On Friday, I was in need of a little medical help to pay attention to a knee that is not seeing me well into the future. Luckily a little physical therapy and some rather horrible looking needles should set me right. But a day out of school. . . When I was younger this was a day to crave. I am not sure why because I loved school – but I sensed that all of the cool kids valued every day away from school.
Admittadly, this is a bit of a treat to get off the painful knees and treat myself with a chance to lay in bed and watch some cheap TV, but it does cause me to reflect on the year and how proud I am for having created both a directing class and a new-fangled Company. It has been so great to take some risks as a teacher – and pull off some of those dusty books off of the shelf – some that haven’t been open since grad school. It has been fun to go back and be a student myself. It has always been easy for me to sit back a be a bit critical of others trying to teach directing and contemporary acting styles to teenagers –but now my butt is on the line.
There is nothing like a good dose of academic panic to wake your on a Monday morning and get your week rolling. Acting or Directing without panic – – I can’t imagine it! Send some wishes to my knee and me – – till then it’s talk shows, coffee and Meisner.