It's funny - directing, that is. All of the books I've read say that there is no prescribed way to do it. That makes sense to me, considering it has to do with art and creativity and every play is different as are the actors, set, costumes, budget, etc.
It's just...funny. I've had so many silly moments, and I've had some GREAT ideas. It's fun to watch a scene and suddenly go, "OH! YES! I know exactly what you need to do to make this message come through physically."
I think I'm living for those moments right now. It's also lots of fun spurring on the actors. Giving them little tid-bits of info about the play, about my vision, about why this is important to the world. I love asking questions and hearing their intelligent answers. I love giving notes and seeing them take it and RUN with it. That is a good feeling.
There are dry spells where we run a scene and I just have no idea how to make it better, or the energy is so low that I can't focus anymore because it's boring me to death, but those will get fixed too. This is fun. I am enjoying it, even if it is quite time consuming and I'm not getting all of my home work done on time. Woops! I do need some rest time, and sometimes I'm going to choose that over home work. Sorry profs!
Also, we're moving April 1st to a house in Woodinville of of Avondale Road. It's about a 10 min drive from Kirkland. :) I'm pretty excited that we got the house. Ge-off will be our room mate for at least a while there. We beat out at least six other couples who wanted it. The landlord told us that there was just something about Ryan and me that gave him a "good feeling," and no matter what the other people said (i.e. sign a 6-year lease, move in tomorrow, etc.), he couldn't forget that he felt like we were the better choice. How great is that?
I'm excited to have a regular house with a back yard and a huge deck. THAT will be fun. It feels like a house that I could stay in for a few years. I think we're signing a 2-year lease. Plus, we can get a dog in a few months after we move in and get settled! Yay! I have to have something to stave off the baby-making-hormones. Babies are not the right answer, a puppy, however, might be. :p
So, moving isn't fun, especially PACKING, but such is life. Hopefully after this move we can stay put for a few years.
I hope!
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You'll be close again! :) I know what you mean about having a house...I'm in love with where I'm at now. We have a HUGE deck and a nice yard, and it's just pleasant to have a house that we can call home. :)
I'm really excited for the play! What are the specific dates? I want to plug them in to my calendar. :)
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