We are all Cyrano

 Man, I should really be asleep by now, but I got caught up in watching a movie called Bigger Than the Sky.  It's about a man in a community theatre production of Cyrano de Bergerac, and mostly it makes me very grateful for Theatre@First, because boy are we a nicer group than they are (although I'll take their space and budget, please!)  But then I got to this one line, said to someone playing a small part, and I had to stop the video to write it down for future reference:

We are all Cyrano, all loving with no hope of true love in return . . . All Roxanne, loving an illusion of love . . . All Christian, loving with words that are not our own . . . All imperfect, parading our imperfections in spite of our fears, with one thought in mind, to play to the end, to risk all and to be left with that which is most dear . . .

We are all Cyrano

 Man, I should really be asleep by now, but I got caught up in watching a movie called Bigger Than the Sky.  It's about a man in a community theatre production of Cyrano de Bergerac, and mostly it makes me very grateful for Theatre@First, because boy are we a nicer group than they are (although I'll take their space and budget, please!)  But then I got to this one line, said to someone playing a small part, and I had to stop the video to write it down for future reference:

We are all Cyrano, all loving with no hope of true love in return . . . All Roxanne, loving an illusion of love . . . All Christian, loving with words that are not our own . . . All imperfect, parading our imperfections in spite of our fears, with one thought in mind, to play to the end, to risk all and to be left with that which is most dear . . .

looking for old roller skate

Does anyone (Boston local) have an old metal roller skate that we could borrow for a sound effect for The Big Broadcast?  Figured I'd ask y'all before I started spamming various lists... Thanks!

ETA: We're specifically looking for a squeaky old metal skate, before anyone suggests we ask the Derby Dames or something :)  We need it to be a horse-drawn carriage.

looking for old roller skate

Does anyone (Boston local) have an old metal roller skate that we could borrow for a sound effect for The Big Broadcast?  Figured I'd ask y'all before I started spamming various lists... Thanks!

ETA: We're specifically looking for a squeaky old metal skate, before anyone suggests we ask the Derby Dames or something :)  We need it to be a horse-drawn carriage.

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One more quote from Bigger Than the Sky...  It's not that it was such a great movie, but it did have a few really nice moments.

"Death is no stranger, is it? Those of us who live in the theatre live with death every day. Our words die as soon as they are spoken. Each moment on the stage lives no longer than a breath. And yet, because our words address that which is immediate, they live, in death, forever, in our hearts, and in the hearts of all who hear them."

 

I have a post I've been wanting to write about my birthday, but I think I may have used up my LJ quota for the week at this rate!  But I'll get around to it soon.  Meanwhile, suffice it to say that it was a lovely birthday, and I am blessed in my friends.

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One more quote from Bigger Than the Sky...  It's not that it was such a great movie, but it did have a few really nice moments.

"Death is no stranger, is it? Those of us who live in the theatre live with death every day. Our words die as soon as they are spoken. Each moment on the stage lives no longer than a breath. And yet, because our words address that which is immediate, they live, in death, forever, in our hearts, and in the hearts of all who hear them."

 

I have a post I've been wanting to write about my birthday, but I think I may have used up my LJ quota for the week at this rate!  But I'll get around to it soon.  Meanwhile, suffice it to say that it was a lovely birthday, and I am blessed in my friends.

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 Last fall, I went out on the Liberty Clipper a few times, remembered how much I love being out on boats, and vowed to learn to sail this spring so that I could spend more time on the water. Community Boating opened on April 1 this year, and I became a member three days later.

Today their season ended. In the intervening time, I have been out sailing 37 times. Two of those were on the Liberty Clipper again, three on the Schooner Fame in Salem, twice with someone at the Boston Harbor Sailing Center, and thirty times with CBI. I’ve been at the helm of boats ranging from the beginner’s Cape Cod Mercury to a 420 racing-class boat to the 50-foot Fame and the 125-foot Liberty Clipper (including getting to tack both of the latter!)

I learned to rig a boat, and how to furl and unrig it. I learned to tell where the wind is coming from, how to trim the sail appropriately, and how to use that wind to navigate to where I want to go. I learned to control the amount the boat heels so that I can skim along on a close haul, body hiked out over the rail, without taking on a drop of water. I learned to look at the water and see changes in the wind approaching. I also learned how to make decisions quickly and commit to them, how to make a passenger feel secure even if I’m panicking a little inside, how to teach others new skills patiently, and that sometimes I can do more than I think I can -- all of which have come in handy in directing, come to think of it.

I still have one groupon left for the Fame, so I’m hoping to get out to Salem some time during Halloween week for one last sail, but I’ve got to say, that was a heck of a good season. I’ll be counting the days until the spring!

(Also, for some reason I can't get LJ to let me upload a new icon of myself at the tiller of the Fame.   Phooey.  This is a photo from on board the Roseway, taken last fall.)

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 Last fall, I went out on the Liberty Clipper a few times, remembered how much I love being out on boats, and vowed to learn to sail this spring so that I could spend more time on the water. Community Boating opened on April 1 this year, and I became a member three days later.

Today their season ended. In the intervening time, I have been out sailing 37 times. Two of those were on the Liberty Clipper again, three on the Schooner Fame in Salem, twice with someone at the Boston Harbor Sailing Center, and thirty times with CBI. I’ve been at the helm of boats ranging from the beginner’s Cape Cod Mercury to a 420 racing-class boat to the 50-foot Fame and the 125-foot Liberty Clipper (including getting to tack both of the latter!)

I learned to rig a boat, and how to furl and unrig it. I learned to tell where the wind is coming from, how to trim the sail appropriately, and how to use that wind to navigate to where I want to go. I learned to control the amount the boat heels so that I can skim along on a close haul, body hiked out over the rail, without taking on a drop of water. I learned to look at the water and see changes in the wind approaching. I also learned how to make decisions quickly and commit to them, how to make a passenger feel secure even if I’m panicking a little inside, how to teach others new skills patiently, and that sometimes I can do more than I think I can -- all of which have come in handy in directing, come to think of it.

I still have one groupon left for the Fame, so I’m hoping to get out to Salem some time during Halloween week for one last sail, but I’ve got to say, that was a heck of a good season. I’ll be counting the days until the spring!

(Also, for some reason I can't get LJ to let me upload a new icon of myself at the tiller of the Fame.   Phooey.  This is a photo from on board the Roseway, taken last fall.)