Last nite was the first nite of my Hamlet class. It felt so great to be there.
Everytime that I return to class after a long period of not having been there, I am reminded of just how important it is for us as artists to be in class. Its like gas for a car.... it refreshes my spirit, re-inspires me, motivates me, and reminds me of what it is that I do.
We started the class with a very interesting exercise this time. The instructor asked us to write down a sheet of paper a list of the blessings in our life. Then he asked us to circle the top three and explain why they are at the top. He then asked us to imagine that those three things have been suddenly taken away from us. We let that idea sink into our heads for a minute, and THEN we looked at Hamlets speech together (..break my heart, I must hold my tongue..) . Definitely made a huge difference in how we saw the piece and how we saw Hamlet, the character...This week I need to choose a scene and monolologue that I want to focus on for the next few months...
In other news, I was hanging out with my sister last week and we watched the Presidents speech together (in his address to Uni Arizona). It was soo touching. He really is a gifted speaker, and the thing about him is that when he talks, he seems so genuine and sincere. He's either a really good actor, or we are blessed with a very compassionate and caring man for a President. Whenever horrible things like what happened in Arizona take place, most of us are often overcome by these feelings of anger, frustration, sadness, and confusion. And although no one person can really erase these things, its a small comfort to have leaders like Obama to sort of ease the blow. To at least know that we are not alone in our pain...
Anyway, in honor of MLK day, here is todays quote:
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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