Mary Zimmerman had a "brownbag lunch" with the staff today. She answered questions, explained how she works and was just basically amazing. I even asked my question that I'd agonized over. I simply wanted to know if she writes down her dreams. And she does. Which, for some reason made me happier than anything anyone has said in months.
After most people leave, a few of us are still gathered closer around her, just asking more questions and I was able to ask her about the Performance Studies program. She said its been slowly shifting its focus to a more anthropological based study. It makes me pause, a bit, thinking about that. What I want is to really learn to put my dreams on stage. (Whether those include my literal, personal dreams... or the dreams that come as I read a story, or experience a journey through song... or whatever) For it seems to me, that's really what Secret in the Wings is... it is a dream brought to life on stage and shared with an audience. A collective, public dream. And so, I have to ask myself (and probably the department as well) is this something I can get out of the performance studies graduate program? My gut says yes. My gut tells me that I would get out of that program whatever I put into it.
All this means, that if I really want to go to Northwestern starting Fall of 2006. I need to produce a piece of critical writing. Since I'm so in love with Secret, its playing here for a full six weeks, I have access to the script... I think I may try writing something on this play itself. Possibly analyzing the elements of the stories which address initiation/coming-of-age in adolescent girls. Oooh, there's also a play of JM Barrie's I just read, Dear Brutus, that has a daughter talking to her father... they both continually refer to how when she puts her hair up, their relationship will be different. Hrmm... oooh! Brain now working... this is very exciting.
So, I'm going to see the show as many times as possible. Take notes, go in beforehand with whatever the previous viewing prompted as questions, take more notes. Eeee! Life is good and exciting. I'm giddy. I haven't been giddy like this in a while. Could also be the double-soy-latte I just finished.
After most people leave, a few of us are still gathered closer around her, just asking more questions and I was able to ask her about the Performance Studies program. She said its been slowly shifting its focus to a more anthropological based study. It makes me pause, a bit, thinking about that. What I want is to really learn to put my dreams on stage. (Whether those include my literal, personal dreams... or the dreams that come as I read a story, or experience a journey through song... or whatever) For it seems to me, that's really what Secret in the Wings is... it is a dream brought to life on stage and shared with an audience. A collective, public dream. And so, I have to ask myself (and probably the department as well) is this something I can get out of the performance studies graduate program? My gut says yes. My gut tells me that I would get out of that program whatever I put into it.
All this means, that if I really want to go to Northwestern starting Fall of 2006. I need to produce a piece of critical writing. Since I'm so in love with Secret, its playing here for a full six weeks, I have access to the script... I think I may try writing something on this play itself. Possibly analyzing the elements of the stories which address initiation/coming-of-age in adolescent girls. Oooh, there's also a play of JM Barrie's I just read, Dear Brutus, that has a daughter talking to her father... they both continually refer to how when she puts her hair up, their relationship will be different. Hrmm... oooh! Brain now working... this is very exciting.
So, I'm going to see the show as many times as possible. Take notes, go in beforehand with whatever the previous viewing prompted as questions, take more notes. Eeee! Life is good and exciting. I'm giddy. I haven't been giddy like this in a while. Could also be the double-soy-latte I just finished.
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