STarting strong....

In our first two days we have seen three theatre pieces.
Readings at New Dramatists today, and the Public Theatre last night.
And we all were able to attend Leslie McKinnell's cabaret evening at Don't Tell Mama, directed by our own associate Greg Palmerino and featuring the talents of many Cal State Fullerton students who are here in NYC working and growing and making it happen.

That's the best... To see the way in which these artists grow into themselves as they claim what is specific to their own selves. I often quote Gide.. or paraphrase him:
LOOK FOR YOUR OWN
DO NOT DO WHAT SOMEONE ELSE CAN DO AS WELL AS YOU
DO NOT LOOK
DO NOT FEEL
DO NOT THINK
DO NOT BREATHE
WHAT SOMEONE ELSE CAN THINK FEEL OR BREATHE AS WELL AS YOU
LOOK FOR YOUR OWN
AND OUT OF YOURSELF CREATE
YOU ARE THE MOST IRREPLACEABLE OF BEINGS.

That quote set me on my path. Irreplaceable? A specific mission?
And so the task
of eliminating all the extra debris, the triggers, the baggage, the static..
ridding ourselves of the extra "stuff"
with which we adorn ourselves to keep ourselves from ourselves.
And this is the artists training.
simply being.
simply breathing.
simply channeling
and allowing light to flow through us --
and allowing that light to hit the skill sets created by training and growth
and maturity

and in this way we create.
We are larger than ourselves.
This has little to do with paparazzi.
But lots and lots to do with stardom..
Stay tuned.