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Silence

October 19, 2008
by Leigh

I apologize for being quiet lately. I’ve been going through a lot of change – leaving my job, starting to freelance, directing my first play in the city and attempting to find an apartment. It’s been tumultuous, liberating and challenging. Fear commingles with confidence, frustration with accomplishment and anger with joy.

As I’ve been going through this process – of directing, of dreaming, of figuring out what I want to do with this incredible opportunity I’ve been awarded – I’ve gone back to some of my favorite texts for nourishment and encouragement. I’d like to share a passage from Anne Bogart’s A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre with you, my dear reader. I hope that you too are nourished by it and that you stick with me through this quiet(er) period.

“Do not assume that you have to have some prescribed conditions to do your best work. Do not wait. Do not wait for enough time or money to accomplish what you think you have in mind. Work with what you have right now. Work with the people around you right now. Work with the architecture you see around you right now. Do not wait for what you assume is the appropriate, stress-free environment in which to generate expression. Do not wait for maturity or insight or wisdom. Do not wait till you are sure that you know what you are doing. Do now wait until you have enough technique. What you do now, what you make of your present circumstances will determine the quality and scope of your future endeavors.
And, at the same time, be patient.
One Comment leave one →
  1. elizabeth permalink
    October 27, 2008 9:23 am

    absolutely gorgeous. LOVE it. thank you so much for sharing. xxxx

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