Well, I was going to write a lengthy post today about the theatre and travelling and how both are acts of transformation, but I have been utterly bogged down with work and have been staring at the screen for most of the day. So, this will be quick as I am ready to fall over.
Instead, here are a few photos from recent theatrical experiences…
This little theatre in Paris is where I went to see How to Be Parisian in One Hour by Olivier Giraud. The show was lots of fun to be sure, but I was just as delighted by the theatre itself (Théâtre des Nouveautés). One of the oddities was the numbering system of the seats (which is perhaps why there were actual ushers taking showing audience members to their designated places). In the center of each row the two middle seats were 1 and 2. Then, moving out toward the aisles were 3 and 4 (3 beside 1 and 4 beside 2). It would be lovely to have a place like this in Canmore (though perhaps not with the wacky numbering system)!
At the Theater by Mary Cassatt, 1879. Sitting in my plush velvet seat, I could almost imagine a child like this watching from the balcony at the little theatre in Paris.
Not that there is anything wrong with Black Box Theatre at Artsplace (that’s where we did Sex With Strangers earlier this year).
Beginning to dress the set for Theatre Canmore’s production of Laura Eason’s play, Sex With Strangers.
But neither the theatre at ArtsPlace or the Opera House has quite the same vibe.
Working with Deborah Ariss on Strong as an Ox for the 10-Minute Play Festivus was a ton of fun. Can’t wait for next year! (Photo by Toomas Meema)
One of the things I like best about the theatre is the way one can transform yourself into completely different characters.
Here, Allegra of the usually-transluscent skin and perfect makeup transformed herself into a homeless heroin addict and I had a go at being a grumpy old woman (and Ally’s silent bus-stop companion in the play My Higher Power by Melissa Klein). This was also performed at the 10-minute Festivus at the Canmore Opera House.
This passion for acting goes back for as far as I can remember – here’s a photo of me when I was not much older than Ally is now, getting ready for my role as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream…
I’m not quite sure how I feel about this next one…
Monochrome red (theater) by Yves Klein, 1954
My version…
Yah This is Red (Except for the Curtains)
And that, dear readers, is what happens when I sit down to write a post when I should be placing my weary head upon my pillow…
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