not alone in saying
how the cast grew.

'bitch of living' and 'totally fucked' rocked
but even the space and silence in between felt good
even if my neck was hurting for i was too close.

even the learning circle is growing too.
it will be our first anniversary next month
and for our pre-anniv lc i shared what i know of improv.

and it was fun and fun but full of good reminders.
learning circle growing too.

and just like that

it sometimes takes years to change ones life

for better or for worse.

but sometimes, change happens

in a moment

when a wall falls on a loved one,

when a floating guitar was this close,

when a friend is knee-deep in mud.

i know i wished you some pain.

forgive me but it wasn't this type.

many many things will be said

about the storm, the response, the future.

may they go beyond words.